{"id":425698,"date":"2023-05-26T23:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T23:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=425698"},"modified":"2023-05-27T20:36:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T20:36:29","slug":"mets-manager-buck-showalter-asks-his-team-to-play-better-if-annoyed-with-cubs-marcus-stromans-antics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mets-manager-buck-showalter-asks-his-team-to-play-better-if-annoyed-with-cubs-marcus-stromans-antics\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets&#8217; Manager Buck Showalter Asks His Team To Play Better If Annoyed With Cubs&#8217; Marcus Stroman&#8217;s Antics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After forcing Francisco Alvarez to hit into a double play to conclude the eighth inning on Wednesday at Wrigley Field, Cubs starter Marcus Stroman banged his chest and yelled towards the opposing dugout. The Mets &amp; Showalter were disappointed with Stroman&#8217;s outburst of joy following their 4-2 loss.<\/p>\n<h2>Mets&#8217; Manager Buck Showalter Asks His Team To Play Better If Annoyed With Cubs&#8217; Marcus Stroman&#8217;s Antics<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt pretty much doesn\u2019t surprise anybody, right?\u201d Showalter said of Stroman\u2019s celebration. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of his M.O., right? If you don\u2019t like it, do something about it. Play better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After pitching for the Mets the previous year, Stroman signed with the Cubs before the start of this one, and he won after eight innings with two runs allowed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buck Showalter was asked for his reaction to Marcus Stroman&#39;s exit last night:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;You don&#39;t like it, do something about it. Play better&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HX5fqZ0LWW\">pic.twitter.com\/HX5fqZ0LWW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY (@SNYtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1661856744337731585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He yelled into the Mets&#8217; dugout before turning away from the mound.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Vogelbach is 2 for 22 (.090 AVG) over his last 9 games.<\/p>\n<p>His average has went from .270 to .229 and his OPS has gone from .812 to .701. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YTVMM0fdfY\">pic.twitter.com\/YTVMM0fdfY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NYM Stats (@nym_stats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nym_stats\/status\/1661814088517779476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One Mets player who witnessed the scene later told The Post: \u201cShow some respect. Be a professional. It isn\u2019t all about you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buck Showalter on Marcus Stroman celebrating: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don&#39;t like it, do something about it. Play better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Metsmerized Online (@Metsmerized) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metsmerized\/status\/1661857180742565892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the 2021 season, the Mets let Stroman become a free agent. He then signed a three-year, $71 million deal with the Cubs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Marcus Stroman talking a whole lot of shit to the Mets dugout tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Got his revenge. Mets fans gotta hate to see this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4EBknxGgg8\">pic.twitter.com\/4EBknxGgg8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat Boyle (@PatBoyle44) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatBoyle44\/status\/1661555587455303680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nOn Wednesday night, Marcus Stroman dominated the Mets and made sure to let them know it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buck Showalter&#39;s blunt message to Mets regarding Marcus Stroman&#39;s antics <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7slTWEDMG\">https:\/\/t.co\/P7slTWEDMG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kPHNpmAY50\">pic.twitter.com\/kPHNpmAY50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypostsports\/status\/1662091237665505282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old earned a victory for the Cubs (22-26) by tossing eight innings of two-run ball against his former team. The Mets (25-25) had no answers for his sinker, and other than giving up a two-run blast to Francisco Alvarez, New York was forced to ground out 15 times as a result of the defeat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buck Showalter\u2019s blunt message to Mets regarding Marcus Stroman\u2019s antics <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HqTBTtb9eB\">https:\/\/t.co\/HqTBTtb9eB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x6FwWIBhNz\">pic.twitter.com\/x6FwWIBhNz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1661974758932488194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stroman&#8217;s start on Wednesday was maybe his finest of the year. Despite being his longest performance of the year, it was the first time he pitched longer than 6.1 innings and equaled his season-low in pitches (88). After the game, when asked how it felt to start against his former team, Stroman played it down.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff McNeil joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGelbs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SteveGelbs<\/a> to talk about tonight&#39;s Mets win vs. the Cubs, including facing Kyle Hendricks, what contributed to his 3-hit night, and a strong performance for the offense <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zSbu20Hxot\">pic.twitter.com\/zSbu20Hxot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY (@SNYtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1661922674740797441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really don&#8217;t play into it too much, to be honest with you,\u201d Stroman said. \u201cYounger me may have seen it as a revenge game but now I know how to pitch, I\u2019m very good at what I do, it\u2019s just a matter of getting to a point mechanically and rolling start after start and staying there.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I really don&#39;t play into it too much, to be honest with you. Younger me may have seen it as a revenge game&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Stroman was asked about having this kind of start against his former team: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tIEbPevieH\">pic.twitter.com\/tIEbPevieH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY (@SNYtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1661567293581582336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Finally Speaks Up On His Brother Being Charged Of Sexual Assault\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-finally-speaks-up-on-his-brother-being-charged-of-sexual-assault\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Finally Speaks Up On His Brother Being Charged Of Sexual Assault<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After forcing Francisco Alvarez to hit into a double play to conclude the eighth inning on Wednesday at Wrigley Field, Cubs starter Marcus Stroman banged his chest and yelled towards the opposing dugout. The Mets &amp; Showalter were disappointed with Stroman&#8217;s outburst of joy following their 4-2 loss. Mets&#8217; Manager Buck Showalter Asks His Team [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":418375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[758,8736,8735,3265,2221],"class_list":["post-425698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-marcus-stroman","tag-marcus-stroman-buck-showalter","tag-mets-vs-cubs","tag-mlb-2023","tag-mlb-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}