Worries Here

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: Well, "it" doesn't have to be a complete game shutout. He's thrown 30 games of seven or more innings with one or fewer runs allowed. I think that's an "it" we can all get behind.

BAM!!

[seawolf17]

Once again, no worries. WE'VE GOT THIS.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I'm not really worried about making the playoffs at this point, but I am concerned that the Mets suddenly don't look much like the team that played so well in August and early September.

The offense is rather stagnant the past week. Very little scoring that isn't due to a home run. The team just can't seem to string a few hits together to produce runs. The is little speed and no real running game to help manufacture runs when theteam is struggling to score runs.

Most of the young starting pitchers suddenly seem arm weary and tired. I just hope that deGrom, Syndegaard, & Harvey can pitch up to their capabilities (and past the 5th inning) once the bright lights of the post-season come on.

[Guest sharpie]

I'm worried that they have seem to have lost their mojo at Citifield. Lately they seem to only have their hitting shoes on on the road.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

You wonder if taking the foot off the gas with all the skipped starts and innings worry out there isnt undermining the club's intensity.

[Guest d'Kong76]

No wondering here.

[MFS62]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: You wonder if taking the foot off the gas with all the skipped starts and innings worry out there isnt undermining the club's intensity.

I think so.
Baseball players (and most athletes) are very ritualistic, from the number of warmups they take to the number of practice swings while on deck to how frequently they scratch their ass. And IMO this constant moving of players in and out of the lineup and the rotation has, to use a technical term, fucked with their rhythm. They were in a good groove until Terry started juggling the lineups, rotation and bullpen hierarchies to "give them some rest".

Memo to Terry - you don't stop a locomotive until it has finished the route. You derailed it. Now get it back on track.

(Climbing down from my soap box now)

Later

[Guest d'Kong76]

Not thrilled limping into Cincinnati for a four games.

[Edgy MD]

Terry didn't juggle the lineup anymore than he had all through the winning streaks.

The rotation is a different story, and that's not really on Terry alone.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I was a bit surprised how out there TC was with his remarks the other day after taking Harvey out -- "If it keeps us from winning the pennant, I'm not going to be happy about it," -- he must have been sending a message up the food chain.

The Wright v. Harvey thing seems to have been swept under the rug but even if they said "sorry" afterward this doesn't look like teammates who get along with one another.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I wish my lip-reading skills were a little better than they are. What's David saying there? It looks to me like "Not!"

[Guest d'Kong76]

3 is a pretty comfortable number.

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: 3 is a pretty comfortable number.

[Edgy MD]

My worry that there are no other shortstops on the 40-man has returned.

If they're going to activate somebody, they might as well do it now � release Monell or O'Flaherty or somebody a few days early so whoever can get some reps in.