Comments on: 3 Up & 3 Down: The San Francisco Treat Edition

By: srt

srt — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:05:52 +0000

You know it’s been a bad week in Met land when one of your 3 Up is the opposing team’s pitchers……

By: Gregga

Gregga — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:02:30 +0000

I don’t think I’d send Ike down right away, but eitehr bat him lower in the order, or maybe put Wright behind him to offer some protection.
I would send Duda down when Torres in ready, then play Torres in center with Capt’n Kirk in right. At least we know Kirk can hit a bit.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:00:30 +0000

Obviously the Mets will act on what is best for Ike. In the end they may indeed send him down or not. My opinion as a fan is I would not like to see him go down and rather be given the chance to work it out up here.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:55:45 +0000

I can see both sides NJ and I think they will have to act based on the player himself. It’s impossible for us to know which move will impact his mental state more. Batting .145 from now through the ASB or sending him down in a couple of weeks. The Mets will have to decide what steps to take to right the ship.
1) Move him in the order up or down to take off pressure or adjust what he is seeing.
2) Give him more time off against LH until he gets in a groove.
3) Sending him down to AAA to work on his swing and breathe a little.
4) Leaving him alone and hoping it’s just a slump.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:51:21 +0000

True that is an option. I still think that if he is still struggling when Torres is ready then you bring up Lutz and Torres and send down Ike and Baxter (release).

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:51:14 +0000

we were discussing this in the dugout last night. I am opposed to sending Ike down. I’d give him at least till the ASB before I even visit the idea of sending him down.

By: stick

stick — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:48:09 +0000

If the Braves can do that with a much more established player, would be hard to quibble with Ike getting a few weeks to rebuild himself.

actually this could be a good time for a phantom injury (play the valley fever card?) Forget about demoting him, just send him to EST in PSL to work on stuff, then he can have the week or so of rehab games, and come back better than ever!

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:45:12 +0000

Interesting and as I said either here or in the desert one, eventually the Mets may have to make the same decision with Ike.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:43:43 +0000

Ha! “San Francisco Treat” nice.

I think looking back that Lincecum the Mets prob bailed him out more than he got them out but Madison pitched well. On another note I see the Braves sent Jair Jurrjens down to AAA to right himself.

By: stick

stick — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:43:17 +0000

I agree about leaving Pelf in. to me, it is better to say “we have confidence in you” even if it doesn’t work out, than it is to say “we don’t think you can do it so we won’t give you a chance to succeed to make sure you can’t fail”

and the Mets offense remains to be seen (can’t possibly stay this bad!) but the Giant’s starters are actually really good too.