Matt is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
Recently, a poll was sent out to Mets fans friends of mine. The fans range from all shapes and sizes and represent a small sample size of the thoughts of a very large and passionate fan base. The fans were polled on eight questions ranging from multiple choice to free form. Below is what was [...]
A little less than a month ago, the Mets and Yankees played a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, the second game of which featured a pounding of Yankee starter James Paxton. This intra-city rite of summer picked up again tonight at Citi Field, with the Mets hoping to repeat that performance. They'd send Zack Wheeler to [...]
Charlie is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
In a minor surprise, Mets ace pitcher Jacob deGrom was selected to the N.L. All-Star team, joining fellow Mets Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil. It’s a minor surprise because teams, like the Mets, that are closer to the bottom than the top, don’t usually rate three players on the All-Star squad. Alonso seemed like a [...]
In mid-February of 2018, the Mets inked Jason Vargas to a two-year deal with a club option for a third season. Since signing that deal, Vargas has thrown 158.1 IP and has a 4.89 ERA and a 1.358 WHIP. In the same free agent class, the Cubs signed Yu Darvish to a 6/$126 deal. Since [...]
The Mets signed Ali Sanchez almost exactly six years ago. The, then, 16 year old was signed alongside Luis Silva and Yeffry De Aza. Baseball America's Ben Badler wrote in 2013: Sanchez, 16, is 6 feet, 180 pounds with good catch-and-throw skills, quick feet and good hands. Scouts highest on him have been impressed with [...]
The Mets used an eighth-inning comeback to snap a seven-game losing streak, as they salvaged the final game against the Braves, 8-5, Sunday night at Citi Field. Todd Frazier homered to lead off the eighth inning, which cut the deficit to a single run. The Mets proceeded to load the bases and with two outs, [...]
Brian is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
All Mets fans thought Sandy Alderson’s 2017-18 offseason was a disaster. Then Brodie Van Wagenen arrived on the scene and said, “Hold my beer.” As bad as Alderson’s additions were, at least he didn’t trade away top prospects for the privilege on paying $100 million dollars for the age 36-40 seasons of a second baseman. [...]
As members of the ’69 Mets watched from the crowds, the ’19 Mets were deflated in the eight inning from two Braves home runs for their seventh consecutive loss. Looking more like the ’18 Mets than anything else, today’s squad blew its 21st save of the season which included five in the week-long skid. The [...]
Brendan is scheduled for the Gut Reaction