BRAND-NEW YORK-- Following the Mets' 4-2 win to finish a move of the Phillies on Thursday, Max Scherzer restated his problems with the pitch clock, disappointed due to the fact that he had not been permitted to toss his typical number of warmup pitches before one inning. " You're meant to get eight warmup pitches, and I had 7. I asked home-plate umpire Tripp Gibson) if I can have the 8th pitch. Can I do my typical regular to warm up? And he's telling me, 'It's the clock, it's the clock. ' That's what's so irritating. Look, I'm doing my typical routine. Why do we require to step through the game and also have the umpires alter regimens when it's not my mistake for what's taking place below? I'm talking with Tripp, as well as he's resting here stating he can't do anything regarding it. If he allows me toss the pitch, MLB gets mad at " This goes back to, why do we need a pitch clock for that situation? If I throw another pitch, what is it, one 2nd slower? Why can not the umpire have discernment because situation, to allow a bottle to toss his eighth, typical warmup pitch? Why do we have to be so anal regarding this to have a clock inserted everybody's face to off each and every single 2nd that's going via the video game?" It's circumstances like that that are really discouraging not only for bottles as well as players, but also the umpires. Tripp's cuffed. Why is Tripp cuffed to not allow a regular routine? Why can't Tripp make that phone call?" Scherzer has corresponded on this point given that springtime training: He wants the umpires to have more discretion in providing the clock. He's gone so far regarding say it needs to be shut off if the game is relocating smoothly. " Umpires wish to have that discretion," he proceeded Thursday. "They wish to enable the game to be typical. The umpires are annoyed as we are that the video game's not regular as well as we're living as well as passing away by the clock. We're way also much considering the clock in each and every single circumstance rather of having players have their normal routines. " After a rough start to the season, Scherzer has recuperated in his last 4 getaways, allowing 3 gained runs over 25 innings. " He's just been Max," stated manager Dollar Showalter Phillies Jersey. Picture: Lon Horwedel/ USA Today).