No, it's NOT just your imagination ...

[Frayed Knot]

... the Mets really DO give up more walks and hits to opposing pitchers.

- WALKS: Tied with the Marlins for most given up to pitchers this season (14), no other team is in double digits

- BAA: Highest BA-Against vs pitchers (.172) and it's not all that close

- OBAA: Highest OBA-Against v pitchers (.248) and that one's REALLY not close (.207 is 2nd worst)

- SLGA: [u:1dwdphjt]2nd[/u:1dwdphjt] Highest SLG-Against vs pitchers (.211), behind only Milwaukee

[Piggiestomatoes]

That's scary and frankly an indication of the pitchers having a piss poor approach to their job. You can't take off every ninth batter. Just poorly prepared pitchers and a lack of concentration.

[Frayed Knot]

Meanwhile, we're 5th worst, 7th worst, 6th worst, and 10th worst in those categories overall.
Just happen to be 1st, 1st, 1st, & 2nd when it comes to pitching to pitchers.
I don't even know how to explain that.

[ashie62]

="PiggiesTomatoes":2xrnls5o]That's scary and frankly an indication of the pitchers having a piss poor approach to their job. You can't take off every ninth batter. Just poorly prepared pitchers and a lack of concentration.[/quote:2xrnls5o] Poorly prepared..ask Warthen

PiggiesTomatoes Jun 30 2009 08:54 PM

="Ashie62":3bfwesuy] ="PiggiesTomatoes":3bfwesuy]That's scary and frankly an indication of the pitchers having a piss poor approach to their job. You can't take off every ninth batter. Just poorly prepared pitchers and a lack of concentration.[/quote:3bfwesuy] Poorly prepared..ask Warthen[/quote:3bfwesuy] Agreed. How was he more qualified/a better choice than Peterson? Frayed Knot Jun 30 2009 08:56 PM Blaming the pitching coach is a crutch. What does "poorly prepared" even mean here -- that they not aware it's the pitcher at bat? So unless Warthen is giving them instructions to pitch to pitchers differently then they'd do otherwise (and I'm not buying that for a second) it's poor execution, not coaching.

[Piggiestomatoes]

="Ashie62":3bfwesuy] ="PiggiesTomatoes":3bfwesuy]That's scary and frankly an indication of the pitchers having a piss poor approach to their job. You can't take off every ninth batter. Just poorly prepared pitchers and a lack of concentration.[/quote:3bfwesuy] Poorly prepared..ask Warthen[/quote:3bfwesuy] Agreed. How was he more qualified/a better choice than Peterson? Frayed Knot Jun 30 2009 08:56 PM Blaming the pitching coach is a crutch. What does "poorly prepared" even mean here -- that they not aware it's the pitcher at bat? So unless Warthen is giving them instructions to pitch to pitchers differently then they'd do otherwise (and I'm not buying that for a second) it's poor execution, not coaching.

[Frayed Knot]

Blaming the pitching coach is a crutch.
What does "poorly prepared" even mean here -- that they not aware it's the pitcher at bat?

So unless Warthen is giving them instructions to pitch to pitchers differently then they'd do otherwise (and I'm not buying that for a second) it's poor execution, not coaching.