IGT, 4/27 Fish Fry: Sanchez v. Maine

[Guest Edgy DC]

By the way, I'm ag'in' lifting Maine there. I'd at least let him give up a baserunner in the seventh before lifting him. Cut the pen some slack.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Maine to Ollie: Dumbass. THIS is how you're supposed to pick up your team.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I like triples.

I don't think Maine is in a position to call anybody a dumbass.

[metirish]

As Gary keeps reminding us....that's eight triples and eleven home runs for the Mets this season.....I love how CF is playing so far.

[Guest themetfairy]

Put it in the books!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yay.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Omir bag of shells!

[Fman99]

Omir for President. Of Earth.

[metirish]

Omir Sheriff

[Fman99]

apmorris wrote: Who turned off the game after Sheff's error (besides me that is)?

Took the family out for ice cream, after the first, and came back in the 6th without missing anything major. Sweet deal for me.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I don't mean to be Bobby Bringdown here, but even when this team wins going away it can be hard to watch. A four-pitcher 2-hitter? An opposing starter getting tagged for 6 in the first and then getting away with 5 scoreless?

Sheesh. I wanted to kill myself seeing Putz and Rodriguez throw those 10-minute innings.

[soupcan]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Sheesh. I wanted to kill myself seeing Putz and Rodriguez throw those 10-minute innings.

Yup. I fell asleep.

[Guest Edgy DC]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I don't mean to be Bobby Bringdown here, but even when this team wins going away it can be hard to watch. A four-pitcher 2-hitter? An opposing starter getting tagged for 6 in the first and then getting away with 5 scoreless? Sheesh. I wanted to kill myself seeing Putz and Rodriguez throw those 10-minute innings.

Not only going to your pen there when you don't have to ("to get a guy out on a positive") but going to your top three relievers.

[metirish]

Rodriguez hadn't pitched since Friday , if that means anything. I thought jerry should have sent Maine out for the seventh.

[Guest Edgy DC]

So he "needed to get his work in." Did all three of their top bullpen options so need?

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: So he "needed to get his work in." Did all three of their top bullpen options so need?

I hope so because the alternative reason(getting the guy a positive) makes little sense to me. I f he wanted to get Johnny some good vibes then send him back out there.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

="metirish"]Rodriguez hadn't pitched since Friday , if that means anything. I thought jerry should have sent Maine out for the seventh.

Not only that, but we'll be seeing it a bit more-- apparently, Jerry's got a gotta-work-the-gaskets guy re: the endgame guys (not in high-leverage/non-save situations, mind you, but "just because"). From Friday's press conf:

"For not having been on the mound for the number of days (Rodriguez) missed, his velocity was higher than I have seen before. When a guy feels that strong, he�s not as commanding as he would like to be."

Is it possible to include a bullpen-management aptitude test when this club next hires a manager?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, the idea is to get him out while the positive is still a positive. There's a benefit to that, but I think well too much of is made of it when you won't send a guy out there with a five run lead. Let him give up a runner or so before pulling him and letting him exit to applause.

Six innings and 94 pitches is not a workday. Pitching well but exiting with a third of the game to play is scarcely getting your job done.

He lasted no longer than the guy who gave up a hex in the first inning.

[Guest Edgy DC]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Not only that, but we'll be seeing it a bit more-- apparently, Jerry's got a gotta-work-the-gaskets guy re: the endgame guys (not in high-leverage/non-save situations, mind you, but "just because").

I also think that's defensible. It's not like every other manager won't throw a low-leverage inning to his closer if he's had three days off, but, again, I just think Manuel wll overdid it here.