Benge Puts On Laser Show With Throws From Right Field
New York Mets right fielder Carson Benge gunned down two Padres baserunners at the plate in the first inning.
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And again, back to the argument that the downside of the outfield can be really, really down.
And it seems to be we're getting there right now.
Obviously, Juan Soto is Juan Soto.
He's Dominican Jesus, so he's always gonna do what he does.
But outside of that, it's like, it's just Juan Soto and friends.
You know that, you know, you know that Keeneland skit where it's like, um- Yeah LeBron James and the other guys?
It's-- That's about it right now with Juan Soto and the Mets.
Yes.
Yeah, Saturday Night Live, the other Cavaliers.
Yes, the other Cavaliers.
There it is.
It wasn't Keeneland, but you got what I was saying.
Yeah.
Yeah.
No, I got you.
I got you.
And Carson Bench, obviously- And we're the, and we're the other Cavaliers.
And so Carson Bench, obviously in his rookie season, he is 23.
So I mean, obviously very few guys come into the league and dominate right away.
So obviously you take these numbers with a grain of salt.
But Carson Bench, the baseball reference page pulled up right now, the currently current numbers, a slash line of a buck 75, an on-base percentage of 235, and a slugging of 263.
So I would like to preface that by saying I'm still a Carson Bench believer.
We're just over a month into the season.
This is his first big league experience of any kind.
I mean, the guy is going to struggle.
Again, very few guys come into the league right away and dominate.
I do think Carson Bench will be just fine.
But that being said, Bob, I mean, you were kind of on it before Peter and I ever were, that in the nightmare scenario where this outfield doesn't go well, I mean, like, like you said, the highs could be really good and the lows could be really low, and we are just kind of seeing the lowest of lows on that spectrum.
Obviously, Soto's missed a lot of time, and Carson Bench just hasn't really performed.
And so, I mean, I guess this is just kind of your premonition, like this is what the Mets season is gonna look like if everything goes wrong.
And not to put any air in your tires, but honestly, I mean, you've been pretty spot on.
Yeah, here and there, a blind squirrel will find a nut.
I think outside of the fact that they are at their low, I think the new question is going to become how long will they stick with this losing formula, and if there will be a time where it'll stop being a losing formula.
Obviously, because a winning formula, you stick with it.
But when you have Juan Soto carrying the team on his back, we have our center fielder hurt, and our rookie is not really panning out to a playable extent, how long are we gonna stick with it?
