I’ve had a long day but OLIVER PEREZ is putting up those numbers? FORMER MET Oliver Perez?!?! Damn those Mets! Should’ve put him in the bullp…oh wait.

Early in May Brewer had this to say about Harvey.

“His thought process at this point is, ‘If it’s not broke, don’t fix it,’ from the standpoint of putting zeroes up. You know, this is part of development, even at the Triple-A level. And if you don’t take your changeup with your other two pitches to the big leagues, then it won’t take long for those guys that are making that big league money to catch on.”

espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/44842/brewer-breaks-down-buffalos-top-prospects

Then in late July Brewer was quoted as saying the following,

“Matt has devoted a lot of time to the changeup,” Brewer said. “He had a mediocre changeup at the start of the season. He didn’t use it very much because in the past he has been overpowering and didn’t feel much of a need to command it.

“After a couple of games, he figured out he needed it; that’s what made him an All-Star, being able to offset tempo. His work ethic is outstanding and he has gotten better from day one.”

thewesterlysun.com/mysticriverpress/sports/mystic-s-harvey-knocking-at-big-league-door/article_25a0c328-d01d-11e1-a56d-0019bb2963f4.html

Eventually someone in the media will probably find out what indeed was the specific cause for not retaining him.

Teams don’t do that. nor should they. And frankly, it is none of our damned business!

they made the statement needed (actually, they could have just said nothing other than they decided to part ways), that they did not feel he was on board with the organizational philosophy.

You have to imagine that the organization was a little sensitive about pitchers not following those programs given the history of injuries around here.

Paul DePodesta wasn’t the one teaching Zack Wheeler a new grip on his changeup this July. Romanick was.

There’s more to working with the young pitchers than just the team’s pitching coach and the GMs. I know it’s easy to run and point at a guy in a suit that you dislike – but of course there is more to it.

“While evaluating their organization during the last few weeks, members of the front office decided that the Triple-A pitchers were not always following the strengthening and conditioning program developed by minor-league pitching coordinator Ron Romanick. ”

“The program is designed to keep these players healthy. The team dislikes discussing the details, but insists they are not revolutionary. In spring training, for example, Romanick advised some of the more experienced minor-league pitchers to throw an extra, less-intense bullpen session either the day before or after their regularly scheduled bullpen workout.”

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2012/09/mets_triple-a_pitching_coach_w.html

Cause Harvey was doing just fine until they made him do what was on that page and he didn’t get back until he started doing what the coach who just got fired told him to do which appenrntly is against whatever is on that page!

I am curious what happened that lead Brewer to leave LAD after the 04 year to become a pitching coach for Omaha Royals before joining the Mets organization in 2006.

29 Games, 2.00 ERA 27IP 24K 10BB 25HA 1.29 WHIP

Oddly enough he is dominating RHB, but not LHB.

WHAT was the thing he said that was not the same as the rest of the coaches were preaching…

WHAT DID THEY WANT TAUGHT?

Cause I have to say Harvey has been the bext pitcher in awhile and he has spent all year with the guy they just fired and didn’t have and real issues until he got to the MLB and they messed with him by asking him to throw more breaking balls that cost him two games before they reversed themselves and let him pitch!

Sure you fire someone who doesn’t tow the company line but it’s a mistake if the company line happens to be wrong and something the company shouldn’t be doing!

Probably told Harvey “Listen kid who are you gonna listen to (DePo)a pencil neck who pushes paper for a living and never played a lick of baseball in his life or a man who’s the son of a former big leaguer who’s been a pitching coach for 2 decades? I was doing this when DePo was getting his lunch money taken and eating his boogars in class”

lol…sounds like a script out of Moneyball if they portrayed all the characters truthfully and not sensationalized the nerds

Oh i know…

it’s the Wilpons fault – no money…right?

If Mets dealt with accountability someone should be fired after this season after 2 years straight having 2nd half meltdowns and instead of improving the team and win-loss record has regressed/gotten worse. And Mark Brewer wasnt a part of those failures on the major league level. So who goes Sandy for putting together an incompetent team??? Terry Collins for 2 straight meltdowns in the 2nd half and the team quitting on the season?

Who gets held accountable?

WHO???

Buffalo Bisons Pitching Coach
2012

GCL MetsPitching Coach
2011

Binghamton Mets Pitching Coach
2010 2006

New Orleans Zephyrs Pitching Coach
2007

Omaha Royals Pitching Coach
2005

Tulsa Drillers Pitching Coach
2000

Vero Beach Dodgers Pitching Coach
1999

San Antonio Missions Pitching Coach
1999

Oral Roberts Baseball Pitching Coach
1999 1998

San Bernardino Stampede Pitching Coach
1998

Savannah Sand Gnats Pitching Coach
1997

Great Falls Dodgers Pitching Coach
1996

Texas Baseball Pitching Coach
1993 1992

Salt Lake City Trappers Pitching Coach
1991 1990