Whose Fault This All Is: 2019

[Chad ochoseis]

I'll go with Ramos. I don't know jack about the subtleties of catching, but the odds of DeGrom, Syndergaard, Wheeler, and Familia all crapping out at once randomly are slim, and the catcher is the one common thread. And he's been killing us with his bat. And he's slow even by catcher's standards.

[Ceetar]

=Fman99 post_id=8641 time=1556623087 user_id=86]
I can't vote for a vengeful God? I assume the Mets are playing like shit because I've spent too much time looking at naked people on the Internet\

[G-Fafif]

Chad ochoseis wrote: I'll go with Ramos. I don't know jack about the subtleties of catching, but the odds of DeGrom, Syndergaard, Wheeler, and Familia all crapping out at once randomly are slim, and the catcher is the one common thread. And he's been killing us with his bat. And he's slow even by catcher's standards.

This thought has been festering in me since Opening Day, when something seemed a little off about deGrom. Jake's next start, caught by Nido, was as good as any he's ever had. Then he was saddled with d'Arnaud before going back to Ramos and nothing's been right since. We already know Noah needs to be handled with care, and I don't know that Ramos is the guy for him, either. The guy's been around, so this is probably projecting, but I sort of wish every starter could have his own personal catcher of choice.



The torpidity of Ramos on the basepaths is amazing. He'll get his base hits when he's locked in, but every ground ball feels like a double play, even with nobody on in front of him.

[seawolf17]

=G-Fafif post_id=8667 time=1556636564 user_id=55]The torpidity of Ramos on the basepaths is amazing. He'll get his base hits when he's locked in, but every ground ball feels like a double play, even with nobody on in front of him.

[Edgy MD]

The Torpidity of Wilson Ramos is still my favorite magic realist novel.

[seawolf17]

Edgy MD wrote: The Torpidity of Wilson Ramos is still my favorite magic realist novel.

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[Edgy MD]

Wow!



Probably Hernán Crúz Hernán's greatest work. How that guy hasn't won a Nobel Prize for Literature yet is beyond me.

[G-Fafif]

That's some slow reading right there.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Netflix series based on this novel coming. 36 2-hour episodes per season

[G-Fafif]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Netflix series based on this novel coming. 36 2-hour episodes per season

They keep recommending it to me just because I watched that Omir Santos documentary, "A Short, Compact Swing".

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Better reviews than Roberto Alomar: Mets All Around Performer

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Netflix series based on this novel coming. 36 2-hour episodes per season They keep recommending it to me just because I watched that Omir Santos documentary, "A Short, Compact Swing".

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[G-Fafif]

These catchers may only produce in spurts, but boy are their stories marketed well.

[Frayed Knot]

This thread is acting as if only since the season started did we discover that Wilson Ramos is slow.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, you stupid thread!

[nymr83]

Just removed my Syndergaard vote after todays gem and bomb.



Current culprits:

Diaz

Familia

Mickey

Cano

Rosario

[Centerfield]

That documentary made me realize how much I missed Razor Shines.



As much as the Mets have struggled, the CPF brand continues to churn out great work.



The Wilson Ramos novel. The Omir Santos documentary. The guided tours of the refurbished HQ in Stockholm. Maja's reality show. Bartolo's cologne.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Right now I got

Brodie

Mickey

Familia

Ramos

Nimmo

[dgwphotography]

A Rogues Gallery:



(After past threads here, I just assume Jeffy is photoshopped into every picture I see him in)



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[smg58]

I'm worried that Chili Davis' hitting philosophy really is as much of a problem as the Red Sox and Cubs made it out to be. Will Ramos has an ISO of .055. Frazier's is .122, and Nimmo's is .136. And we supposedly have a live ball. Maybe they aren't healthy, but they're getting nothing on their swings, and it's not the first time it's happened under Davis' watch.

[Ceetar]

I'm worried that Chili Davis' hitting philosophy really is as much of a problem as the Red Sox and Cubs made it out to be. Will Ramos has an ISO of .055. Frazier's is .122, and Nimmo's is .136. And we supposedly have a live ball. Maybe they aren't healthy, but they're getting nothing on their swings, and it's not the first time it's happened under Davis' watch.

I know nothing, it's major league hitting, it's still small sample stuff, etc. But i'm not digging what I hear from Davis.



Ramos started strong, hopefully it's just a blip of sorts. Frazier I worry was rushed through rehab a little, I'm hoping he'll at least round out, though he's the most expendable and also his track record isn't as long.



Not sure what's up with Nimmo. maybe it's the approach. He's got the same walk rate, he's just not getting as many hits. His BABIP doesn't look abnormally low, though it is below his norm, though his norm isn't exactly a huge sample either.



I thought he was preaching some "other way" approach stuff, but the Mets oppo hits aren't actually that out of line with past seasons. They're hitting it straight up teh middle a lot more, but also harder than at any other time in the past 5 years. But on the ground more. That's BS. at a time the ball is extraordinarily juiced, they gotta elevate the damn thing.

[Edgy MD]

Chili made my list this morning.

[bmfc1]

I'm not an expert but Nimmo appears to be taking pitches down the middle and yet Mickey, undoubtedly quoting Chili, wants him to "expand the strike zone." How about swinging at pitching IN the strike zone?

Conforto is susceptible to getting tied up inside and I don't remember that happening last season. I think (don't know) that he's being told to extend his arms so he can go the other way (he has "oppo power", as we know) but is failing to "look inside", too. I wonder if he's standing closer to the plate.



Bryant and Rizzo wanted Davis fired and I haven't read anything to indicate that they are bad guys.

Edited May 10, 2019 by Guest

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

This is the thing with the Mets isn't it? They are always trying to solve last year's problems this year. Rather they don't solve things but just a make a show of moving on from whatever they could blame last year's problems on. We tried hitting home runs last year and it didn't work! So let's hire the hitting coach least associated with home runs!

[Edgy MD]

Hard not to focus on Canó here. His increasing disengagement is disgraceful.

[Edgy MD]

Yay! A 5-1 homestand!



Boo! Five of the wins were by one-run! The opposition took the early lead, like, every game! The big hits all came from three outfielders who weren't with the team a week ago! And an infielder who wasn't with the team a month ago! They weren't even supposed to be playing! But other guy got hurt!! The opponents may not have even had up-to-date scouting on them!!! THIS ISN'T SUSTAINABLE!!



I mean, sure, so what? The wins still count. The team is at .500 and there are a lot worse places to be at the end of May (although, not for the Twins). But a lot of adjustments and rehabilitating still need to happen going forward. And it's a long ride out to LA without an off day, the Dodgers's playing .660 ball this year, and deGrom opening the series locked up with Kershaw in the evening shadows. This will be a heck of a test.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I gave a vote to Syndergaard

[G-Fafif]

DiSarcina could use a slot.

[smg58]

My current votes are Rosario, and as many relievers as they would allow me to select.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Diaz needs more hate