The news of Jacob deGrom’s season-ending injury rocked the Mets. Can these injuries be avoided? Joe Janish, a former D1 player and pitching coach, joins Mike Silva to discuss just that. Joe believes that science and some good practices can help alleviate the rash of injuries. Amazingly the secret may be to copy the routine of 43-year old Bartolo Colon. You can check out Joe’s thoughts at his Mets Today column and Fixingpitchers.com.
I also discuss the Mets chances of going deep into the postseason with their “B-squad.” Don’t discount players like T.J. Rivera, Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo using the postseason platform to steal long-term big league jobs. Never discount players with a chip on their shoulder and something to prove. Besides, the Mets have no pressure since they have the injury excuse on which to fall-back.
Finally, I talk about the resignation of Wally Backman and how he would have been the perfect successor to Terry Collins both on-the-field and from a marketing perspective. Wally could be this generation’s version of Davey Johnson, who grew up with the team in the minors and led them to the promised land with a World Championship.
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