00:00Can I get a mic check?
00:02Our Mets beat writer for the post, Mike Puma, joins us for the first time this season to
00:06talk about the 3-2 Mets and, of course, the shutout loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday night.
00:13Mike, thanks for hopping on with us.
00:15Let's start with the best ability being availability, and that's Kodai Senga.
00:21Made his debut Tuesday night, six innings pitch, nine strikeouts, but he did give up
00:26two earned runs on four hits with two walks.
00:29He said post-game that he felt like a starting pitcher again.
00:34So can we get a mic check on your thoughts on Senga's debut?
00:39He was very good last night.
00:42Some positive signs there.
00:45You know, two innings in which he struck out the side.
00:48He was topping out at 99 miles an hour, had some extra life on that four-seam fastball,
00:54was up about two and a half miles per hour average from last year.
01:00But the big thing is he just looked comfortable out there, and he talked about that, just,
01:04you know, being able to go out there and not worry about mechanics.
01:09Just go out there and pitch, and he did that.
01:14He had one stretch where he gave up the two runs, gave up, you know, three loud hits in a
01:21row.
01:21But other than that, you know, you'll take what you got from him last night, and that's, you know,
01:27two runs over six innings, gave the Mets a chance to win the game.
01:32But, you know, his stuff really looked electric.
01:35There was a lot of talk this offseason about the guys that left Queens,
01:40but let's talk about two of the guys that stayed, Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto.
01:45This duo has had a pretty solid start of the season.
01:49So can we get a mic check on why or how these dudes have started the season off on a
01:55heater?
01:57Yeah, and it's all, you know, it's a few games, and we haven't,
02:01the thing we haven't seen is really the power from either one.
02:04And I think, you know, that's something that the Mets got to get going here is maybe hit a few
02:11homers.
02:11Now, this is a different lineup than last year, minus Pete Alonso especially.
02:17So you don't have that big power bat in the middle of the lineup.
02:23But, you know, Soto Lindor getting on base, you know, the problem has been knocking him in
02:32as Bo Bichette's hitting under 100 right now.
02:36But, you know, you like the fact that guys are getting on base.
02:40You just, you have to, you have to get him in.
02:44That brings us to Bo Bichette.
02:46Bo Bichette booed at home, really not living up to the expectations.
02:49But, again, only five games into the new season.
02:52When do you think things will turn around for Bo Bichette?
02:58Well, you know, I don't know if I know exactly, if I can pinpoint when I think it will.
03:04But, listen, we know this guy's a good hitter.
03:09He's going through a slump right now.
03:12He's hitting 095.
03:13He heard the boos on Sunday, came out Monday, had a couple of RBIs.
03:19And then last night, you know, took the 0-4 again.
03:24But, we know what Bo Bichette is, whether it's the next week, the next two weeks, maybe it takes him
03:32a month.
03:32How many guys have we seen that, you know, we saw Juan Soto last year.
03:36It was mid to late May before he really got rolling.
03:39Albeit, you know, he wasn't in this kind of early slump that Bichette's in.
03:44But, you just got to give it time.
03:47You said we know what and who Bo Bichette is.
03:51We also know what and who Devin Williams is.
03:54He's only allowed one base runner, and that was a walk and two innings pitch while he striked out, what,
03:59three batters.
04:00And he also put on a show Monday night to close that game out.
04:04Can we get a mic check on how impressed are you with Devin Williams so far to the start of
04:09the season?
04:10Yeah, nothing not to like about Devin Williams at this point.
04:14In his two appearances.
04:17Now the Mets have to get him out there in some save situations.
04:21But, you know, Monday night was certainly a highlight for him.
04:26Earned his first Mets save.
04:29Looked good out there.
04:31So, you know, two appearances.
04:33So far, so good.
04:35Freddie Peralta.
04:36He was a little shaky in his debut.
04:38Gave up a pair of home runs.
04:39Went five innings in that start.
04:41In his first start as a Met.
04:43Looks like he's back on the mound today if you guys don't get rained out out there.
04:48I mean, mic check on Freddie Peralta.
04:52Yeah, he'll be fine.
04:54That first start was shaky.
04:58But he gave up kind of a windblown home run in that one.
05:02And, you know, he gave up two home runs, actually, to Lowe from Pittsburgh.
05:08But, you know, you would expect him to get back on track here in this next start.
05:15But, and we'll see if we play today.
05:17It's raining right now, as you mentioned, here in St. Louis.
05:20Well, you know, sorry for that, because we have 76 degrees out here in New York, Mike.
05:26So, I'm going to just enjoy this weather while we have it.
05:29Last but not least, Jorge Polanco.
05:31He's dealing with that sore Achilles.
05:33But he's three for 15 with a double and one RBI in four games.
05:38He's doing a lot for this franchise.
05:40What do you think of Polanco so far?
05:44Yeah, the big thing is, let's see how he's feeling here.
05:48He wasn't in the lineup last night.
05:50He DH'd a couple of days before that.
05:54So, you know, he's dealing with the Achilles soreness.
05:58But, you know, off to kind of a so-so start.
06:02But he's supposed to be back in the lineup today if we play.
06:13So, you know, he's going to be back in the lineup today.
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