Last night, Bryce Harper was angry with the strike zone, and he continued to bench jockey home plate umpire Mark Carlson until he was thrown out of the game. Harper would then literally trip over himself in a fit of rage to give Carlson another piece of his mind. For his part, Gabe Kapler seemed to have Harper’s back by getting into Carlson’s face. However, just because Kapler seemed...
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3 UP 1. Straight G Because Brodie Van Wagenen won’t permit Mickey Callaway to put his best reliever in the highest leverage situations, it was Robert Gsellman entering the eight to get out a jam with runners at the corners with one out. Gsellman got out of the jam, putting the Mets in a position to win the only game they’d win in the series. In his next appearance, Gsellman pitched...
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Due to the Diaz Dictate, Mickey Callaway was once again put in a position where his best option was to bring in Robert Gsellman in the eighth inning with the tying run at third. This was very problematic. For starters, Gsellman is far from the Mets best reliever. That honor goes to Edwin Diaz. However, Callaway is not allowed to use him in just any high leverage situation with the game on the...
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Last night, the game hung in the balance with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Even after Jeff McNeil had bailed out Jeurys Familia with a fine play to start a 5-4-3 double play, Familia walked the subsequent two batters to load the bases. With the heart of the Phillies lineup coming up, Mickey Callaway needed to get Familia out of the game. This past offseason, the Mets made a...
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3 UP 1. Scooting Towards An MVP Many people believed this was going to be the year Michael Conforto broke out and would have an MVP caliber type of year. So, far Conforto is making those people look very smart. In 18 games so far, he’s hitting .324/.422/.634 with seven doubles, five homers, and 11 RBI. With Conforto, it’s not just the stats, but it’s also when he gets the hits....
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