Cardinals Lineup
Matt Carpenter – 1B
Tommy Pham – LF
Dexter Fowler – CF
Jedd Gyorko – 3B
Yadier Molina – C
Paul DeJong – SS
Kolten Wong – 2B
Magneuris Sierra – RF
Adam Wainwright – RHP
Mets Lineup
Michael Conforto – CF
Asdrubal Cabrera – 2B
Yoenis Cespedes – LF
Jay Bruce – RF
T.J. Rivera – 3B
Lucas Duda – 1B
Jose Reyes – SS
Travis d’Arnaud – C
Zack Wheeler – RHP
This guy is fucking GARBAGE. He can't get anyone out.
This guy is fucking GARBAGE. He can't get anyone out.
He has one job and one job only ...pitch to a LH hitter and find a way to get an out. The fucking guy can't even find the strike zone! He's as useless as they come.
Walker will be back in a few days and we can finally be rid of him.
Cespedes swung at ball 4.
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and struggle than watch Cabrera taking up space.
Walker will be back in a few days and we can finally be rid of him.
they will just move Cabrera to third base
Both with bad wheels
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and struggle than watch Cabrera taking up space.
Walker will be back in a few days and we can finally be rid of him.
they will just move Cabrera to third base
I dont think so. I think TJ is staying there. Cabrera's days are numbered. They are trying to trade him as we speak.
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to see Cabrera and Ces jogging to their respective bases to end that one.
Both with bad wheels
Let me know when the next time they don't have bad wheels.
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and struggle than watch Cabrera taking up space.
Walker will be back in a few days and we can finally be rid of him.
they will just move Cabrera to third base
I dont think so. I think TJ is staying there. Cabrera's days are numbered. They are trying to trade him as we speak.
We are lucky to get a bag of balls for a replacement level player
He is pounding weak contact into the dirt over and over.
And that was a terrible swing 3-0. I think it was Keith that said you don't swing at that when you are looking middle-of-the-road which he should be doing 3-0.
We need the real Ces back.
At least I did get my wish of seeing Conforto attack and pull a ball and parked it in the right-center field bleachers. More of that, please.
He should want to play, that's his job. Team should have shut him down weeks ago.
The biggest disappointments are:
1.) Injuries
2.) Cabrera
3.) Cespedes
I think most Mets fans applauded the signing but when things go bad for him it's just awful to watch. Sure, he can always use the leg injuries as a crutch, but we've seen him play it up and dog it too many times even when healthy.
He should want to play, that's his job. Team should have shut him down weeks ago.
They did shut him down. For over a month. He came back. He deemed himself healthy. Im not going to speculate but he doesn't even have a wrap on his leg anymore. Supposedly this is the best he's felt in a while.
He should want to play, that's his job. Team should have shut him down weeks ago.
I'm not turning on him, I think he will turn it around, but they can't keep him in the 3-hole when he is swinging the bat this poorly.
And it's not just his injuries. He has been terrible at pitch recognition recently. He is swinging at balls way out of the zone and watching middle-middle pitches go by.
It's frustrating because I wonder how he is swinging at so many bad pitches. He is getting himself out right now.
Facts are facts. Cespedes is having a bad year and he's the guy we spent the massive money.
The biggest disappointments are:
1.) Injuries
2.) Cabrera
3.) Cespedes
Cabrera has simply regressed to the mean.
The reality is we are a number of games under .500. It's easy to see Thor and Familia out and understand why the pitching took a hit. Cespedes, fair or not, is a big reason we are where we are right now. We were counting on him to lead the lineup and he hasn't.
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killing Reyes (making 500K) or the forever whipping boy Duda (having a career year).
The biggest disappointments are:
1.) Injuries
2.) Cabrera
3.) Cespedes
Cabrera has simply regressed to the mean.
Cabrera is one of the worst players in baseball. He is negative WAR player. I dont think Ive seen a player play this badly on the Mets. He has been an abomination. Throw in that he's a cancer in the clubhouse?? That guy can suck a bag of dicks.
Maybe they don't win it anyway but of course we will never know.
Facts are facts. Cespedes is having a bad year and he's the guy we spent the massive money.
Barwis
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But who the hell told him to squat 500 lbs in the offseason?
Facts are facts. Cespedes is having a bad year and he's the guy we spent the massive money.
Barwis
Im pretty sure Cespedes does his own training.
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I feel like we've seen enough good out of him to say that he's clearly not right when he's playing like this, and the Mets have totally lost the benefit of the doubt with me concerning getting players through injuries.
Same guy OPSd 1.000 last summer.
Both with bad wheels
Cabrera looks like he's running with square wheels, the fat fuck.
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That list isn't even close to up to date but yes insane amount of injuries and under performance.
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Seems like sports stars are mini corporations these days and while yes they are under contract they still view themselves as their own entity and many no longer all buy into the traditional "employer/employee" concept.
In other words a lot of them do what they want, in all sports for many teams.
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like they let these guys do whatever they want. Syndergaard says he's not changing anything, Dom Smith has again packed on weight (he's hitting, I'm not hating, just pointing out a fact).
Seems like sports stars are mini corporations these days and while yes they are under contract they still view themselves as their own entity and many no longer all buy into the traditional "employer/employee" concept.
In other words a lot of them do what they want, in all sports for many teams.
The Mets have (to me) an unseemly situation where a Michigan guy (Barwis) has a business deal with the Mets via Fred (Michigan). They funnel these guys to Barwis in the off-season (the players pay for themselves). Maybe other teams have similar setups (no clue) but it just seems like the Mets in particular need to change the way they do this. Even for "lets just try something else" purposes.
I want him to gain more weight and be a cross between Prince Fielder and Mo Vaughn. Best case scenario. Sure he won't steal bases but he'll hit the hell out of the ball and play a decent 1B.
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like they let these guys do whatever they want. Syndergaard says he's not changing anything, Dom Smith has again packed on weight (he's hitting, I'm not hating, just pointing out a fact).
I want him to gain more weight and be a cross between Prince Fielder and Mo Vaughn. Best case scenario. Sure he won't steal bases but he'll hit the hell out of the ball and play a decent 1B.
PJ,
In all honesty my point wasn't a dig at Smith rather it doesn't seem like their training methods/nutrition plans are working as an organization. What is the harm in trying something new unless it's a Wilpon/Barwis $$ situation?
this is no longer a statistical normality (IMO, haven't seen stats).
The Mets 100% need to change things up and if that means ending Barwis and pay them/not pay them who cares, baseball has to come first.
my comment about Smith was simply I don't care how fat he is.
Top three would be great ;)
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let the tanking begin!
Top three would be great ;)
Phillies and Giants are way too far ahead or below.