The New York Mets released Vidal Brujan and Ben Rortvedt during their final cuts, but they’ll still be depth pieces.
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And Pete, again, I mean, you put it perfectly.
And Pete, again, I mean, you put it perfectly.
I mean, if this is a guy who you know at his peak is an all-star top 10 in Cy Young voting, if this is a guy who comes into camp already throwing as hard as he did at the pinnacle of his game last year, I mean, you have to be thrilled.
I mean, if this is a guy who you know at his peak is an all-star top 10 in Cy Young voting, if this is a guy who comes into camp already throwing as hard as he did at the pinnacle of his game last year, I mean, you have to be thrilled.
Right.
Right.
All the good things.
All the good things.
And not to drone on too much, but like as another additional analysis or like analogy, I guess, or comparison, like the Flyers are running into a problem.
And not to drone on too much, but like as another additional analysis or like analogy, I guess, or comparison, like the Flyers are running into a problem.
Obviously, this is hockey, but the Flyers are running into a problem with Matt B. Michkov, which for those who don’t know, he’s a big star in our city.
Obviously, this is hockey, but the Flyers are running into a problem with Matt B. Michkov, which for those who don’t know, he’s a big star in our city.
And people are like, well, Coach Tocket, like why isn’t he playing?
And people are like, well, Coach Tocket, like why isn’t he playing?
What’s going on here?
What’s going on here?
Like he’s not getting a lot of ice time.
Like he’s not getting a lot of ice time.
Tocket’s like, well, he came here out of shape.
Tocket’s like, well, he came here out of shape.
You can’t skate a guy into shape.
You can’t skate a guy into shape.
And I think that definitely is important.
And I think that definitely is important.
Like you can’t play a dude into shape.
Like you can’t play a dude into shape.
Like you have to be there in shape or you’re not.
Like you have to be there in shape or you’re not.
Yeah.
Yeah.
For sure.
For sure.
And I say that as a guy who’s fairly out of shape and I don’t play sports, but that’s just the analysis, of course.
And I say that as a guy who’s fairly out of shape and I don’t play sports, but that’s just the analysis, of course.
But anyways.
But anyways.
No, exactly.
No, exactly.
I mean, obviously just in any sport, that’s the expectation.
I mean, obviously just in any sport, that’s the expectation.
And again, in professional sports, it’s under a microscope because this is literally their profession.
And again, in professional sports, it’s under a microscope because this is literally their profession.
This is what they are paid to do.
This is what they are paid to do.
The only job, again, is to show up in shape.
The only job, again, is to show up in shape.
So pivoting in a bit of a different direction, in front office news, the Mets say, or sorry, Steve Cohen, Mets owner, says that the Mets will not name Francisco Lindor captain.
So pivoting in a bit of a different direction, in front office news, the Mets say, or sorry, Steve Cohen, Mets owner, says that the Mets will not name Francisco Lindor captain.
And for that matter, the Mets will not name a captain at all.
And for that matter, the Mets will not name a captain at all.
So Steve Cohen, this is the full quote, as long as I’m owning the team, there will never be a team captain.
So Steve Cohen, this is the full quote, as long as I’m owning the team, there will never be a team captain.
That was my decision.
That was my decision.
My view is the locker room is unique and let the locker room sort it out year in, year out.
My view is the locker room is unique and let the locker room sort it out year in, year out.
There will never be a captain.
There will never be a captain.
I’ve felt that way all along.
I’ve felt that way all along.
I don’t mind that stance.
I don’t mind that stance.
I can’t say I mind it.
I can’t say I mind it.
I think that, I mean, rosters change year in and year out, especially with a guy like Cohen.
I think that, I mean, rosters change year in and year out, especially with a guy like Cohen.
I’m sure he doesn’t want to commit to a guy by making him the captain and then end up needing to trade him later.
I’m sure he doesn’t want to commit to a guy by making him the captain and then end up needing to trade him later.
So, and like he said, let the locker room decide who the guy is and let them like year in and year out decide who their guy is, who they’re going to follow.
So, and like he said, let the locker room decide who the guy is and let them like year in and year out decide who their guy is, who they’re going to follow.
So I respect that.
So I respect that.
I think he’s not wrong for doing that.
I think he’s not wrong for doing that.