Reds @ Mets, Memorial Day IGT 5/25/26

[Centerfield]

It’s hard to think of any executive who’s had a worse run than Stearns. 

[Gwreck]

11 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

Again, this is something that never would have occurred to even try to find much less know that those things are commonly known info.

This is one of those things that I can’t remember exactly how or when I learned it, but I’d bet it was one of those “behind the scenes” articles about the logistics of getting the team to playoff games, possibly around the time they did that travel at the end of 2024 from Milwaukee to the double-header in Atlanta, then back to Milwaukee.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

They're not going to fire Stearns. 

[Edgy MD]

AJ just got one five inches off the plate but didn't challenge.

I don't think rooks feel like they are allowed at the challenge table.

[Edgy MD]

2 minutes ago, Edgy MD said:

AJ just got one five inches off the plate but didn't challenge.

I don't think rooks feel like they are allowed at the challenge table.

What am I talking about?  Mets are out of challenges, right?

[Frayed Knot]

18 minutes ago, Radar said:

 He'll be fine I think but asked go be your one or two is a lot to ask. Again Mr. Stearns put us in this position and I'll continue to beat that drum. 

Even assuming that there is such a thing as a #1 or #2 (see Edgy's post) how was he "asked" to be such when he joined a team with established (to one degree or another) ML starters Senga, Peterson, Manaea, and Holmes on the staff. He more or less became the guy you most felt would give you a good game by turning in 17 straight good starts right out of the gate coupled with regression and/or injuries from each of the others.

Hell, we had guys here arguing late last year, as the drive for a playoff spot got dicey, that the Mets were wrong for not bringing him up earlier.  This 'not ready' stuff has more than a whiff of looking for ammo to feed a pre-determined conclusion. 

[Edgy MD]

I realize he has had the endorsement of upper management, but Mendoza was hanging his head like a doomed man in that inning.

[Frayed Knot]

I'm starting to doubt a comeback here today.

[Edgy MD]

Two-run outburst comes up short.

[ashie62]

27 minutes ago, Centerfield said:

It’s hard to think of any executive who’s had a worse run than Stearns. 

In retrospect they could have considered not firing Zack Scott

 

[Radar]

1 hour ago, Edgy MD said:

There is not really any such thing as being a one or two.  Or a three or a four.  You are what you are.  Either you are a big-league starter or you are not.  You can't help if other guys on the staff are better than you or worse than you.

Talking about the pressure. I'm sure players are aware of media and internal expectations.