The Mets - Same crap as the last crap

[todeen]

Second teams aren't always the answer. I'm a Reds fan, my second team is Seattle, my third team is Cleveland, and my fourth team is Colorado. My fifth team is Minnesota. Guess what? None of my teams have one a WS is my lifetime. The most success has been Cleveland, and two of their WS were heart breaking losses.

Why these teams you ask? I grew up in Billings MT. They had an MiLB affiliate for the Reds. Seattle, Colorado, and Minnesota were the three closest teams all about the same distance in every direction. Cleveland was due to Tris Speaker....I could have just as easily been a Red Sox fan except for the picture I had of him was in a Cleveland jersey!

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[mrreality68]

Agreed Eppler has to go all that money and so little results

Think about it over $380 mill payroll and that is with multiple kids playing at key positions

It is good they have a great owner who is not afraid to spend but they need to know how to spend it wisely.

Spending it on big name players is ok if they are not super old, not injury prone, and/or not a key player

and then forget about depth..........ugh

[jayshum]

Of the NL playoff teams from 2022, only the Braves and Dodgers are having decent seasons so far, but with 90 or so games to go, a lot can still change.

[tod41]

Buck shows over and over again why he wears out his welcome wherever he goes. He is not a good manager at all.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by tod41

Buck shows over and over again why he wears out his welcome wherever he goes. He is not a good manager at all.

+1 agree

And he is “known” for having his team prepared, fundamentals, and hustle.

And last year most of the year it looked it

This year it looks like he and the team forgot

[Jim65]

So a 4 time Manager of the Year isn't a good manager? They won 101 games last year and all of a sudden Buck is bad? I guess its Bucks fault that Diaz was hurt or that their $341 Million player is hitting.220 or that Verlander and Scherzer have been bad or that Marte got off to a terrible start or McNeil's average dropped 50 points or that Ottavino has been inconsistent or that they cannot hit in the clutch, etc. Buck has his faults, he is too loyal to veteran players, like Vogelbach, but what old school manager wasn't?

Its amazing how fast fans turn on managers. It was Callaway's fault, then it was Rojas fault, now its Bucks fault. Then it will be the next manager's fault?

This team is poorly constructed, I blame Alderson and Eppler for that.

[Snapolit1]

It is comical how much fans rage at managers and not the folks who actually constructed the team. Yeah I'm sure Buck's two judgment calls a game about selecting pinch hitters and calling for the old hit and run that are what's really the issue here.

Do people still think the manager creates the lineup or decides what relief pitcher is coming in? Analytics baby.

Baseball managers are a lot like airline pilots these days. Computers tell them what do do, and they spend long periods of time basically just watching what's happening like you and me.

Originally Posted by Jim65

So a 4 time Manager of the Year isn't a good manager? They won 101 games last year and all of a sudden Buck is bad? I guess its Bucks fault that Diaz was hurt or that their $341 Million player is hitting.220 or that Verlander and Scherzer have been bad or that Marte got off to a terrible start or McNeil's average dropped 50 points or that Ottavino has been inconsistent or that they cannot hit in the clutch, etc. Buck has his faults, he is too loyal to veteran players, like Vogelbach, but what old school manager wasn't?

Its amazing how fast fans turn on managers. It was Callaway's fault, then it was Rojas fault, now its Bucks fault. Then it will be the next manager's fault?

This team is poorly constructed, I blame Alderson and Eppler for that.

[tod41]

Originally Posted by Jim65

So a 4 time Manager of the Year isn't a good manager? They won 101 games last year and all of a sudden Buck is bad? I guess its Bucks fault that Diaz was hurt or that their $341 Million player is hitting.220 or that Verlander and Scherzer have been bad or that Marte got off to a terrible start or McNeil's average dropped 50 points or that Ottavino has been inconsistent or that they cannot hit in the clutch, etc. Buck has his faults, he is too loyal to veteran players, like Vogelbach, but what old school manager wasn't?

Its amazing how fast fans turn on managers. It was Callaway's fault, then it was Rojas fault, now its Bucks fault. Then it will be the next manager's fault?

This team is poorly constructed, I blame Alderson and Eppler for that.

Yes the 4 time manager of the year is not a good manager. He should not have won it last year anyway. The team collapsed when it counted. Buck has no creativity and no fire as a manager. He is a media darling and therefore, highly overrated. It's no coincidence that the Yankees, Diamondbacks and Rangers were better off when he was fired. Having said that, Alderson and Eppler deserve the lion share of the blame for this mess. The Lindor deal and the aftermath of it will continue to haunt this team.