Guthrie's bad karma
Don't know what Jeremy Guthrie has to do to get a break. He held the Mets hitless through three innings and coaxed Carlos Beltran into what appeared to be a routine, base-clearing double play in the fourth,
So what happens? Brian Roberts tries to make the pitch to Robert Andino before he actually has the ball and fumbles it, leaving the Mets with two runners on and no one out. Guthrie all but unravels, wrapping four hits around a sacrifice fly to give up four runs (two earned). It took just one negative event to turn a great game around, which says something about his mindset right now, even if he should have been out of the inning fairly easily with some routine defensive help.
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This team is like Groundhog Day, the movie, not the awesome holiday. Another game getting dominated by a mediocre pitcher, poor defense and Guthrie again proving he is not capable of being anything more than a middle-of-the-rotation pitcher thought he did deserve better in this one.
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Pete's reply: You consider Groundhog Day an "awesome" holiday?
Posted by: Jon | June 16, 2009 8:28 PM
Pete,
I'm not trying to bash Roberts, but could he have run any slower on that first inning groundout? For 10 million a year, you'd think he'd hustle a little more...
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Pete's reply: I would have settled for him making that double play.
Posted by: Rich | June 16, 2009 8:34 PM
Pete,
I understand what you mean as far as the value of the double play - but I think the bigger issue is Roberts lack of hustle. It has become an issue, and one that hoestly shocks me coming from him. he should have called the pop up Huff dropped as well. everyone is human and who knows what's going on in his life - he's earned he benefit of the doubt - but I would hope his lack of hustle will be addressed.
Posted by: Gary | June 16, 2009 9:32 PM
tell me, why does it surprise anyone that when a team has nothing to play for that guys might not play at 100%?
I don't care how much money a guy is making. You will never convince me that this many years of losing
and the culture it has created doesn't have an effect on these guys...It's the same old story, and right now they're the ones writing the same old story.Maybe that's the message that needs to be sent. Not relax and have a blast it'll all work out if we do that.
It's not the manager. It's not the GM. It's not the fans, or the writers or the bloggers or the scouts. The game is played between the white lines by the guys in the uniforms. They should be responsible. They should worry when they stink.They should be accountable.
Posted by: jim66 | June 16, 2009 10:07 PM
Actually, sorry about beating a dead horse, but Roberts has been trotting to first now for years. I used to attribute that to his senior double play partner's influence, but Miguel Tejada has been gone for a year and a half now. And to Trembley's credit, Tejada actually ran hard after Trembley took over. but not Brian Roberts. And its a shame, because though it may only impact the outcome of one or two plays a year, obviously it can be contagious.
Posted by: onceawarrior | June 17, 2009 10:39 AM
selfulfilling prophesies- if you think and act like bad things are going to happen to you, they will.
Posted by: mike bohle | June 17, 2009 4:44 PM