Comments on: Mets Comeback Falls Short In 4-3 Loss To Astros http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html Mon, 20 May 2013 06:19:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Metsie http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246312 Metsie Tue, 01 May 2012 16:23:59 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246312 The Issue with leaving Acosta in was the fact that Francisco wasn’t available last night.
So Terry was trying to stretch his Bullpen with Acosta.

It cost him but truth is the way our Pen has been of late no reason to believe anyone else would have done any better!

The only move I could Qibble with is he should have left Byrdak in longer since he has been so good. I don’t know what his splits were against the batter and maybe that was why but he has been one of the brighter spots in the pen and was getting the outs. Shold have ridden him a bit longer or went to him a bit sooner.

]]> By: Mr North Jersey http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246287 Mr North Jersey Tue, 01 May 2012 15:46:23 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246287 Who was that last night Bud Norris or Chuck Norris? Cause his Kung Fu was strong last night.

Acosta comes out for that 2nd inning and gives up the lead run and this time the Mets are unable to come back. Collins postgame remarks was the pen was worn out from the past few days in explaining why he tried to get another inning out of Acosta.

Positives for me was Torres & Nieuwenhuis’s hits to get the Mets back in the game and Ike with 2 hits as he continues to work his way back.

Niese on the hill.

LGM!!

]]> By: stick http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246215 stick Tue, 01 May 2012 13:55:00 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246215 considering most BPs suck (outside of maybe 1-2 guys), most managers probably seem like idiots a lot of the time re: pen management.

a lot of damned if you do, damned if you don’t. And they do have to live with ramifications of balancing usage of guys.

]]> By: srt http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246210 srt Tue, 01 May 2012 13:47:15 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246210 Well that was my mindset as well. As soon as I saw Acosta back out there for the 2nd inning I thought: ‘Not sure this is a good idea…..’

]]> By: trs86 http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246208 trs86 Tue, 01 May 2012 13:40:43 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246208 To me you deal with that on the back end not the front end.

]]> By: stick http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246205 stick Tue, 01 May 2012 13:26:33 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246205 It seems that he was trying to balance the potential of extra innings, vs. having an overused pen. So, he rolled the dice trying to sneak Manny through for 2 innings, and lost.

I can buy letting him go out for the 2nd inning. Only on a short leash.

but yeah, as soon as that first guy got on, he should have gone to Byrdak.

]]> By: trs86 http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246204 trs86 Tue, 01 May 2012 13:24:09 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246204 I guess but to me Acosta is at best a one inning pitcher and I would rather lose with one of your better pitchers on the mound.

]]> By: srt http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246202 srt Tue, 01 May 2012 13:22:14 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246202 While I had a bad feeling with bringing in Acosta for the 2nd inning – even after he looked fine in his first inning of work – if TC had brought in Parnell there and he gave up a run we’d all be complaining how Acosta looked fine, no reason to take him out. Hindsight is 20/20.

This game was definitely winnable. We made Norris look like an ace out there for a long while.
Houston is going to win around 60 games and unfortunately, this was one of them.

]]> By: jdon http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246200 jdon Tue, 01 May 2012 12:58:01 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246200 well, they don’t score runs for him but he has missed a lot of starts for them, so I suppose it is a wash.

]]> By: trs86 http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246199 trs86 Tue, 01 May 2012 12:39:32 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246199 I agree. I don’t hate Collins but when there is blame there is blame. It was a terrible idea to bring back Acosta and he should have admitted it and pulled him as soon as a runner got on. As for where was Parnell? Again, I can’t believe Collins used the line of if we had the lead I would have brought in Rauch. Instead I chose to lose.

]]> By: Alex in CT http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246198 Alex in CT Tue, 01 May 2012 12:36:42 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246198 There’s a lot I like about Collins, but in a season and a quarter managing the bullpen is not one of them. When Acosta came out for the second inning, defeat was inevitable. I dont what he was thinking. Where the heck is Parnell?

]]> By: trs86 http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246196 trs86 Tue, 01 May 2012 12:31:49 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246196 I agree and said so last night, this one is on Terry. If we had won it would have been on Mills. You saw the extremes of both sides last night.
Acosta should have never came back out for the 2nd inning. I also don’t like the idea of…. well if we had had the lead I would have used Rauch. Well what now? You never got the lead and your mop up pitcher cost you the chance to win the game.

]]> By: sarge69 http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246194 sarge69 Tue, 01 May 2012 11:57:24 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246194 I don’t see any consistency out of this BP plus Terry leaving Acosta out there for 2 innings after his batting practice session at Coors Field says let him pitch one inning, get other team out and leave with encouraging outing but…

]]> By: Russell Zanca http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/05/mets-comeback-falls-short-in-4-3-loss-to-astros.html#comment-246191 Russell Zanca Tue, 01 May 2012 04:36:42 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=79551#comment-246191 Acosta was fine for one inning. No reason to send him out there for another, esp. after putting a guy on.

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