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What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
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The New York Mets have been having a difficult season, and Queens residents are blaming everyone in the organization. Respondents placed 25 percent of the blame on the owners, 8.5 percent on the manager and front office and only 5.8 percent on the players, but overwhelmingly the top response was all of the above with 51 percent.
Good stuff from Craig, who takes a higher road that I ever will on this one. I think it will destroy the game. It will chase us old guys that kind still like the game, and the youth is already checked out.
I doubt I’ll ever love it or enjoy it on the level I enjoy a starting pitcher who guts out seven or eight innings, allowing two or three runs and stands in line for the win. If you like it, that’s wonderful. You should like what you like. But it’s just not for me.
Source: Bullpenning may be effective, but it’s not for me – HardballTalk
My proposed solution is this: a rule that states that whoever starts the game is ineligible to pitch in the team’s next three games. The starter may play a position (other than P), pinch hit, pinch run etc – but if you start the game you become a dead roster spot for the next three games.
In the real world, that would mean Wheeler can’t pitch in the next three games. He isn’t going to anyway, so I haven’t broken anything, but I have solved for this bullpenning nonsense that will destroy the business.
Is this true?
“It was one of those things where I think any third baseman or any player trying to win would do it,” said Frazier. (via CBS Sports)
Is this what we want to teach Little Leaguers? Not to win the game on skill but by tricking umpires? Not to win honorably but to win at any cost.
I say no, and I would like to see David Wright play third base honorable.
Soft Todd Frazier has already blocked me for not liking his t-shirts, now I give you real reason Todd – this is dishonorable behavior and I am calling you on it.
Is this what we want Mr. Wilpon, an organization that is based upon cheating the system?
Was watching the excellent Jack Ryan series and look what the Mets fans wear to Nationals games….