Gut Reaction: Diamondbacks 5, Mets 2 (4/23/22)

If you like crisp baseball and you missed this game, consider yourself fortunate. In a game where not much was expected because the Mets were throwing Trevor Williams into an impossible situation, the Mets failed to reach even those modest goals, as they fell to the Diamondbacks, 5-2, Saturday night in Arizona. Williams didn’t get [...]

Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Diamondbacks 5 (10 INN) 4/22/22

The Mets’ speed proved more deadly than the Diamondbacks’ power, as they survived losing a 4-run lead before winning in extra innings, 6-5, in the opener Friday night in Arizona. Brandon Nimmo gave the speed boost early, as he reached base on a hustle double and scored on a bloop from Pete Alonso. Nimmo then [...]

Gut Reaction: Phillies 5, Mets 4 (4/11/22)

For the second straight night, questionable bullpen moves and meltdowns from relievers in the eighth inning turned a lead into a loss, with this being a 5-4 setback to the Phillies Monday night in Philadelphia. The Mets had a 4-0 lead heading into the eighth. Taijuan Walker was sharp in two innings before having to [...]