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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 8d

Contained within, one part of the dynamic that needs to change, according to one of the coaches just let go.

Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 8d

“I’ve been around long enough to know how things work and there was going to be collateral damage. To be honest with you, there should be.”

The Mets are overhauling their coaching staff:

Mets overhauling coaching staff after disappointing season

Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and co-hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes are among the coaches who will not return.

www.nytimes.com

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 8d

“I’ve been around long enough to know how things work and there was going to be collateral damage. To be honest with you, there should be.”

The Mets are overhauling their coaching staff:

Mets overhauling coaching staff after disappointing season

Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and co-hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes are among the coaches who will not return.

www.nytimes.com

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Just Mets @justmets.bsky.social · 9d

Is there a deeper reason behind the Mets collapsing over the final three months of the season?

New episode of The Just Mets Podcast is out now, feat. @timbritton.bsky.social!

📺 YOUTUBE: youtu.be/cYTdrYmRkXE
🎧 APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
💰 PATREON: patreon.com/posts/inside...

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Derek VanRiper @dvr.bsky.social · 11d

🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾

@enosarris.bsky.social, @brittghiroli.bsky.social and I have full playoff predictions in Part 2 of our preview.

Plus, @timbritton.bsky.social joined to discuss the Mets' collapse.

Happy Wild Card Day (v 1.0)!

Audio: pod.fo/e/334531
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels

Episode thumbnail from the Sept. 30th episode of Rates & Barrels featuring Shohei Ohtani.

Shohei Ohtani Photo: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 12d

Why the Mets are sticking with Carlos Mendoza, and some insight on their coaching staff evaluations:

Carlos Mendoza to return as Mets manager in 2026

Despite a season that David Stearns characterized as “tremendously disappointing,” the Mets will bring back Mendoza next year.

www.nytimes.com

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 12d

Carlos Mendoza will remain the Mets manager in 2026, David Stearns said. The coaching staff will be evaluated over the next week.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 12d

How the Mets lost their groove: Inside baseball’s biggest collapse, with @willsammon.bsky.social:

How the Mets lost their groove: Inside baseball’s biggest collapse

Talented, yes, but this year's Mets lacked sizzle. They were MLB's only team never to mount a ninth-inning comeback.

www.nytimes.com

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

The Mets stumbled for the right words late Sunday, in the wake of a different kind of collapse. They settled on the right one, the only one.

Failure.

There’s only one word for this Mets collapse: Failure

Manager Carlos Mendoza said: "It starts with me. I've got to take a long look at how I need to get better."

www.nytimes.com

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

NYM 0
MIA 4
Final/162

A carousel of relievers gave up four in the fourth. The Mets offense could not recover. It ended with a Francisco Lindor double play grounder.

The Mets finish 83-79.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

The Mets will have Mauricio, Mullins and Lindor due up to face Tyler Phillips, down 4-0. They have Marte, Torrens and Acuna on the bench.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

The Brewers have given the Mets the help they needed. The Mets will need a comeback after eight innings for the first time this season to make the playoffs.

C Trent Rosecrans @ctrent.bsky.social · 13d

Reds fall 4-2 to Brewers. If the Marlins get 3 more outs against the Mets without allowing 4 runs, Reds go to LA. If the Mets come back, Reds go home.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

With the bases loaded, Pete Alonso smokes the ball 116 mph off the bat -- and into Javier Sanoja's glove in left field to end the threat. Edwin Diaz will take the mound in the fifth, the Mets still trailing 4-0.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Xavier Edwards' single scores Sanoja to make it 4-0. Edwin Diaz is warming in the bottom of the fourth. Starting to feel an awful lot like the last game last October.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Javier Sanoja's triple off Tyler Rogers makes it 3-0 Marlins. Miami could have PH for Wagaman, Navarreto and Sanoja with their usual LHH starters. Instead, all three delivered extra-base hits off right-handed pitchers.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Danny Jansen's two-run homer has lifted the Brewers ahead of the Reds, 3-2.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Brian Navarreto's double off Stanek -- another slider up -- has made it 2-0 Miami.

Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Eric Wagaman's RBI double off Ryne Stanek has given the Marlins a 1-0 lead in the fourth.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Eric Wagaman's RBI double off Ryne Stanek has given the Marlins a 1-0 lead in the fourth.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Mets have had a runner in scoring position each of the last three innings. They're 0-for-4 with RISP in a scoreless game.

Meanwhile, Brewers got one back against Cincinnati in the third. It's 2-1 Reds there.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Freddy Peralta is out after two innings in Milwaukee. DL Hall now pitching for the Brewers. Reds lead, 1-0.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Carlos Mendoza said he'd be "aggressive" with his bullpen today. Sean Manaea is done after 1 2/3 innings, having walked two batters. Huascar Brazoban is coming in.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

MLB announced the schedule for the first two days of the Wild Card Series. If the Mets qualify, their first two games in Los Angeles would start at 9:08 p.m. ET.

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

The blueprint for season-ending series with the Marlins is bad, no?

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 13d

Mets lineup v. Edward Cabrera:

SS Lindor
RF Soto
1B Alonso
LF Nimmo
DH Vientos
2B McNeil
C Alvarez
3B Mauricio
CF Taylor

SP Manaea

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 14d

John Maine. Johan Santana. Clay Holmes. The Mets followed the historical blueprint on Saturday. They must break it on Sunday.

Clay Holmes delivers for Mets in biggest game of the season

"Picture perfect," Pete Alonso said of Holmes. "That's the exact outing we needed."

www.nytimes.com

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 14d

Plus, what the Mets like about Manaea as the starter tomorrow, and what Edwin Diaz said about his availability for Sunday.

Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 14d

John Maine. Johan Santana. Clay Holmes. The Mets followed the historical blueprint on Saturday. They must break it on Sunday.

Clay Holmes delivers for Mets in biggest game of the season

"Picture perfect," Pete Alonso said of Holmes. "That's the exact outing we needed."

www.nytimes.com

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