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morbs/mgill/jcrunch how do you feel about mickey as a manager?

hes fine

I think he's fine too. All the mets twitter/reddit/etc I've seen has been awfully harsh considering how things have gone so far.

how do you feel about mickey as a manager?

what questionable things has he done so far? i haven't been following closely

Twitter/reddit/sbnation fans are "out for blood" (Dicomo's words) because he's supposedly making bad bullpen / lineup moves, double switching, bunting in the wrong places. He's gambled a few times with using a reliever for a second inning and has gotten burned for a few runs, but it's kind of overblown because everyone in the bullpen has been struggling aside from Diaz. It's always pretty easy to Armchair GM using hindsight. Once a member of Panic City, always a member of Panic City though.

i am familiar with the situation. when the manager is doing questionable things that aren't working out well, and it's tough to tell where the fault lies with the manager and where it's just weird baseball luck.

I'd argue that none of the questionable moves have directly ended up in a loss yet. Just stuff like, "we had a comfortable lead in the game, but then the reliever struggled and we had to use Diaz again and I CANT TAKE IT."

I have not seen a game all the way thru yet, but the fan sites say Callaway is addicted to double switching.

no quality start for Jake tonight

2 HR to Mitch Garver

Looks like Alonso is making the case for more bench time.

Ahead of tonight’s game, the Mets have announced that they have recalled Corey Oswalt from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned Tim Peterson.

MONEYBALL

B. Nimmo hit by pitch, A. Rosario scored, J.D. Davis to third, N. Syndergaard to second

P. Alonso walked, J.D. Davis scored, N. Syndergaard to third, B. Nimmo to second

R. Canó walked, N. Syndergaard scored, B. Nimmo to third, P. Alonso to second

M. Conforto walked, B. Nimmo scored, P. Alonso to third, R. Canó to second

Only one person had ever put a ball in the upper deck at Shea. On April 10, 1969 Tommie Agee hit a ball so far that his teammates are still talking about today. #TBT https://t.co/OOdo1488OU

— New York Mets (@Mets) April 11, 2019

"Ride The Pine" Pete has 5 HRs over his last 5 games.

man Cubby, get off this horse, he's gonna play 150 games if he can

this fuckin' cardiac bullpen

upper echelon HR

https://www.amazinavenue.com/2019/4/12/18307283/pete-alonso-home-run-mets-statcast-breakdown-holy-crap-he-crushed-it-again

more fun for Jersey Al

Mets Game 13 of 162, @ ATL
Friday, April 12, 7:20 p.m.

A night after his splashdown homer, Pete Alonso gets his second scheduled off day of the season.

McNeil 3B
Rosario SS
Canó 2B
Conforto RF
Ramos C
Smith 1B
Broxton CF
Nimmo LF
Wheeler RHP

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 12, 2019

amed rosario, all grown up

Yeah, that bat's way too hot, gotta cool it down with some #pinetime

please let that be the end of Vargas

yeah but who do you have in mind

i'm sure Brodie has Keuchel's number

bartolo >>>>> vargas

Ron Darling is taking a medical leave of absence from his broadcasting duties due to a large mass found in his chest, which will require surgery to remove. Provided there are no complications, he should be back announcing Mets games sometime next month.

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-20190414-72xpwagwcvctrllbx5xl5bk3mm-story.html

66 pitches and deGrom is not out of the 3rd

The Mets recalled RHP Drew Gagnon from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned INF Luis Guillorme.

If the Mets are not going to use Díaz here — when he’s clearly better than the other option, when he hasn’t pitched in three days, when the bases are loaded in a one-run game, when the heart of the opposing order is up, when it’s a division rival, when the pitcher’s spot in the order is a full nine batters away, when it’s literally the highest-leverage plate appearance of the Mets’ season to this point — then it’s fair to wonder when they will.

“He’s not going to get four outs,” manager Mickey Callaway said after the game. “He’s going to get three.”

lol Mickey

thx to you last night i was thinking "Mathenaging"

Mickey has much to learn from the spirit of Matheny. anyone can imitate it for a night, a few weeks. but let's see him commit to it for 5+ seasons

supposedly the Diaz Rules have been imposed by the front office -- but that doesn't explain why his 'three outs' are apparently only for the ninth when leading

Brandon Nimmo's first eight games: .077/.250/.077, 0 XBH, 5 BB, 17 K.

Brandon Nimmo's next eight games: .393/.500/.821, 6 XBH, 5 BB, 9 K.

It appears he's figured it out.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 16, 2019

Matz can't miss batz.

31 pitches, 0 outs recorded.

ERA jumps from 1.65 to 4.96

Brandon Nimmo still has a ton of soreness in his neck. He took a muscle relaxer, but woke up with little range of motion -- about the same as yesterday.

Nimmo is almost certainly unavailable to pinch-hit today, but he doesn't think it's serious enough to warrant an IL stint.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 17, 2019

DeGrom’s elbow is “barking” according to Callaway. He’s been sent back to NY for an MRI.

— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) April 19, 2019

muzzle that 'bow imo

of courrrrrse

let's fucking do this

what, BP vs Vargas? congratulations.

if mickey has vargas throwing BP before he starts, that might explain some of his troubles

Appears to be a duel of mid-80s-mph junkballers.

Radio team sez MRI for deGrom not yet planned.

has 'barking elbow' ever been solved without surgery (apart from tanaka?)

I know everyone is naturally skeptical when it comes to injuries, and that reputation exists for a reason.

That said, everything I've heard today indicates this really is a minor issue for Jacob deGrom, at least as far as the Mets can tell pre-MRI. The concern level isn't high.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 19, 2019

Jacob deGrom throwing a baseball. pic.twitter.com/9G15mIvfCV

— Matt Ehalt (@MattEhalt) April 20, 2019

Happy Birthday Morbs,

- Dex

wasn't watching

Dexter Fowler kindly helps Noah Syndergaard get his first home run of the season: https://t.co/z17J5GWUu3 pic.twitter.com/JHuGIr7NED

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) April 21, 2019