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Originally Posted by Magus978
...and what did it get the Mets? A meltdown against the Padres in the wildcard round.
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The failure in the playoffs, and the choke that preceded it, are largely on Schmuck Bowalter, a proven loser in the post-season. (Career post-season record of 10-16, losing 5 of 6 series. [The only time he won a series, in the 2014 ALDS, he got swept the next round.]) Schmuck is out of here.
You were claiming the core lacked sufficient talent, not that they didn't get the best results, given the talent. The talent is there. (Well, not in the rotation right now, or the corner outfield spots, but the core is still a winning core.)
Just because Schmuck was a different kind of failure than Luis "Arm Care" Rojas-bot, that doesn't mean he wasn't a failure. Yes, he had two good months…but so did Mickey Callaway.
Let's have a look at the Mendoza line before we panic. JMO.