he could be part of the issue for Diaz slider too, but that's kind of like nitpicking the color of the drapes when the house is on fire. Diaz issues go way beyond that.
getting sick of hearing how Thor needs to "shut up & play" Â
or "grow up", he didn't announce his desire to have Nido catch him publicly to create a stir.
He did it internally and confided to his manager to enhance his teams chances to win and some Mets insider douche slipped it out to the media and now here we are.
It was mentioned last night the reasoning for all of this is Ramos having difficulties catching Thor's slider which noticeably was not in use last night.
weren’t willing to spend enough for us to sign Grandal. He’s a good defender and hitter. If the Brewers beat us out for a wild card, Grandal is the difference
I understand that not every pitcher can have a personal catcher. But the analytics don’t lie. It’s a problem. Plus it was known that he was a poor defensive catcher. Why neutralize your strength (starting pitching) which a poor defensive catcher?
So what is the reason that you forced Ramos on Noah when it was clearly an issue? Don’t tell me it’s for his offense. Sitting both Alonso and Ramos blows that excuse out of the water. IMO, this was a personal, petty decision which of course blew up in their faces...like everything else. Noah’s private conversation being leaked to the media just confirms it for me.
The idea is to put your players and team in a position to succeed. The Mets do the opposite. Always have. The Dodgers are the best team in baseball, have the division locked up and still have their “A” lineup out their versus the Mets. While we are choosing to rest players LOL.
This team is a joke.
Some pitchers just work better with certain catchers Â
I think it is more psychological than related to pitch framing. It is about the pitchers confidence
And pitchers having favorite catchers goes way back. Carlton only pitched to Tim McCarver and when he went to the Phillies, he made them trade for McCarver
Who leaked this? I doubt it was the agent or Thor. So sounds like the Mets trying to make Thor look bad. Either that or they just have leaks, which falls on the GM
TY for the ERA splits. Yeah that's a good point too - Â
what was actually said. If you read at least the ESPN article, Thor was NOT trashing Ramos but citing the results - the overall performance. Honestly at this point for a pro team to ignore it (or worse, refuse it after giving JDG a personal catcher on his way to a CY Young...), both a shitty look & a dumb strategy. Aside from the leaks but well
I get that everyone needs to work on this. But not mid playoff race. Other thing is you short leash Nido if you do start him - once you're down enough, be ready to PH him early (backup catcher issue notwithstanding)
It's like finding a bat that works best for you & bumps your BA, but in arrogant view of "i am / should be a great hitter" you use the other bat - in your biggest stretch of games no less
Mgmt is far from just Xs & Os but reading players & situations. There's a whole slew of mgrs who don't get this even at the top. Like poker, you HAVE to know the numbers like it or not (Xs & Os). But if you can't read situations & people and apply it with those stats in game, it's nothing but luck in terms of getting better & winning consistently...
the years - Beltran, Turner, Murphy, on and on. Meanwhile the guys he's been close with like Reyes/Omar get lifetime contracts and roles no other team would give them.
Who pushed for the Cano deal? Jeff. Who pushed to hire Callaway and then backed him in June? Jeff. Who doesn't ever talk to the media when things are down? Jeff. Who has gotten criticized most frequently by executives in high level ownership discussions from Doubleday to Einhorn? Jeff.
Syndergaard is outspoken, there have been rumors he's rubbed "some in the org" the wrong way, he's been in trade discussions for more than a year, and now this year things have leaked out to make him look bad. I'm not a conspiracy theorist but I am inclined to agree with Psi that this is the mets shooting themselves in the foot to spite Syndergaard bc he doesn't toe the party line and if I was taking a guess as to where the shots were fired from it would be the owner's box.
He is only likely to get two ABs. If he gets more, it likely means Thor is dominating .
Nido hits lefties ok. And with expended rosters, you can use Ramos stratgicallynas a pinch hitter and then leave him in the game. That way Ramos is guaranteed to hit in a crucial situation and Thor gets his preferred catcher
RE: I will own up to my BIG words from yesterday Â
He did it internally and confided to his manager to enhance his teams chances to win and some Mets insider douche slipped it out to the media and now here we are.
It was mentioned last night the reasoning for all of this is Ramos having difficulties catching Thor's slider which noticeably was not in use last night.
that said LGFM tonight. Degrominate the Dodgers
Nido: 3.27
Rivera: 0.00 (only one game)
Nido: 3.66
Rivera: 2.08 (only 26 innings)
Also pitchers are giving up a HR every 9 innings with Ramos vs. every 7 innings with Nido. Which makes sense if Ramos can’t handle low pitches well.
So what is the reason that you forced Ramos on Noah when it was clearly an issue? Don’t tell me it’s for his offense. Sitting both Alonso and Ramos blows that excuse out of the water. IMO, this was a personal, petty decision which of course blew up in their faces...like everything else. Noah’s private conversation being leaked to the media just confirms it for me.
The idea is to put your players and team in a position to succeed. The Mets do the opposite. Always have. The Dodgers are the best team in baseball, have the division locked up and still have their “A” lineup out their versus the Mets. While we are choosing to rest players LOL.
This team is a joke.
And pitchers having favorite catchers goes way back. Carlton only pitched to Tim McCarver and when he went to the Phillies, he made them trade for McCarver
I get that everyone needs to work on this. But not mid playoff race. Other thing is you short leash Nido if you do start him - once you're down enough, be ready to PH him early (backup catcher issue notwithstanding)
It's like finding a bat that works best for you & bumps your BA, but in arrogant view of "i am / should be a great hitter" you use the other bat - in your biggest stretch of games no less
Mgmt is far from just Xs & Os but reading players & situations. There's a whole slew of mgrs who don't get this even at the top. Like poker, you HAVE to know the numbers like it or not (Xs & Os). But if you can't read situations & people and apply it with those stats in game, it's nothing but luck in terms of getting better & winning consistently...
Jay Horowitz? Is it still him?
Who pushed for the Cano deal? Jeff. Who pushed to hire Callaway and then backed him in June? Jeff. Who doesn't ever talk to the media when things are down? Jeff. Who has gotten criticized most frequently by executives in high level ownership discussions from Doubleday to Einhorn? Jeff.
Syndergaard is outspoken, there have been rumors he's rubbed "some in the org" the wrong way, he's been in trade discussions for more than a year, and now this year things have leaked out to make him look bad. I'm not a conspiracy theorist but I am inclined to agree with Psi that this is the mets shooting themselves in the foot to spite Syndergaard bc he doesn't toe the party line and if I was taking a guess as to where the shots were fired from it would be the owner's box.
Moving on.....I still see us winning the series.
Nido hits lefties ok. And with expended rosters, you can use Ramos stratgicallynas a pinch hitter and then leave him in the game. That way Ramos is guaranteed to hit in a crucial situation and Thor gets his preferred catcher
Moving on.....I still see us winning the series.
Im giving Thor a pass. Hard to focus when your team created controversy by leaking info about you and made it seem like you are bad teammate
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I’m still in shock Kershaw outpitched Thor. I’m not offering any excuses...we got punched in the face. They were better, we stunk.
Moving on.....I still see us winning the series.
Im giving Thor a pass. Hard to focus when your team created controversy by leaking info about you and made it seem like you are bad teammate
He left a hanging curveball high on a rookie with two strikes. Just a bad pitch....no excuses!