Quote: .500 is not Acceptable
According to John from Rhinecliff, during last night’s broadcast, the local Braves radio announcers on WGST described the Mets as looking like a ‘dead team.’
Since taking two of two from the Yankees over the weekend, the Mets have since lost three in a row to the Braves, while 
being outscored 23 to 7.
Willie Randolph, talking to reporters after the game, regarding his team’s lackluster performance from last night, during which they lose 11 to 4:
“Team meetings are overrated, they’re as good as your next day’s pitcher. Like I said earlier, a change of environment is what it is also – you play in Yankee Stadium against a team that is struggling a bit what that type of pitching staff, you come to a new environment where it’s a different pitching staff and they’re pitching well. So, you have to just execute and get it done. You can never assume that because you had a couple of good games in New York that you’re gonna come here and do the same. You have to get it done, and we’ve not gotten the job done the last two nights…
“[.500] is not acceptable. That’s not the way we want to play baseball. We’ve got to find a way to get on a nice little streak here and play more consistently. That’s the bottom line. We’re better than this. But, it’s up to players and all of us to keep working and find a way to get it done…
“No one’s happy where we are right now and how we’re playing. We’ve been inconsistent. I’ve said it before, but we need to find a way to fight through this…I feel like we will, but we’ve got to start now and do it…
“Talking about it is not gonna get it done for you.”
During the discussion, Randolph pointed out Luis Castillo’s inability to put the ball in play in a spot with runners on base, one out and the pitcher on deck, adding, “I’m not necessarily picking on him, but you’ve got to put the ball in play, you’ve got to do those little things so we can get momentum going, put people away and stay in the game.”
