Vientos' "error" according to Gary and Keith was wrong. But, he's going to have growing pains. The harsher error could have been Alvarez's in the 9th. The Phils gave a Mets multiple gifts on Sunday. Goes to show what giving a run away like that could mean.
Marte is a problem. As long as he hits, it will be hard to take him out. But, if the message is going to be defense, he's a problem. One Mets writer flagged he is near the bottom of the defensive OF class.
Megill yanked after only 87 pitches? Ridiculous! I think too many of these pitchers have been coddled for so long, they actually will themselves to get pulled when things start to go south.
Mendoza and Hefner need to employ a little tough love on their pitchers. To have your starting staff consistently fail to even reach the fifth inning is both unacceptable and unsustainable.
I'm reminded of a game on a rainy Monday night in early 1987, when a young David Cone was getting rocked, having thrown a ton of pitches and given up 5 or 6 runs by the third inning. Davey Johnson came out to the mound and allegedly told a weary Cone "I don't care if your arm falls off, you're giving me five innings!" Johnson went back to the dugout and Cone sucked it up and completed five innings. He obviously went on to have a terrific career and was known for his toughness. I'd like to think Davey got some credit for that.
It was a rough watch last night. I don’t blame Vientos because he made a great play to field the ball. The bats were asleep. Having Pete & Nimmo batting 2nd and 3rd has to change. Because they’re hitting right now I’d put Marte 2nd and Vientos 3rd
I'd move Marte back to the 2-hole, move Vientos up to fifth and drop Nimmo to ninth, where he can do what he did as a leadoff batter, and focus on getting on base.
Vientos' "error" according to Gary and Keith was wrong. But, he's going to have growing pains. The harsher error could have been Alvarez's in the 9th. The Phils gave a Mets multiple gifts on Sunday. Goes to show what giving a run away like that could mean.
Marte is a problem. As long as he hits, it will be hard to take him out. But, if the message is going to be defense, he's a problem. One Mets writer flagged he is near the bottom of the defensive OF class.
Megill yanked after only 87 pitches? Ridiculous! I think too many of these pitchers have been coddled for so long, they actually will themselves to get pulled when things start to go south.
Mendoza and Hefner need to employ a little tough love on their pitchers. To have your starting staff consistently fail to even reach the fifth inning is both unacceptable and unsustainable.
I'm reminded of a game on a rainy Monday night in early 1987, when a young David Cone was getting rocked, having thrown a ton of pitches and given up 5 or 6 runs by the third inning. Davey Johnson came out to the mound and allegedly told a weary Cone "I don't care if your arm falls off, you're giving me five innings!" Johnson went back to the dugout and Cone sucked it up and completed five innings. He obviously went on to have a terrific career and was known for his toughness. I'd like to think Davey got some credit for that.
It was a rough watch last night. I don’t blame Vientos because he made a great play to field the ball. The bats were asleep. Having Pete & Nimmo batting 2nd and 3rd has to change. Because they’re hitting right now I’d put Marte 2nd and Vientos 3rd
I'd move Marte back to the 2-hole, move Vientos up to fifth and drop Nimmo to ninth, where he can do what he did as a leadoff batter, and focus on getting on base.
Nimmo at 9 is a good idea 👍