I Hear The Voices

I’ve said this once before.

General managers, managers, coaches … they get fired after series like this.

They didn’t get fired after the last series like this, so I wouldn’t hold my breath for anything to happen now, after New York (AL) completed their sweep of the Mets with a 7-5 loss which was only that close because Curtis Granderson hit a ninth inning grand slam off of the Yankees’ worst reliever. Luis Severino, after getting murdered by the Red Sox, was barely bothered by what’s left of the 2017 New York Mets. Steven Matz has an ERA over ten in his last eight starts.

Like I said, nobody is getting fired after this game. However, the fact that a young pitcher who has as much talent as Steven Matz can go this long a stretch being this bad is an indictment on the Mets coaching staff. Yes, Matz is bad. If he’s tipping pitches, if his approach of trying to pitch to contact is wrong, that’s on him. But to have this happen for this long is on Dan Warthen and to a lesser extent, the rest of the relevant staff. This isn’t Chris Flexen or Rafael Montero getting bombed. This is Steven Matz. If he has regressed this much and it actually isn’t injury related, then Warthen should be fired on the spot, because there’s no real excuse for it.

Warthen’s legacy will largely be a good one here in New York. But my prevailing theory that the Mets clubhouse is in need of some new voices is collecting more and more evidence by the day.

Today’s Hate List

1. Gary Sanchez
2. Chasen Shreve
3. Jordan Montgomery
4. Fred Stanley
5. Joba Chamberlain