Christian Scott and Bullpen Management

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And I conservatively said, just split the next two games. Just win this series. Go win this series. Go win the series in Arizona. And it's small chopping wood progress towards creeping towards 500. And I did say that and I stand by that. And I think big picture, it is true. The Mets one, two out of three, and that's the goal going into any series. I think when you lose games though, that you should win, and you lose games for specific reasons that cause concerns, that's where you get angry. That's why when you project win this amount of game, win that amount of game, well, let's see how you win the game. Let's see how you lose the game . So grand picture, yeah, the Mets have won back-to-back series. That's all true. And grand picture is going two out of three against Arizona, continue to chop wood, continue to slowly but surely cut into the deficit you created. And then maybe you wake up in late June and you're only three games under 500. They got a lot of work to do, but winning two out of three is certainly a part of that process . But when you score two runs in Colorado, I'm sorry. I mean I can't just poo-poo that and say, hey, we won the series. No biggie. Now, as far as the pitching is concerned, I'm very encouraged by Christian Scott. I I really like what I'm seeing from Christian Scott. First of all, and I think there was an emailer who pointed this out after his last start, such similarities to Zach Wheeler. It's not just the forty-five that he wears. It's not just the way he holds the glove up to his head. But Christian Scott's got a presence, and I thought he was impressive in this game. He got off to an incredible start. He struck out the first two guys. He went six up, six down on only seventeen pitches. He worked out of trouble in the third inning when he gave up that double to Kyle Carros. Unfortunately, and what else is new? Ahead in the count. He g ives up an RBI single to Willie Castro , which was disappointing because that's kind of the Mets M. Oh. They'll be ahead of the count. They'll be a pitch that's right there . And that's how you give up a run. Two outs and ahead of the count. It's like a Mets specialty. And it was frustrating because, and this would end up defining Christian Scott's performance, the four pitch walk, right before Castro got that RBI single. And maybe I don't know what it was, but he lost Troy Johnston and walked him on four pitches, which set up the Willie Castro RBI single with Scott ahead of the co unt, but he was able to get out of that inning, got the first two guys out in the fifth inning, and then the four-pitch walk to Edward Julian cost him the game. Do I agree with Carlos Mendoza taking him out? Let me address that. So Scott was at 82 pitches. He was going third time around the batting order. And he was about to face Mickey Moniac, who he actually got out twice so far. I was in favor of allowing Christian Scott to have one more bat ter . But I understand , I understand a four-pitch walk being enough for Carlos Mendoza to say, eh , let me get him out before this thing gets bad. That's not why Mendy took him out. Sometimes you agree with someone for the wrong reasons or for different reasons . He was taken out because at 82 pitches they are still being very careful with Christian Scott. And if you look at how many pitches he has thrown in the minor leagues, he hasn't gone much past 82. Some things are impossible to miss, like an elephant in the room or a bull in a china shop. Or this season's amazing offers brought to you by PayPal. Discover offers from hundreds of brands like Fayator, Alberts, and Tori Birch right in the PayPal app. Save an offer before you check out with PayP al and earn unlimited rewards. Download the PayPal app to get started. Terms and exclusions apply. See PayPal.com/slash rewards terms . Will there be a point this season where he can exceed that number? I hope so, because if he's going to take the baseball every five days and he's going to be capped out at 80 to 85 pitches, he's very rarely going to go six innings, which is that benchmark that you have for a starting pitcher in 2026. Five isn't good enough. Six? Okay. You feel okay about six innings. Now you're only asking your bullpen for nine outs. I didn't hate Mendy taking Christian Scott out. I think if we're being real about where Scott is coming off of Tommy John surgery, even if you allow him to face Mickey Moniak, that's going to be his last batter . He goes to Was gar Brazaban, who does his job? I mean, he gets Mickey Moniak out. Unfortunately, and it's the old base on ball, as Bob Murphy would say, the two walks in the sixth inning, the wild pitch did him in, and then he gets unlucky, gives up the little bloop double to Jake McCart hy again ahead of the count . It is unbelievable on this road trip, a road trip that so far is four and two , but how many times in those two losses. The havey given up RBI hits, not just with two outs, but ahead of the count. When this road trip is over, I'm gonna have a uh count. We're gonna have a counter. A two out head of the count counter in terms of how many runs the Mets have given up. But here's what sucks, and it goes back to the offense, and I don't want to go too much back into that . But when Brazeban gives up that RBI double to Jake McCarthy in the bottom of the sixth inning, and it's a two-one game that turns into a two-two game. We're all thinking the same thing, which is they're not scoring another run . I mean, now you're going to need perfect pitching from your bullpen to maintain. And to a degree, they got it. Austin Warren comes in. After he issues a walk, he strikes out Brett Sullivan with the bases loaded. So he makes a big pitch. He gets out of a one-out walk situation by getting Tyler Friedman to bounce into a double play. So Austin Warren continues to be worth holding on to. He continues to be worth having a major league roster spot. And then you've got Craig Kimbrell . Craig Kimbr ell is not in the circle of trust. The only reason Craig Kimbrell appeared in a tie game in the bottom of the eighth inning is because Tobias Myers and Sean Minaiah pooped the bed . And this is why there are certain games, there are certain moments, there are certain situations that may feel innocuous at the time, because it doesn't impact you winning or losing. But baseball's a long season. It's a long ass season, as a wise man once said. And so what happens the night before can screw you the next day. W Thenob ias Myers comes into a game and it's eight-nothing, what you can't do is give up two home runs and four extra base hits versus the first six batters you face . You can't face seven batters and give up five base h its . Tobias Myers doing that caused Brooks Rayleigh to not only have to pitch in this game, but get four outs . If Brooks Rayleigh isn't asked to get four outs after the Mets had an eight-nothing lead on Wednesday night, then Brooks Rayleigh is being asked to get big outs in a tie g ame in the bottom of the eighth inning . Tobias Myers has mostly been good as a New York Met. That performance on Wednesday night cost them the next night. The Sean Mania thing, look, I think right now we're all mad at Sean Mania h. I tweeted out after that performance, get him off my roster. And I think most Met fans feel that way. I don't think Sean Maniah and his performance on Wednesday directly impacted the Met bullpen and the results of Thursday's game nearly as much as Tobias Myers. And just hear me out on that. Because when Mania came in in the ninth inning and he failed too . Four or five batters get on base and it forces you to use Devin Williams. I don't think Devin Williams was ever coming in eighth inning tie game on the road. So it may have affected this game later on . But it was the fact that Myers forced Carlos Mendoza to use Brooks Rayleigh and Luke Weaver, two relievers that say what you want about Weaver specifically. Rayleigh, I think we all trust, but you trust both of those guys more than you trust Craig Kimbrell . And they did not appear in Thursday's game because of the way Tobias Myers pitched . We can rip Shaw Maniah. I'm going to. We'll talk about game two in a second. And if he should be on the roster or not. But if we're being fair, and sometimes it's difficult to not, you know, use our biases to impact what we think. Sean Minaia crapping the bet on Wednesday was not as bad in terms of impacting the next day as Tobias Myers crapping the bet. And it forced Carlos Mendoza to use lesser reliefs. But just to bring it back , does it matter if you can't score runs? Does it matter if you're stuck at two when you're playing at course field against the Colorado Rockies, who came in with a team ERA almost near five . So we can get nuts about bullpen management and who screwed up on Wednesday and who it forced to pitch on Thursda y. But if you're scoring two runs in course field, you're asking for perfection. And right now, that's kind of the way it feels. I know they scored 10 runs two days ago or a day ago, but more times than not, this is an offense that caps out at scoring four runs, three or four runs, and that's not enough. You score four runs even in major league baseball, you got a bad offense. That offense isn't enough . They need more . They need more from the LD offense. And unfortunately, I don't know where that's coming from. The right window treatments change everything: your sleep, your privacy, the way every room looks and feels. At Blinds.com, we've spent 30 years making it surprisingly simple to get exactly what your home needs. 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