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Poll 1: The Candy-Coated Win

Jake deGrom

1 votes

Paul Sewald

5 votes

Edgy MD Sep 30 2018 03:33 PM

You're the Mets manager. It's the 162nd game of the season, and you're getting a surprising dose of offense. It's 9-4 after four innings. You feel relatively secure, but your starting pitcher has hit his pitch limit, and the game has no bearing on the standings. It's time to go your pen, and you realize that you're giving a gift to whoever you call on first. All he has to do is pitch an inning or two without getting his head handed to him, and he gets a candy-coated win. Do you: [list:17h8qj10][*:17h8qj10]Give the ball to Jacob deGrom, and give him a chance to put a cherry on top of a remarkable history-making season? or[/*:m:17h8qj10] [*:17h8qj10]Give the ball to Paul Sewald and give him the chance to get off of an awful, history-making schneid?[/*:m:17h8qj10][/list:u:17h8qj10] [fimg=350:17h8qj10]https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2018/04/22/de9f92dc-1fa7-4d53-b655-e70383179d22/thumbnail/770x433/6007e8495d7e61d6931d4caee51a7b64/usatsi-10799289-jacob-degrom-mets.jpg[/fimg:17h8qj10] [fimg=350:17h8qj10]http://content.sny.tv/assets/images/9/0/2/232530902/cuts/USATSI_10073489_glysr39d_d5xpzsav.jpg[/fimg:17h8qj10]

41Forever Sep 30 2018 03:40 PM Re: Poll 1: The Candy-Coated Win

Good poll! Had deGrom not won the other night, I’d give it to him. But he doesn’t need the win now to have a winning record. He can only be hurt. Sewald, however, needs the win in the worst way. Get the monkey off his back and send him into the offseason on s high note.

d'Kong76 Sep 30 2018 03:53 PM Re: Poll 1: The Candy-Coated Win

Write in: David Wright

MFS62 Sep 30 2018 04:03 PM Re: Poll 1: The Candy-Coated Win

Neither. I don't want DeGrom to pitch a clunker, even for one inning and spoil him in the perception of a casual Cy Young voter who hasn't seen him all season. And, I still want to win the game, and that lead isn't safe enough to put in Sewald. I initially voted DeGrom, but I'd like to delete my vote if I could. Later

Benjamin Grimm Sep 30 2018 04:26 PM Re: Poll 1: The Candy-Coated Win

I don't care at all about Paul Sewald getting a win, but I wouldn't use deGrom. I think the potential negatives outweigh the positives. A cheap win, or a bad inning where he gives up five earned runs, damages his ERA and causes his last impression to be a bad one?

bmfc1 Sep 30 2018 05:10 PM Re: Poll 1: The Candy-Coated Win

It's a trick question because Sewald would have his head handed to him and blow the lead.

Frayed Knot Sep 30 2018 05:15 PM Re: Poll 1: The Candy-Coated Win

JdG probably didn't "prepare" himself for an outing over the last couple days, so not him.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 30 2018 05:31 PM Re: Poll 1: The Candy-Coated Win

This might turn off some on the fence voter from voting for deGrom. But my main point would be that the 5th inning pitcher doesn't automatically get the win even if the Mets hold the lead all the way. When the starter doesn't pitch five innings, it's a judgment call where the official scorer can give the win to any pitcher but the starter.

Edgy MD Sep 30 2018 06:52 PM Re: Poll 1: The Candy-Coated Win

That's why I included the not-having-his-head-handed-to-him codicil.