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The NYM pitching staff has, or at least Had prior to today, the best ERA in baseball.

But there's a caveat to all that (I mean even beyond the one where the offense can't score) and it's that more than 1/4 of the runs allowed
this season to date [9 of 33] aren't counted in the ERA because they were logged in as unearned. And those don't even count things like
the fly ball not caught in LF today (runner eventually scored) or the K/WP (set-up more runs), or the allowing of a run via a double-steal
not played properly, and so on. Also some less than good throws from the OF.

Anyway, the bottom line is that this has not been a great start for a team that supposedly focused on improving their defense this past winter.

Not just physical errors but mental ones as well. The ground ball where Baty stopped and Lindor was no where to be seen. The throw through by Narvaez.

Difficult to watch.

1st in ERA.

15th in batting average.

Defense might be weak, but it'll improve.

I'm still bullish on this team.

Cowtipper wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:01 pm 1st in ERA.

15th in batting average.

Defense might be weak, but it'll improve.

I'm still bullish on this team.

And 28th in runs.
Later

Sloppy game Friday but I'm cutting the Mets a break for the entire opening homestand, just awful conditions to play and so not predictive of the season ahead (hitting/runs will be better , pitching worse as we all expected). Fundy mistakes, if they become a regular thing, on Mendoza.

I think infield coach Mike Sarbagh and the infielders themselves also buy some of the blame on that third-shortstop misplay.

But the real telling things with mistakes like that is whether they lead to corrections or further confusion.