New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies Recap | Mets blow ANOTHER Jacob deGrom GEM!

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Nov 14, 2022
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I'm gonna give you guys my recap to the Mets loss on opening night against the Philadelphia Phillies. What a
Devastating loss we waste another Jacob to Grom gem. He pitches six innings
scoreless
Beautiful, and of course he does not get a W and we blow it in the eighth inning
So I'm gonna give you guys my overall thoughts on this game
Where went wrong and how my emotions are as a Mets fan right now
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Obviously, this is not the most positive video because the Mets did not come out on top
I felt like we had a really good chance to finish out this game
but there's a lot of factors that I'm a little upset about and the first thing that comes to mind is
Dom Smith not even getting in at bat this entire game. I don't understand how that's possible
I thought he'll be the at least the first man off the bench to pinch hit
I felt like I think that was in the fourth inning the Mets had bases loaded one out and Pilar came to bat
I felt like that was a perfect opportunity to pinch it for Dom Smith because we need as many runs as possible for Jacob to
Grom because we cannot waste another beautiful outing for the Grom and that's exactly what happened in the end
We only got two runs and those two runs one of them came from Jacob to Grom himself
So it was just another example of the old Mets where we waste another Jacob to Grom outing and it's really unfortunate
It's our bullpen. We all know that going into the season the biggest x-factor for this team is the bullpen
We have a lot of confidence in the starting rotation
We also have confidence in the offensive lineup
But how can the bullpen hold up and in the eighth inning Trevor May and Aaron loop they just completely blew it
It was really unfortunate. But man, I just I'm looking back on it
I also do not agree with Louie Rojas taking the Grom out in the sixth inning. He only had 77 pitches
He was in a groove. I'm pretty sure I heard Rojas say himself that his pitch limit for the Grom tonight was a hundred
I'm pretty sure I saw that so for him to keep the Grom on the bench and not put go put him out there in the
Seventh inning was a little concerning to me, you know, the Grom was in a groove
He's only give up what three or five hits around that range zero runs through six innings and his pitch counts only 77
Like if his pitch count was 90 plus or even 85 plus going into the seventh
Like yeah, I understand but 77 pitches and I'm pretty sure he's pitched like a nine pitch sixth inning like he was in a groove
So for Louie Rojas to take the Grom out of the game, that was a big risk Castro came in and did his thing
He had a very good seventh inning, but then the eighth inning is where everything fell apart
We can't really blame the game for that specific decision, but I'm definitely not a fan of that decision
So unfortunately, I was excited to see if Edwin Diaz can close it in the ninth
But at the end of the game we saw the Mets show some grit social life with two outs in the top of the ninth
Inning we had back to back to back two out hits from Pilar Lindor and Conforto
Pete Alonso had a chance to take the lead and he hits it into the warning track right field and Bryce Harper snagged it
I really thought that was gonna be out and I was about to like go crazy and this reaction video would have been me
Super jubilant right now, but unfortunately again, we fell apart
So let's get into some individual performances from the New York Mets in Francisco Lindor's debut
He had a very beautiful double play at shortstop. We love to see that him and Jeff McNeil
He also got his first hit as a New York Met in the ninth inning
He had four of bats with just one hit Michael Conforto. He had five at bats with two hits and an RBI Pete Alonso
He had a hit and a walk in four at bats. Well, technically five at bats and he had a run scored himself
JD Davis he had a hit
Who else got some hits? Let's see James McCann
He had an RBI hit in his debut and Brendan Nimmo had a hit and Jacob the Grom had two hits
So that really does it for the offense?
But man the defense it's interesting because I felt like we showed some some some flash in the infield
Whether it's Lindor's double play Pete Alonso made a nice diving stop
But then we sub in Louis Guillaume a for defensive purposes, which I like the move
I love that move because your maze definitely more of a defensive minor third baseman than JD Davis
But that play at the end of the game where that error. I
Know what your me was trying to do
He rushed it because he wanted to get the double play from home the first base and he kind of airmailed the throw
Could it could McCann got it? Yes, but you can't expect that from a catcher to adjust like a first baseman
It was just devastating
But he overthrew it McCann got rid of it and that was two runs right there
So the defense the errors the the bullpen it all fell apart in the eighth inning
So it was very devastating, but the Mets are own one. It's only one game out of 162
It just stings more because we wasted another Jacob to Grom
gem
Gary Cohen said on SNY I think 31 times the Mets have blown a Jacob to Grom
Beautiful game that's devastating Jake. I'm sorry. You deserve more. Hopefully we can rebound from this and next time you're out there on the mound
We can score runs for you and the bullpen can shut them down. So that really does it for my recap video
There's not too much else to say, you know
The only positives you can take from this game is Jacob to Grom is brilliant
And we have to appreciate greatness when it's there because you know, it's crazy how great he is
He really is the greatest pitcher in the game borderline the greatest pitcher ever
He is becoming a Hall of Famer before our eyes. He already is a Hall of Famer
But still he just pumping out 102 93 sliders
The change-ups are crazy his movement his mentality his demeanor his attitude his presence on the mound is just unmatched
We have to make sure we appreciate the greatness of Jacob to Grom. It's unfortunate
He did not get the W tonight
But hey
We got a game tomorrow night against the Philadelphia Phillies to try to get revenge with Marcus Stroman on the mound and we'll see what
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