The Mets Lost. The Marlins Did Not. Chewie Made a Post Game Thread.

[MiamiHomer]

Choate still upset about being pulled.

[Omar]

He needs to get over it

[AdamRavs]

We won the game who cares if you got pulled or not. It worked out and that's it.

[Miamarlin21]

He's gonna get traded in two weeks so who cares

[Beef]

He dominates and some old guy embarrassed him in front of me

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Choate still upset about being pulled.

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With a 2-0 count to a lefthanded batter, Marlins lefty specialist Randy Choate thought manager Jack McKeon was coming out to give him a breather. But the manager said, “OK, bub,” and held out his hand for the ball.

Choate was upset after last night’s 4-1 win over the Mets, in which he was yanked in the ninth inning after falling behind to lefty batter Lucas Duda. Choate feels the same today, after a brief chat with McKeon in the clubhouse.

“He told me he felt I was out of sync,” Choate said. “I told him I don’t agree with it. I was around the zone the whole time.”

“I figured I earned the chance. That’s not the way he saw it. I just don’t want to have to feel like looking over my shoulder if I go two balls, no strikes to a lefty.”

Choate feels his track record was enough to keep McKeon in the dugout, saying he’s walked two lefthanded batters all season.

He comes into tonight’s game against the Padres having allowed lefties 6 hits in 60 plate appearances (.107 average) this season. He’s walked just two lefthanded batters and fanned 23. For his career, lefties are batting .206 with a .566 OPS against him. Additionally, he’s allowed 3 of 40 inherited runners to score (7.5 percent), the best percentage in the major leagues.

Basically, he’s one of the game’s best lefty specialists, and he knows it. He also knows McKeon doesn’t care much for percentages and track record. He’ll manage by feel, like it or loathe it.

“I’m not going to go off on him, as bad as I want to,” Choate said. “I’m not going to get as pissed as I am in my head. I’m not going to do that. It’s his call. They hired him to do a job. They hired me to do a job. His job controls my job. That’s it.”

Unsurprisingly, McKeon didn’t say much about his talk with Choate.

“I talked to him today,” McKeon said. “Nothing important.”

Reliever Brian Sanches said Choate will forget it ever happened the next time he takes the mound.

“You’d be surprised how short our memories are,” Sanches said. “It’s the only way you survive.”

Florida Marlins reliever Randy Choate was still upset after being pulled by Jack McKeon

[Ramp]

Dude's got a point.... but Jack is pushing all the right buttons these days so whatever

[Namaste]

Jack should have let him throw one more pitch.

Huge fan of Jack but that was not necessary.

3-0 count and I have no issue with it.