Fire Mendy. He says the same thing in the after game presser that he’s been saying since June 12, 2025. If nothing has changed since that date and the team isn’t responding to his leadership as he takes full responsibility while needing to be better. How much more do we need to see? The Mets have Andy Green who was interviewed with Mendy but the Mets didn’t let him out of the building after giving Mendy the job. Beltran is around this team too. A lot. It’s been said he wants another shot at the job he had for about 5 seconds. Will they be better and right the ship? I don’t know but I can’t watch this team put up zero effort game after game for a whole season after half a season last year. Saying and doing are two complete different things. I can excuse losing if the team is fighting but I can’t excuse it when it looks like this. 20 innings without a run now. The second this season over 17 innings and nobody has an answer but we got to be better? Sorry, been hearing that now getting close to a year. This team needs a new voice and accountability.
While it's true that the manager can't hold a bat in his hands, something needs to be done. Not the first or last time a spiraling team cans the manager. Can't fire the players, right? A "conversation piece" is an object that sits on your piano or wall, but never mind. Peterson has been bad, Manea pretty good, so switch 'em out, no big conversation.
True. The Mets are looking like the same team as last year. I misspoke when I said 2 times of 17 innings or more of scoreless baseball. It’s actually 3 already this season. Then we get Mendy in his 5 minutes after the loss saying the same thing holding nobody accountable. Sure the back of the card says plenty about a lot of these guys not hitting but you gotta eventually call out someone or shake up the line up. Lindor should have been dropped in the order after 5 games. This slow start is inexcusable. He’s been here a long time now and knows it’s cold in March at Citi field. Vientos should be back on the bench as he’s 0-25? Now? We the fans see it and it’s not just to bitch and moan. We watched the same baseball half of last season. If it isn’t Mendy then it’s Stearns. Which might be why Mendy is still here because once Mendy is gone if the team keeps playing this way the voices will become louder to get rid of Stearns too.
The old adage that you cant blame the manager since he doesn't hit, field or pitch. But he does govern the clubhouse. This clubhouse, as well as last year's, is very whimsical in their approach to playing. Mendoza, rightfully so, defends his players but please show a spark of anger, do something to grab their attention and wake them up. In particular, Lindor. He has been God awful with his lack of focus since day 1. Last night he grounded into a double play and ran off into the tunnels. I was expecting, hoping, Mendoza would have benched him a game to wake him up, making the point of youre an all-star but youre not above being benched for a game or two. It may be true of not, or I'm too much of a fan reading into something. But I'm do miss the fiery managers like Lou Pinella, Earl Weaver, Davy Johnson, etc. Someone who gets as anger as the fans are right now and shows it. Thanks for allowing me to ramble.
I do not understand the often-mentioned comment that a player needs to pitch or bat due to his salary. With guaranteed contracts, the player gets paid the same amount whether they play or not. It is a sunk cost for the team. (Definition - A sunk cost is money, time, or effort already spent that cannot be recovered, which should be ignored in rational economic decision-making.) A smart move by any baseball organization is to put forth the best players to compete and not consider their salary. Perhaps playing the high-paid players is a way of saving face, or just the mistake we all make, allowing our emotions rather than our critical thinking to make decisions for us.
You can trace this mess right back to David Stearns. Letting Pete Alonso walk was the #1 mistake—plain and simple. You don’t replace that kind of power with a lineup full of “maybe” hitters and expect it to work.
Now look at what they’ve rolled out: Marcus Semien not hitting, Luis Robert Jr. inconsistent and strikeout-prone, Bo Bichette chasing everything, and Francisco Lindor looking completely lost at the plate. That’s supposed to be your core?
Brett Baty is way overrated, Mark Vientos goes 0-for-17 and still plays, Tyrone Taylor is an automatic out, and Polanco looks finished. Young shows a little spark—but it’s a tiny sample.
Then you’ve got a rookie like Benge who looks completely non-competitive at the plate, and the response is to bring in Tommy Pham—a washed-up veteran with barely any reps this season. That’s not a solution, that’s scrambling.
And Carlos Mendoza isn’t helping—no imagination, no adjustments. If the third baseman is playing back, bunt. Do something. Instead it’s the same rigid lefty-righty matchups while the offense flatlines.
Maybe Juan Soto gives them a lift when he’s back, but one hitter isn’t fixing a lineup built like this.
Bottom line: this isn’t bad luck—it’s what happens when you overrate your roster, let real production walk, and then try to patch it together on the fly.
I think #FireMendoza is getting stronger. I said my piece about that. They changed around him but kept the manager. I know. Other teams have bad starts and come back.
Still, this is getting old. Three hits?
Also, too often -- though when you have no margin of error, well, you need to have that, since we are dealing with humans -- the defense is questionable. You got someone for defense, and he doesn't get the DP. A very good hitter is up. He hits a home run & that's the ball game.
It shouldn't be -- a good team that holds it at 4 should be able to fight back and have a fighting chance with so many innings left. The Mets are not a good team now.
Fire Mendy. He says the same thing in the after game presser that he’s been saying since June 12, 2025. If nothing has changed since that date and the team isn’t responding to his leadership as he takes full responsibility while needing to be better. How much more do we need to see? The Mets have Andy Green who was interviewed with Mendy but the Mets didn’t let him out of the building after giving Mendy the job. Beltran is around this team too. A lot. It’s been said he wants another shot at the job he had for about 5 seconds. Will they be better and right the ship? I don’t know but I can’t watch this team put up zero effort game after game for a whole season after half a season last year. Saying and doing are two complete different things. I can excuse losing if the team is fighting but I can’t excuse it when it looks like this. 20 innings without a run now. The second this season over 17 innings and nobody has an answer but we got to be better? Sorry, been hearing that now getting close to a year. This team needs a new voice and accountability.
While it's true that the manager can't hold a bat in his hands, something needs to be done. Not the first or last time a spiraling team cans the manager. Can't fire the players, right? A "conversation piece" is an object that sits on your piano or wall, but never mind. Peterson has been bad, Manea pretty good, so switch 'em out, no big conversation.
True. The Mets are looking like the same team as last year. I misspoke when I said 2 times of 17 innings or more of scoreless baseball. It’s actually 3 already this season. Then we get Mendy in his 5 minutes after the loss saying the same thing holding nobody accountable. Sure the back of the card says plenty about a lot of these guys not hitting but you gotta eventually call out someone or shake up the line up. Lindor should have been dropped in the order after 5 games. This slow start is inexcusable. He’s been here a long time now and knows it’s cold in March at Citi field. Vientos should be back on the bench as he’s 0-25? Now? We the fans see it and it’s not just to bitch and moan. We watched the same baseball half of last season. If it isn’t Mendy then it’s Stearns. Which might be why Mendy is still here because once Mendy is gone if the team keeps playing this way the voices will become louder to get rid of Stearns too.
The old adage that you cant blame the manager since he doesn't hit, field or pitch. But he does govern the clubhouse. This clubhouse, as well as last year's, is very whimsical in their approach to playing. Mendoza, rightfully so, defends his players but please show a spark of anger, do something to grab their attention and wake them up. In particular, Lindor. He has been God awful with his lack of focus since day 1. Last night he grounded into a double play and ran off into the tunnels. I was expecting, hoping, Mendoza would have benched him a game to wake him up, making the point of youre an all-star but youre not above being benched for a game or two. It may be true of not, or I'm too much of a fan reading into something. But I'm do miss the fiery managers like Lou Pinella, Earl Weaver, Davy Johnson, etc. Someone who gets as anger as the fans are right now and shows it. Thanks for allowing me to ramble.
I do not understand the often-mentioned comment that a player needs to pitch or bat due to his salary. With guaranteed contracts, the player gets paid the same amount whether they play or not. It is a sunk cost for the team. (Definition - A sunk cost is money, time, or effort already spent that cannot be recovered, which should be ignored in rational economic decision-making.) A smart move by any baseball organization is to put forth the best players to compete and not consider their salary. Perhaps playing the high-paid players is a way of saving face, or just the mistake we all make, allowing our emotions rather than our critical thinking to make decisions for us.
You can trace this mess right back to David Stearns. Letting Pete Alonso walk was the #1 mistake—plain and simple. You don’t replace that kind of power with a lineup full of “maybe” hitters and expect it to work.
Now look at what they’ve rolled out: Marcus Semien not hitting, Luis Robert Jr. inconsistent and strikeout-prone, Bo Bichette chasing everything, and Francisco Lindor looking completely lost at the plate. That’s supposed to be your core?
Brett Baty is way overrated, Mark Vientos goes 0-for-17 and still plays, Tyrone Taylor is an automatic out, and Polanco looks finished. Young shows a little spark—but it’s a tiny sample.
Then you’ve got a rookie like Benge who looks completely non-competitive at the plate, and the response is to bring in Tommy Pham—a washed-up veteran with barely any reps this season. That’s not a solution, that’s scrambling.
And Carlos Mendoza isn’t helping—no imagination, no adjustments. If the third baseman is playing back, bunt. Do something. Instead it’s the same rigid lefty-righty matchups while the offense flatlines.
Maybe Juan Soto gives them a lift when he’s back, but one hitter isn’t fixing a lineup built like this.
Bottom line: this isn’t bad luck—it’s what happens when you overrate your roster, let real production walk, and then try to patch it together on the fly.
Until 3 days ago, Alonso was an automatic out himself. Luis Robert inconsistent? Getting him was one of the best moves they made.
I see some negatives about Robert but maybe you're right.
I think #FireMendoza is getting stronger. I said my piece about that. They changed around him but kept the manager. I know. Other teams have bad starts and come back.
Still, this is getting old. Three hits?
Also, too often -- though when you have no margin of error, well, you need to have that, since we are dealing with humans -- the defense is questionable. You got someone for defense, and he doesn't get the DP. A very good hitter is up. He hits a home run & that's the ball game.
It shouldn't be -- a good team that holds it at 4 should be able to fight back and have a fighting chance with so many innings left. The Mets are not a good team now.