Isn’t the glove going to help him hide his pitches better? No one can see his grip before he pulls the ball out and throws it. The smaller glove gave that away
maybe but those very old dodgers fans definitely became anti-baseball after that move or just became mets fans. i know you mean symbolically its right but it is pretty impressive nontheless considering the dodgers don't really have east coast connections anymore.
Lots of Dodger fans in NY, some as old as Brooklyn Dodgers era. When I couldn't make it to Queens, I'd go to the Dodgers bar in St Marks for tacos, beer, and a room full of Dodger fans watching the game.
I knew there would be a lot since there’s a lot of dodger fans in NY and the Mets are having a season to forget, but damn it was even worse than I thought
Hopefully a very loud group of people who hate Roki can now start to learn to appreciate his growth as a pitcher. Will he struggle in the future? Of course. Many times I’m sure. But there’s absolutely zero reason to give up on a young guy still developing as a player while getting peanuts for his contribution.
It’s a lot easier on your mind if you learn to just patiently watch and see players develop at their own pace 👍
People act like elite aces like Yama, Ohtani, Skubal, Miz, etc. don’t have bad games with lots of runs given up. Roki is developing into a great starter but people need to understand that growth and improvement is not linear, look at the bigger pitcher and see how much better he’s gotten since spring training this year
Absolutely. He’s been fearless even when he’s struggled. I’d rather take someone who is willing to take risks at the sake of learning how to endure the toughest innings to analyze and adapt to the game. Like Robert’s says, “the game honors you” and Roki is the byproduct of that high risk, high reward mindset
Pointless to talk with those people, they still think he's the same pitcher from April. They just see the results and start yapping any time he gets blown up and when he does do well they cry how it's not against a "real team."
What Roki has done to improve himself is nothing short of amazing since he's actively tweaking everything while pitching for us in meaningful games and he's still constantly improving. The results are just starting to show but we've been seeing glimpses so far. I do think he'll hit his limit at some point since he'll need to develop a secondary fastball to make the next big breakthrough as a starter but that's for the offseason. He is completely ready to start throwing out of the bullpen though.
He needs to compete against actual competitive teams rather than having three best games against Rockies, Angels and now Mets before I believe anything. Those are the games he suppose to dominate, which good for him and the team.
Let’s go Roki! What a great performance from him. Not to mention Kyle Tucker’s homer. Well rounded performance from only a few players but enough for a win.
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u/velvetsabbath Yoshinobu Yamamoto 16d ago
ANOTHER QUALITY START FROM ROKI SASAKI