{"id":462048,"date":"2021-04-29T17:20:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=462048"},"modified":"2021-04-29T17:20:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:20:49","slug":"the-new-york-mets-are-wasting-jacob-degroms-brilliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-york-mets-are-wasting-jacob-degroms-brilliance\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York Mets Are Wasting Jacob deGrom\u2019s Brilliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-new-york-mets-are-wasting-jacob-degroms-brilliance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=462048&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-4143.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>When your name is being mentioned in the same sentence as Nolan Ryan, you\u2019ve officially reached rarified air.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>New York Mets flame-thrower Jacob deGrom tied Ryan\u2019s major league record for most strikeouts through a pitcher\u2019s first five starts of a season \u2014 59 \u2014 after striking out nine Red Sox hitters in six innings on Wednesday night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 1978, Ryan started the season with 59 strikeouts over 41 innings. DeGrom tied the record in just 35 innings.<\/p>\n<p><span>The historic achievement was once again overshadowed by another Mets loss in which deGrom pitched well enough to earn a win. Even though deGrom didn\u2019t have his best stuff, he still managed to give the Mets a chance as he battled to get through six innings while giving up just one run. As has become the norm for deGrom, his Mets teammates responded with another lackluster performance, managing just two hits in a 1-0 loss to Boston.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEverybody\u2019s out there giving 100 percent. Nobody wants to get out,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/29\/mets-are-not-worthy-of-jacob-degrom\/\"><span>deGrom<\/span><\/a><span> said. \u201cThose guys try to put together the best at-bats; I try to throw the ball to the spot for that pitch. They\u2019re competing. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the other team, and they did a nice job keeping our guys off balance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It was deGrom\u2019s 33rd career start in which he allowed one run or fewer and was not credited with a win, the most in the major\u2019s since the start of the 2014 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Yes. The Daily Wire is covering sports \u2013 without the woke. Want more? <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe?utm_source=adwords&#038;utm_term=daily%20wire&#038;utm_campaign=Search+-+Daily+Wire+Brand&#038;utm_medium=ppc&#038;hsa_kw=daily%20wire&#038;hsa_ad=432007871445&#038;hsa_src=g&#038;hsa_ver=3&#038;hsa_grp=71680674390&#038;hsa_cam=927227687&#038;hsa_tgt=kwd-316236076046&#038;hsa_acc=6411461344&#038;hsa_mt=p&#038;hsa_net=adwords&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjw1PSDBhDbARIsAPeTqrfwVNC1MZnI5ZRWdzEbOk3Pjz0oFVeTr7sA8iGOgsyrhbqydkk91vsaAkuXEALw_wcB\"><b><i>Become a member.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite possessing a transcendent talent for the last eight years, the Mets have been largely unable to capitalize, missing the playoffs four consecutive seasons, despite deGrom\u2019s two Cy Young awards over that stretch.<\/p>\n<p><span>DeGrom took the mound Wednesday night with a 0.31 ERA and a major league leading 50 strikeouts in his first four starts. He finished the month of April with a 0.51 ERA, giving up just 16 hits and four walks in his five starts. The lack of run support has to be frustrating for the star right-hander.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI try not to think too much about it,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/29\/mets-are-not-worthy-of-jacob-degrom\/\"><span>deGrom<\/span><\/a><span> said. \u201cLike I said, I\u2019m more disappointed that I wasn\u2019t able to make pitches there in the second inning. I was trying to battle through but just left some balls over the middle of the plate that got hit. So, that comes down to me controlling what I can control and I didn\u2019t do a good job of that in that second inning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And while deGrom is taking the high road, his teammates are at least aware that they\u2019re wasting the career of an historically great pitcher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cReally there\u2019s no excuse,\u201d Mets catcher <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/31354277\/new-york-mets-jacob-degrom-ties-nolan-ryan-most-strikeouts-first-five-starts\"><span>James McCann<\/span><\/a><span> said. \u201cWe have to find a way, especially in a game like tonight. \u2026 You\u2019ve got to find a way to win those games.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe was tremendous again,\u201d Mets manager Luis Rojas said according to the NY Post. \u201cWe didn\u2019t back that up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Call it the understatement of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Mets faithful had reason to be excited as they entered the 2021 season. The addition of superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor before the season reinvigorated a fanbase that has been overshadowed the New York Yankees for as long as they\u2019ve been in existence. But Lindor has struggled to start the season, hitting .203 with three RBI\u2019s and just one homerun in his 19 games. The Mets are 9-10 and 3-7 in their last 10 games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The historic evening should have ended with a Mets win, but as has become all too normal at Citi Field, deGrom went home without a win. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When your name is being mentioned in the same sentence as Nolan Ryan, you\u2019ve officially reached rarified air.\u00a0New York Mets flame-thrower Jacob deGrom tied Ryan\u2019s major league record for most &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277040,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-4143.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"The New York Mets Are Wasting Jacob deGrom\u2019s Brilliance","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-462048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-4143.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"The New York Mets Are Wasting Jacob deGrom\u2019s Brilliance","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}