People will have forgotten about the Chili Davis thing by the weekend. Twitter and some beat writers are trying to make it a bigger thing than it is. I think its natural for players to be sad about losing someone they have worked with and built a connection with. I certainly don't know the ins and outs of the relationships of players and hitting or pitching coaches but I trust that perhaps Chilis approach is outdated compared to other clubs that have evolved. Some of the Mets players are so young (Alonso, Dom, McNeil) and new to the league they wouldnt know any different but perhaps some guys (Lindor, Pillar etc) from other organizations are use to a higher level of info and help. Lets be honest with how dominant pitching has become in the last few years the batters need all the help they can get. On the other hand its entirely possible that Chili was simply the fall guy for Lindor/McCann/Smith among others drastically underperforming. Lindor has much bigger sample sizes behind him but frankly McCann and Smith do not.
This daily briefing is probably the best I have ever seen. I want to let you know how much I appreciate it, and hit it first thing in the morning to the point where I almost resent not having it on the weekends! I heard no less than Gary Cohen cite the Morning Fix, so rest assured your excellent work is making a difference.
People will have forgotten about the Chili Davis thing by the weekend. Twitter and some beat writers are trying to make it a bigger thing than it is. I think its natural for players to be sad about losing someone they have worked with and built a connection with. I certainly don't know the ins and outs of the relationships of players and hitting or pitching coaches but I trust that perhaps Chilis approach is outdated compared to other clubs that have evolved. Some of the Mets players are so young (Alonso, Dom, McNeil) and new to the league they wouldnt know any different but perhaps some guys (Lindor, Pillar etc) from other organizations are use to a higher level of info and help. Lets be honest with how dominant pitching has become in the last few years the batters need all the help they can get. On the other hand its entirely possible that Chili was simply the fall guy for Lindor/McCann/Smith among others drastically underperforming. Lindor has much bigger sample sizes behind him but frankly McCann and Smith do not.
This daily briefing is probably the best I have ever seen. I want to let you know how much I appreciate it, and hit it first thing in the morning to the point where I almost resent not having it on the weekends! I heard no less than Gary Cohen cite the Morning Fix, so rest assured your excellent work is making a difference.