Bichette's Mets Tenure + Struggles Against Starters with Joe Siddall
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What led to the Mets firing manager Carlos Mendoza?
All right, welcome back to Blair and Barker on the Sportsnet Radio Network. Sportsnet, just ahead of tonight's first game of a three-game series between the Jays and the Mets at the Rogers Center. It'll be Sean Manai on the mound against Trey Savage. Kevin Gossman goes to Moore against Nolan McClain. Freddie Peralta against Patrick Corbin on Canada Day. Not going to get easier. No. No. Nolan McClain. Filthy.
How is Andy Green expected to impact the Mets as interim manager?
Filthy. One of the good young pitchers in the game. Freddie Peralta, basically, every time he pitches now, he's auditioning for a trade.
Yeah. Throw him over here to the Jays. Pardon me? Throw him over here to the Jays. You weren't excited about that.
The Mets are marginally worse than the Blue Jays. They are 35-49.
What are the Mets' trade deadline needs this season?
15 games out of it in the National League. You're bringing me down today. I'm just reading the numbers. The Jays are 39-45. They're 10.5 out in the L.A.
So what are you going to do? I'm physically drained today because of you. I am. Literally. I don't like it when you read it the way you're reading it.
How has Bo Bichette adapted to the New York sports environment?
Okay.
Read it with a little pep. All right. Read it with pep. Pep. Okay. Well, I'll read this with pep. The Mets were 1-6 in their seven-game homestand. There it is. See?
What challenges do the Blue Jays face against starting pitchers?
One of the Jays right now in their 10-game homestand. No. The Mets are coming off a 1-6 homestand. See? There you go. You made me feel better. Yeah. They're 13-16 over the last 29 games. And, of course, they've fired the manager. And Andy Green taking over as manager.
What setbacks has Addison Barger faced in his return to play?
There you go. Former Barker teammate. I guess. I don't think he liked me too much.
Got a spot right here for Andy Green if he wants to come down. Tell it like it is. You don't like it.
Let's get to John Harper, who covers the Mets for SNY Sportsnet New York. How are you doing, John? Hey, buddy.
What role does a catcher play in maintaining pitcher focus?
Good, Jeff. How are you guys doing? Doing well. I want to get to the bottom of the story between Andy Green and Kevin Barker. That's not a story. It's not a story. I want to hear that, too.
Nah, it's not really a story. It's like a, I don't think he liked me. I don't think I liked him.
What emotions did Bo Bichette express during his return to Toronto?
I don't really think there's a middle ground there, John. I just think it's every once in a while you just don't like somebody.
That's where we're at.
Speaking of Andy, how's that transition been for him, for you guys, for the Mets? How's that going to look going forward in your mind?
Well, it was interesting that right away Stearns came out and said he's not a candidate for a managerial job beyond this year. He's just the interim guy. And Green seems to be very much on board with that. He wants to return to the job as kind of head of the farm system, head of player development and all that. So that kind of changed things as far as whether he could do well enough to get the long-term permanent job. But I mean, you know, just listening to him, he's obviously a smart guy, knows baseball and all that. But, you know, a situation already came up yesterday, and I was tweeting about this, where they lost the game to the Phillies. They're coming back. They got a chance to take the lead in the eighth inning, and they load the bases because of the –
I think it was Kirkland, right? The pitcher. Anyway, nine straight balls, loads of bases. Nine straight balls, including a 1-0 first pitch ball to Ronnie Mauricio. Mauricio swings at the next pitch like a fastball at the top of the zone and pops it up. And then the Phillies get out of the inning. So we asked Green about it. Did he have the take sign on? How did you feel about that swing? And he went into kind of a convoluted answer that reminded me a lot of Buck Showalter where he said, well, at times we had guys who get green lights, take signs at times we had to give them green lights. And he didn't specify what the situation was there. And I'm like, hey, man. Just tell us. You're not throwing a guy under the bus.
Just tell us. If he missed a take sign, we'll get it right the next time or whatever. I feel like even as an interim manager, you've got to command some respect from the players and you've got to let them know this is not acceptable. If that was the case, that certainly seemed to be what he was saying.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led to the Mets firing manager Carlos Mendoza?
0:05–0:35
2
How is Andy Green expected to impact the Mets as interim manager?
0:35–1:00
3
What are the Mets' trade deadline needs this season?
1:00–1:20
4
How has Bo Bichette adapted to the New York sports environment?
1:20–1:29
5
What challenges do the Blue Jays face against starting pitchers?
1:29–1:49
6
What setbacks has Addison Barger faced in his return to play?
1:49–2:10
7
What role does a catcher play in maintaining pitcher focus?
2:10–2:23
8
What emotions did Bo Bichette express during his return to Toronto?
2:23–49:51
Speakers
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