Mendoza seems to be managing according to the book instead of using his supposed baseball sense/intuition. As you said, bringing Kimble in....not starting Benge....putting a lesser hitting team on field because of by the book righty/lefty matchups???
Someone wrote that a phenomenon occurs where if the Mets have 'won' a series but still plays another game vs. that team that Carlos eases up & doesn't go for the sweep (illustrated by inferior lineup...like they were playing an exhibition game)
It's a good question why Warren wasn't left in. He was up to all of 21 pitches. The answer is that robot Mendoza has certain pitchers he's designated as one inning only and Warren had already exceeded that. And pitchers he's designated as "thou shalt never pitch this guy on consecutive days". I do think the team would be improved if Mendoza was replaced. He's just not tactically adept.
Emphatic point: winning series is not enough. That applies to young emerging NON-CONTENDER teams who’ve started like the Mets. No, they need winning streaks. At least that gives some hope or illusion they’re still in it. Something to stir fan interest. Otherwise, winning a series then laying a dud too quickly reaffirms they actually do stink and the fans are right back to where we were.
When I listened to the game oan SiriusXM, I was stunned that Raad & McCarthy were saying that Kimbrel has been (paraphrasing) a quiet surprise. Trying to put a positive spin on Kimbrel. That was outlandish, and then as if to prove them wrong, Kimbrel gives up the slammer. Unintentional macabre humor.
Mendoza seems to be managing according to the book instead of using his supposed baseball sense/intuition. As you said, bringing Kimble in....not starting Benge....putting a lesser hitting team on field because of by the book righty/lefty matchups???
Indeed, another example of his robotic managing.
Injuries yes, but that is NOT a $500M lineup.
Someone wrote that a phenomenon occurs where if the Mets have 'won' a series but still plays another game vs. that team that Carlos eases up & doesn't go for the sweep (illustrated by inferior lineup...like they were playing an exhibition game)
The line-up was set by Mendoza, right? This is where people were saying he had a role in the losing.
It's a good question why Warren wasn't left in. He was up to all of 21 pitches. The answer is that robot Mendoza has certain pitchers he's designated as one inning only and Warren had already exceeded that. And pitchers he's designated as "thou shalt never pitch this guy on consecutive days". I do think the team would be improved if Mendoza was replaced. He's just not tactically adept.
Emphatic point: winning series is not enough. That applies to young emerging NON-CONTENDER teams who’ve started like the Mets. No, they need winning streaks. At least that gives some hope or illusion they’re still in it. Something to stir fan interest. Otherwise, winning a series then laying a dud too quickly reaffirms they actually do stink and the fans are right back to where we were.
When I listened to the game oan SiriusXM, I was stunned that Raad & McCarthy were saying that Kimbrel has been (paraphrasing) a quiet surprise. Trying to put a positive spin on Kimbrel. That was outlandish, and then as if to prove them wrong, Kimbrel gives up the slammer. Unintentional macabre humor.