I think one assumes that every pitcher is going to have TJS at some point, but the Mets losing Wheeler for 2 seasons and Noah for pretty much 2 seasons, is really quite annoying.
Maybe a win like it should have been -- McNeil is the guy who really disappointed me, because he can be such a force offensively -- but here was a 3-2 game in which we used 5 relievers. It's unsustainable. I don't have the numbers to support this impression, but I feel like the Mets have lost only a few games because of staying too long with a starter, whereas they have often asked too much of the bullpen. Sometimes the price for that isn't paid on the day of purchase; the after-effects show up with a tired, taxed, short-handed bullpen. And while I "get" Dom Smith's public comments, I wish they sounded a little less delusional. This team was in first place for more than 90 games. The division was there for the taking. Oh well!
I think one assumes that every pitcher is going to have TJS at some point, but the Mets losing Wheeler for 2 seasons and Noah for pretty much 2 seasons, is really quite annoying.
Maybe a win like it should have been -- McNeil is the guy who really disappointed me, because he can be such a force offensively -- but here was a 3-2 game in which we used 5 relievers. It's unsustainable. I don't have the numbers to support this impression, but I feel like the Mets have lost only a few games because of staying too long with a starter, whereas they have often asked too much of the bullpen. Sometimes the price for that isn't paid on the day of purchase; the after-effects show up with a tired, taxed, short-handed bullpen. And while I "get" Dom Smith's public comments, I wish they sounded a little less delusional. This team was in first place for more than 90 games. The division was there for the taking. Oh well!