Twenty-One Prediction Fun: Edwin Díaz
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:11 am
High stakes, man. That's the life of the closer. High stakes. When you're on, everything is good. Food tastes sweeter. Ducks look cuter. The music sounds more fluid and mellifluous. And when you're off, the children are rambunctious, the weather is unbearable, and your boss is tyrannical. This is all scientifically proven. And so you try not to be off.
But goodness those extremes are even more intense for me. I strike out more fools than anybody who has ever worn a Mets uniform. But if they lay off the slider away, I walk a guy or two. And when I come up and in, and I leave it over the plate, it gets hit for miles. Miles and miles. I don't care how hard I throw it. It's like they knew it was coming.
So how much of the first Edwin are you going to see in 2021, and how much of the second? Because I'm both guys, and I like my food to taste good as much as the next guy. Just ... just put some food in your mouth and watch this shit.
But goodness those extremes are even more intense for me. I strike out more fools than anybody who has ever worn a Mets uniform. But if they lay off the slider away, I walk a guy or two. And when I come up and in, and I leave it over the plate, it gets hit for miles. Miles and miles. I don't care how hard I throw it. It's like they knew it was coming.
So how much of the first Edwin are you going to see in 2021, and how much of the second? Because I'm both guys, and I like my food to taste good as much as the next guy. Just ... just put some food in your mouth and watch this shit.