IGT, 6/8: No Manaea Is an Island

[Benjamin Grimm]

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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: What you might have missed. Manaea wasn't that good. The Mets bats just seemed out of their depth. Between being banged up and missing key parts, they seemed to be on their heels. They never seemed to know what was coming, but what came wasn't that deadly. The Padres were successfully hitting against the shift most of the night. They certainly got devastating extra base hits to clear the bases, but only after packing them with baserunners via opposite field singles and walks. Not having an "Oh, shit, this is the guy you don't want coming up" guy in the lineup really seemed to give the other hitters an identity crisis. Cahna doesn't have the arm for right. There may have been a slight identity crisis on defense as well.

Thanks... Well the longer-term health questions remain, but the Mets have had 1 or 2 other "flat games" this season and bounced back from 'em. This is the the first time they've had 2 in a row.



Won't freak out till after this series in Anaheim. Something's gotta give there.