Despite A Disastrous Week Mets Manager Buck Showalter Is Proud Of The Team’s Performance

Under Buck Showalter’s leadership, the New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves 13-10 on Thursday at Truist Park.

Despite A Disastrous Week Mets Manager Buck Showalter Is Proud Of The Team’s Performance

Over the previous few days, the Mets experienced one of the worst series a Major League Baseball club could have.

The squad traveled to Atlanta to play the rival Braves in a crucial series, but they were already having trouble living up to the high expectations that an enormous salary had placed on them.

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And they were swept aside in a way that was quite depressing.

The Mets dropped their sixth straight game on Thursday. With a 30-32 record, the squad is currently occupying the third spot in the National League East.

Simply put, they need greater performance from their players. Their $130 million+ rotation actually cost the club at one point this season.

Additionally, Francisco Lindor, Mark Canha, Starling Marte, and Jeff McNeil all performed far below par.

In a video that SNY published, Showalter expressed his pride in the squad despite their lackluster play.

It’s difficult to lose a game that terribly, especially one that Justin Verlander began. But to accomplish it while getting swept and against your primary divisional opponent is terrible.

At that time, you may have anticipated the manager to reprimand the team, especially considering how badly the bullpen had performed.

Instead, Buck Showalter oddly remarked that he was “proud of” the squad and their performance.

“I’m proud of them. I look at it as positives other than we just couldn’t get outs. Used every arrow we had,” Showalter said.

Showalter’s remarks infuriated MLB fans, especially considering that they were made immediately after the club was swept by the Braves. Because he made a comment, some fans urged that he be fired from his position.

Others couldn’t look past the fact that Showalter wanted to focus on the positives amidst all the crises that the team is facing.

It was evident from Showalter’s comments that he didn’t believe the difficulties were the result of a lack of effort. or from inadequate planning.

Results, though, are everything when you’re investing $400 million. And no results have materialized.

After the terrible Braves series, the Mets are currently 30-33 and 8.5 games out of first place. They are currently in fourth place in the NL East with a miserable -19 run differential, which is maybe even more significant.

People are yelling for Cohen to start making changes at Citi Field, but while errors and bad judgment have been made, the manager’s office is not solely to blame for this pratfall in Queens.

Since Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, his twin $40+ million supposed aces, gave up 10 runs in a combined 8 2/3 innings against the Braves, it is not Buck Showalter’s fault that Daniel Vogelbach has been a complete bust as the starting DH. It is also not his fault that Pete Alonso was hit on the wrist by an errant Charlie Morton pitch in Atlanta and will now miss close to a month of play.

 

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