New York Mets coach Joey Cora was preparing for a game in St. Louis last week when Max Scherzer approached him with thoughts about defensive positioning, about where to station the team's infielders in specific ball-strike counts against specific opponents.
Cora loved it -- but he had to tell Scherzer to wait. "Right now, I'm getting ready for today's game, to play the Cardinals," Cora said, through laughter, "and Max was talking about what he would do when he pitched against the Phillies." In five days.
This is life with the 2022 Mets so far.