Post Game Thoughts: Reds 4, Mets 2
Hey everyone, just got back from the game tonight and wanted to throw some thoughts up. If you're only seeing this for the first time Tuesday morning, be advised that Sip will have something up later in the day so keep checking in for that.
1. The Mets have played better ball on the road than at Shea. Why? Well, it's got a little something to do with the Carloses.
Let me make two things clear at the outset: one, Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado are not singularly responsible for the Mets' "woes" at home this year; two, the Mets are by no means a bad team at home, they just haven't done as well at Shea (20-14) as they have on the road (23-12).
If you look at Mets' home/road splits, there are a bunch of composite statistics that jump out.
As a team, the Mets have hit .244 at home with a .742 OPS vs. .284 with a .818 OPS on the road. Makes sense, you say, Shea's a pitcher's park, other stadiums are more forgiving. Ahh, but that brings us to team statistic no. 2.
As a team, the Mets have an ERA of 4.03 at spacious Shea vs. an ERA of 3.65 on the road.
The point is that the Mets are a better hitting team and a better pitching team away from Shea, and that naturally goes a long way towards explaining why the Mets are 11 games over .500 on the road and only 6 games over at Shea.
But if you look at the hitting numbers of the players on the team, you can't help but notice that C-Bel and C-Del have hardly been the same players in Flushing as they have been elsewhere.
To wit, here's how the two have hit on the road.
- Beltran (109 AB): .358 avg., 10 HR, 36 RBI, 1.189 OPS
- Delgado (131 AB): .321 avg., 11 HR, 29 RBI, 1.010 OPS
Now compare that to how they've done at Shea:
- Beltran (108 AB): .213 avg., 8 HR, 17 RBI, .830 OPS
- Delgado (125 AB): .216 avg., 8HR, 21 RBI, .766 OPS
The numbers speak for themselves. On the road, the heart of our order is fearsome; at home, the heart of our order is on life support. If you were wondering why the Mets have a better record on the road, that's got a lot to do with it.
2. Construction on the new stadium is in its nascent stages.
This is really exciting to see. As me and the Hound were saying as we walked past the construction site, we agreed that in spite of everything we'd read, there was a part of us that hadn't quite believed that the stadium was actually going to be built.
Well, seeing is believing, and even if it's just a few cranes and a lot of cinder blocks, it's plain that something is happening in the Shea parking lot, and it sure as hell isn't doing anyone looking for a parking space any favors.
In spite of the inconvenience, it's pretty exciting stuff.
3. If no one is laughing at your cat calls, pipe down.
I had the distinct displeasure of sitting near two of the single most annoying fans I've ever encountered last night. Every pitch solicited a loud, obnoxious response from these two.
Now look, if you're chattering away and the crowd is eating it up, more power to you; I appreciate a clever jeerer as much as the next guy.
But if you don't get a single laugh all game, and if you drive a high percentage of the other people sitting around you to other seats, it's time to be quiet. Sometimes less is more.
4. The Shea Stadium dugout shops on the Field Level are really a mixed bag.
Items they did not have: orange Jose Reyes, David Wright, or Pedro Martinez t-shirts in a size fitting A Friend of Mrs. Glass'; umbrellas for fans seeking one in the event of rain. Both seem like no-brainers.
What they did have were an awesome 1986 World Series hat (which I now call my own and intend to wear to the Mets/Red Sox series at Fenway next week, at the risk of getting my ass kicked), and a series of sassy t-shirts.
Among the sassy t-shirts were ones that read "Your girlfriend likes my team" with a Mets logo beneath (was tempted to buy, held off), and another that read "Dynasties and Empires Fall... Long Live the Mets", which may become mandatory wearing for all Y2K readers in good time.
In any event, some good items are to be found, but there are a number of puzzling absences. Go figure.
Speaking of sometimes less is more, this has gone on longer than I intended. Last thought: You can't win 'em all, but with this club we've got here, sometimes you get to feeling like you could. See you all tomorrow.
- A.F.O.M.G.
1. The Mets have played better ball on the road than at Shea. Why? Well, it's got a little something to do with the Carloses.
Let me make two things clear at the outset: one, Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado are not singularly responsible for the Mets' "woes" at home this year; two, the Mets are by no means a bad team at home, they just haven't done as well at Shea (20-14) as they have on the road (23-12).
If you look at Mets' home/road splits, there are a bunch of composite statistics that jump out.
As a team, the Mets have hit .244 at home with a .742 OPS vs. .284 with a .818 OPS on the road. Makes sense, you say, Shea's a pitcher's park, other stadiums are more forgiving. Ahh, but that brings us to team statistic no. 2.
As a team, the Mets have an ERA of 4.03 at spacious Shea vs. an ERA of 3.65 on the road.
The point is that the Mets are a better hitting team and a better pitching team away from Shea, and that naturally goes a long way towards explaining why the Mets are 11 games over .500 on the road and only 6 games over at Shea.
But if you look at the hitting numbers of the players on the team, you can't help but notice that C-Bel and C-Del have hardly been the same players in Flushing as they have been elsewhere.
To wit, here's how the two have hit on the road.
- Beltran (109 AB): .358 avg., 10 HR, 36 RBI, 1.189 OPS
- Delgado (131 AB): .321 avg., 11 HR, 29 RBI, 1.010 OPS
Now compare that to how they've done at Shea:- Beltran (108 AB): .213 avg., 8 HR, 17 RBI, .830 OPS
- Delgado (125 AB): .216 avg., 8HR, 21 RBI, .766 OPS
The numbers speak for themselves. On the road, the heart of our order is fearsome; at home, the heart of our order is on life support. If you were wondering why the Mets have a better record on the road, that's got a lot to do with it.
2. Construction on the new stadium is in its nascent stages.
This is really exciting to see. As me and the Hound were saying as we walked past the construction site, we agreed that in spite of everything we'd read, there was a part of us that hadn't quite believed that the stadium was actually going to be built.
Well, seeing is believing, and even if it's just a few cranes and a lot of cinder blocks, it's plain that something is happening in the Shea parking lot, and it sure as hell isn't doing anyone looking for a parking space any favors.
In spite of the inconvenience, it's pretty exciting stuff.
3. If no one is laughing at your cat calls, pipe down.
I had the distinct displeasure of sitting near two of the single most annoying fans I've ever encountered last night. Every pitch solicited a loud, obnoxious response from these two.
Now look, if you're chattering away and the crowd is eating it up, more power to you; I appreciate a clever jeerer as much as the next guy.
But if you don't get a single laugh all game, and if you drive a high percentage of the other people sitting around you to other seats, it's time to be quiet. Sometimes less is more.
4. The Shea Stadium dugout shops on the Field Level are really a mixed bag.
Items they did not have: orange Jose Reyes, David Wright, or Pedro Martinez t-shirts in a size fitting A Friend of Mrs. Glass'; umbrellas for fans seeking one in the event of rain. Both seem like no-brainers.
What they did have were an awesome 1986 World Series hat (which I now call my own and intend to wear to the Mets/Red Sox series at Fenway next week, at the risk of getting my ass kicked), and a series of sassy t-shirts.
Among the sassy t-shirts were ones that read "Your girlfriend likes my team" with a Mets logo beneath (was tempted to buy, held off), and another that read "Dynasties and Empires Fall... Long Live the Mets", which may become mandatory wearing for all Y2K readers in good time.
In any event, some good items are to be found, but there are a number of puzzling absences. Go figure.
Speaking of sometimes less is more, this has gone on longer than I intended. Last thought: You can't win 'em all, but with this club we've got here, sometimes you get to feeling like you could. See you all tomorrow.
- A.F.O.M.G.
posted by A Friend of Mr. Glass' at 10:38 PM
1 Comments:
great job with the stats.
merchandizing for the Mets suck. and has been asscheeks for a long while now.
Can we get a name for who is in charge of this? email address?
C'mon we have mr muthphukkin Met dude. that big ass apple. and orange and fukkin blue! de phuk yo?!?! dats more than enough when u add onto the characters and ball players in the clubhouse. this shit has been pissing me off for 11 years or so when I could walk into any store anywhere and find the yankee to met ratio of shit 29 to 1.
phuk!
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