Comments on: METS CHAT ROOM: Game #39: Can’t help but be better than last night.

By: tomg

tomg — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:48:34 +0000

Well, I had posted before this road trip that I would be happy if the mets went 5-5. The mets are 3-3 which means if they have any chance going 5-5 they need to win tonight. I don’t see the Mets winning more than one game in Boston, if any.

By: Gil In Orlando

Gil In Orlando — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:31:27 +0000

337 Gary Cohen said on the air tonight that Manuel was directly asked in his pre-game press conference if he and Church have problems and he flatly denied it.
And I read in today’s paper that 3B coach Razor Shines essentially conveyed to Manuel that Church didn’t touch third, so not to even come out and argue. I don’t think that’s selling out a player.
Where I fault Manuel was not only starting Church tonight, but elevating him to the No. 5 spot.
How can a manager reward a player one night after making such a monumental mental error?
How could Manuel start Reed at first after he failed so miserably there the night before?

By: rmkmets

rmkmets — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:23:41 +0000

Gil…Murphy started getting yanked around the second he showed any sign of starting a slump. How fair is that? If you’re going to commit to making someone any everday guy, then commit to him and let him swing his way out of a slump.

By: rmkmets

rmkmets — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:21:49 +0000

The Pagan for Murphy substitution Sun nite was another dumb move.

Then last nite he sold out Church and essentially his whole team by not going out to at least challenge and argue that call. At least ask the ump for an explanation! I don’t care if you don’t like the guy.

His insistence on suddenly making Reed a regular has now totally confused 3 different positions – Murphy/Sheffield/Tatis/Church should be playing between RF/LF/1B. Reed (and also Pagan for that matter) should only be the spot defensive replacements. Thes are not guys that are gonna win you anything in the long run. Insted he’s now put them all into one big group and no one knows on any given night who is going to play.

By: Gil In Orlando

Gil In Orlando — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:21:40 +0000

335 I agree with you on Martinez for sure. As for Sheff for Murphy, you might be right on that one, too.
But I think we really have to wonder if Murphy can be an everyday player. He started off nicely, but as I suspected, once the rest of the NL learns how to pitch to him, Murph could be brought down to earth.

By: rmkmets

rmkmets — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:17:03 +0000

Gil: He’s lost. He says 3 days ago that Murphy is “cold” right now probably because he’s not getting any AB’s to break out of it. So far in this game he was 1/2 with a walk, meaning he was at least battling Billingsley a bit and was able to get on twice. Yet he PH’s for him in that spot. If he was gonna put Pagan in for Murphy anyways, why sacrifice two players in THAT spot unnecessarily?

Using Sheffield there, essentially helped cost them later when Martinez came up and Sheff was already done for the day. STILL he could have taken his chances there with Tatis but he didn’t. What reason did he have to believe Martinez would have delivered there?

By: John Delcos

John Delcos — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:16:20 +0000

That’s it for me. Thanks again guys and gals.-JD

By: John Delcos

John Delcos — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:14:04 +0000

rmkmets (332): Agreed. F-Mart just isn’t ready for the big time.-JD

By: rmkmets

rmkmets — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:12:37 +0000

Scott (325): Unless he’s hitting like .350+ and absolutely dominating down there, I think it would be best that they leave FMart down there to do do his thing. Last thing he needs is to be ruined by this idiot manager jerkign him around up here

By: Gil In Orlando

Gil In Orlando — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:12:35 +0000

rmk: You’re slowly winning me over about Manuel, but can you list the points for us? What do you see as his major mistakes and what would you have done/do differently?