David Peterson failed to back up home plate on a Tyler Stephenson RBI double, allowing a Reds runner to advance to third after Bo Bichette’s throw bounced to the backstop. Ron Darling said the mistake reflects that coaches have less influence than they believe, because someone should correct players to prevent repeated errors. Darling added that if the issue were addressed properly, it would not keep happening every game. The comments increased scrutiny on manager Carlos Mendoza, who said he would speak with Peterson about the gaffe. Mendoza acknowledged that physical mistakes can occur but said mental mistakes should not, especially while the team is struggling, and he insisted accountability messaging is being delivered and received.
"I don't understand it, Darling said during the 7-2 loss, which was the Mets' fifth-straight defeat. It really tells me that coaches really don't have as much influence on the players as they think they have, because someone should rip someone at some point because they don't want to upset anyone. You have to back up bases every single time. When asked by play-by-play man Gary Cohen if it would be addressed at all, Darling said, It might be, but not addressed the way it should be addressed."
"Because if it was addressed, it wouldn't happen. It happens every game, we just don't point it out. Such an accusation only intensified the microscope's focus on manager Carlos Mendoza, who has still been given the OK to oversee this Mets mess despite the ceaseless struggles. He said after the game on Tuesday night that he would have a conversation with Peterson about his gaffe, but the inexcusable nature of some of these breakdowns feels like an admission of surrender."
"Simply put, Mendoza's messaging does not appear to be landing with his team anymore a notion that he pushed back on significantly on Wednesday. Not at all. You hate to see it, Mendoza said. Can't happen, especially at this level. That's something that physical mistakes are going to happen, but mental mistakes, especially when you're not playing well, [are not]. As far as the messaging from my end, I know for sure in the coaching staff, in the way we hold people accountable, it doesn't necessarily have to be in front of the camera."
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