Gut Reaction: Mets 7 Diamondbacks 5 (8/16/16)

Having lost their last four straight to the miserable Arizona Diamondbacks, with morale at a season's low and missing their hottest hitter, the Met needed a big performance from Noah Syndergaard in the worst way. They got it on both sides of the plate. Neil Walker missed this game with lower-back tightness and the already [...]

Gut Reaction: Diamondbacks 9 Mets 0 (8/11/16)

...I really thought I just hit rock bottom. But today, it's like there's rock bottom, then 50 feet of crap, then me. -- Friends On this doggiest of dog days, the Mets wilted in the humidity and completed being swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks -- yes, you read that right: swept by the Diamondbacks -- [...]

Should the Mets take another shot at Carlos Gomez?

The way things are going for the Mets lately, 2015 seems like a distant memory. If you’re reading this, you already know what happened: a blazing start, a drop back to Earth with a squalid offense, two moves not made at the trade deadline, one move that was and a blistering run to the NL [...]

Gut Reaction: Yankees 6 Mets 5 (10 innings) (8/1/16)

The Yankees traded everybody the last two days. The Mets were playing with a short bullpen and a short bench. These two outmanned teams played a terrific ballgame, which resulted in another painful loss for the Mets. For the third time in a week, the Mets blew a lead in the eighth inning or later. [...]

Terry Collins’s test: keeping the Mets focused

It was right there. Alejandro De Aza had stolen second as Adam Wainwright threw a wild pitch and Travis d’Arnaud scored from third. That brought the Mets to within 3-2. Yoenis Cespedes immediately homered to give the Mets the lead. It felt like a walk-off. It should have been a walk-off. Citi Field was rocking [...]

Gut Reaction x 2: Cardinals 3 Mets 2, Mets 3 Cardinals 1

The St. Louis Cardinals have a utility infielder, acquired this year from the San Diego Padres. His name is Jedd Gyorko. That last name is pronounced "Jerk-O" and the appropriateness of that pronunciation is not lost on at least one Mets fan. The Mets and Cards played a "traditional" twi-night doubleheader today, due to last [...]