Mets players stand up for Carlos Mendoza amid dreadful stretch: ‘It’s not on him’
The Mets extended their disastrous losing streak to 11 games on Sunday and players are taking the blame, saying this is not manager Carlos Mendoza's fault.
CHICAGO — Mets fans trudging toward the exits at Wrigley Field after Sunday’s gut-wrenching walk-off loss to the Cubs didn’t hide their displeasure with manager Carlos Mendoza. “F—ing fire Mendoza! " one fan barked toward Mets beat reporters outside the visiting clubhouse minutes after Nico Hoerner’s game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning.
“If Mendoza is still the manager tomorrow morning, I’m done being a fan,” another yelled in the concourse. Seeing reporters begin to enter the clubhouse, one more distraught fan called out: “We suck! Report that!
” That’s what happens during an 11-game losing streak that has sunk the Mets to 7-15. As Mendoza wrapped up his postgame press conference, addressing his decision not to walk Hoerner with two bases open in the 10th inning, and New York’s reeling lineup, the manager was asked about his job security. “I know questions like this are going to come up,” Mendoza said.
“I’m spending my energy to continue to manage, continue to lead, continue to coach, continue to support. That’s what I’m doing right now. ” While Mendoza might not have the support of this team’s fed-up fan base, or at least a large chunk of it, it’s a different story inside the Mets’ locker room.