One time Giants, Jets, Patriots etc head coach, Bill Parcells one said “ You are what your records says you are!”. This is self evident with this seasons Met team. At times the Mets seem like they they can hang with the best teams in their division, and as we have seen over the last few games when they lose- well they do it in 1962 style.
Just like a .500 team it appears that this season’s Mets team is lacking consistency. When the pitchers are on their game the offense seems to provide little run support. When the bats do seem to come around it seems like the pitching and defense seem non-existent.
Is this what we can expect from this season ? Most probably it is, but we all know that this team is a team that most likely will not win a division – nor will they play well enough for a wild card slot. But if they do finish the season at .500 or better – well I think it will be a sign that better days are ahead of this team.
And with that said… HERE COMES THE INFAMY !!!!!
Mets alumni celebrating a birthday today includes:
The co-ace of those putrid late ’70′s and early ’80′s pitching staffs, Pat Zachry is 60(1952).
One of the best power hitting outfielders to ever wear a Mets uniform, Carlos Beltran is 35 (1977).
Sadly on this date in 1992, original Mets shortstop, Elio Chacon passed away.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays claimed middle reliever, Brian Rose of the New York Mets on waivers on April 24, 2001.
Mo Vaughn is currently writing his memoirs. He is planning to call it “The Road To Mo” !!
12 comments
gategem
4/24/2012-5:12am at 5:12 am (UTC -4)
It wasn’t too long ago that emotionally I felt the Mets could win every game they played. Now emotionally I feel they could lose every game they play. But if you remove the passion and view them as I would a team I don’t root for then I see a team that was projected to win somewhere between 75 to 80 games. Basically the projections have given them a range where if the season went their way the Mets would at best be mediocre. Now the optimists like to quote the stats when they support their beliefs and when the stats don’t they say the game is played on the field not on paper. The pessimists do the same thing but selectively draw on facts that support their pessimism. Basically the Mets are what they are. There are holes on this team you could pass a Virginia Class Nuclear Submarine through. On days like yesterday all these issues come to the forefront. On other days they manage to mask these problems. It will be like this all season. And I’m glad a new Top Gear was on yesterday so I didn’t have to see the second game and I missed the first game because I refuse to watch a game started by Batista.
BTW would it help Ike to shuffle off to Buffalo to get his hitting mechanics straightened out?
darknova306
4/24/2012-6:39am at 6:39 am (UTC -4)
It’s like I said as the season was getting underway: I expect the Mets to wind up in the mid-70s in wins while constantly fluctuating between being good and bad. I don’t expect any real long winning or losing streaks.
Stickguy
4/24/2012-7:23am at 7:23 am (UTC -4)
I don’t have top gear auto recording anymore. I had it set up on my bedroom DVR, but just had to replace that and never got around to setting it back up. I like that show.
and in the dugout, I kept instigating about Ike needing a trip down to fix the mechanical mess he is in.
darknova306
4/24/2012-7:15am at 7:15 am (UTC -4)
I’m glad I was only able to see the first game yesterday. Sounds like they played even worse in the second one. They looked lethargic and lost.
Given all his time away with the injury, I fully expected Ike Davis to have a slow start, but this is getting ridiculous. He looks 100% lost at the plate.
The offense is averaging 3.5 runs per game, and is striking out at the highest rate in baseball (tied with Baltimore). We’re seeing right now how bad this team is when the pitching isn’t spot on, which is something we can’t expect from them every game. This will be a very up-and-down season, that’s for sure. Strap in for the ride, folks!
Stickguy
4/24/2012-7:26am at 7:26 am (UTC -4)
well, so far they are the .500ish team I predicted. Shocking actually with how horrid the middle of the order has been.
So never expected them to run away with the division, but can they stay at .500 and make a little run at the WC? sure. NL does not look to be filled with powerhouses.
Though if the 4-6 hitters continue to be this bad, .500 will be tough to keep! So figuring at some point those guys (well, ike and duda) have a hot stretch, they will have a run of scoring and get some wins out of it.
srt
4/24/2012-7:46am at 7:46 am (UTC -4)
I believe I had them predicted to win < 80 games, unless everything broke right. The club as currently constructed is a .500 type club, give or take 5 games depending on factors such as health, defense and pitching.
After watching since the season opener I think that prediction is spot on. As gategem said, they've got some big holes. Some lineups thus far have seen 6, 7 or 8 homegrown players. I believe it's more about getting a good look at some of these young'uns at the big league level then it is about winning ball games. I'm not saying they're not trying to win. Just believe the emphasis is more on issues such as getting a good long look at what they have now to gauge what they'll need going forward.
trs86
4/24/2012-7:56am at 7:56 am (UTC -4)
Here’s our fear. It’s not what happens THIS year if Ike and Duda struggle it’s what happens the next 5 years if Ike and Duda are not MLB regulars? Uh Oh…. That’s the same fear that goes along with what happens if Harvey, Wheeler, Familia and Mejia are Generation Next instead of young studs? I know on a morning like this it’s easy to be pessimistic and I hope that’s all it is but those dreams of the new core(tm) could turn into nightmares just as easy. For now, Go Ike, Go Duda because there is NO one even close in the system that can replace what you guys are supposed to bring.
Stickguy
4/24/2012-8:26am at 8:26 am (UTC -4)
well, it could happen that guys you think are going to be fixtures don’t work out, but on the flip side, you can get someone out of nowhere nailing down a job (frankly, for most people, that is where Duda came from!)
1B? no one obvious, but maybe a guy like Lutz? RF, one of the multitude of MiL OFs takes the leap?
hard to predict.
trs86
4/24/2012-8:30am at 8:30 am (UTC -4)
It might be hard to predict, I agree. But thinking that the system is going to produce what we all expected Ike and Duda to produce is foolish. We would have to go out and buy at least one of those spots with …. no money.
I guess worst case you move Murphy to 1B and Havens/Vspin takes 2B and you only have to fill RF.
Stick
4/24/2012-9:02am at 9:02 am (UTC -4)
but we won’t have no money. And not every player brought in has to be a huge $ superstar.
but yes, it would put a major hurt if those big bats flame out. I just think it is too early to assume they will.
Duda I think is very close, and a good confidence game and maybe a little tweak from Hudgens should do it.
Ike, he scares me. I do think it could end up requiring a trip to AAA to get straightened out, and that is always a dangerous path to go down. He just looks so bad right now. Not just #s, but approach, etc.
NJstuckinTX
4/24/2012-9:03am at 9:03 am (UTC -4)
It’s more Ike than Duda. To be honest, Duda is just gravy, meaning he was never on anyone’s radar (except sticks) and was never anticipated to be anything amazing. Now, Ike on the other hand, showed flashes of brilliance and to go from said brilliance (at the plate and in the field) to only being fairly brilliant in the field and being Rey Rey Ordonez at the plate is just baffling. I think the time off, the virus and the rehab from injury are playing more into this than we know.
I mean, 9 men left on base in 3 ABs?!?! Can’t he at least try to Biggio it and lean into a pitch?
Stick
4/24/2012-10:46am at 10:46 am (UTC -4)
and the one time he finally hits the ball, it is into a weak double play.