Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Nationals 1 (5/22/19)

We can all get used to these comeback wins against he Nats. Entering the 8th inning down 1-0, the Mets offense came alive led by some unlikely heroes. Adeiny Hechavarria, Juan Lagares, and Rajai Davis all had big hits as the Mets stormed for six runs to beat the Nationals, improving to 7-5 on the [...]

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Yoenis Cespedes and non-baseball related injuries

There has been a lot of talk recently about Mickey Callaway and his status as the manager of the New York Mets. Amid all of the chatter and speculation, the club was hit with a bombshell in the form of another injury on Monday afternoon; reports indicated that Yoenis Cespedes fell in a hole and [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Nationals 5 (5/21/19)

The Mets staged three different comebacks, the final one completed in the bottom of the ninth inning, to eke out a 6-5 win over the Nationals Tuesday night. It was the first time this year the Mets won a game where they trailed after the seventh. With runners on the corners and two outs in [...]

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How are Brodie Van Wagenen’s exiles faring?

Brian wrote an excellent article on Sunday detailing the “performance” of the new players Brodie Van Wagenen acquired for the Mets for this season. To summarize, the group is top-heavy with largely underperforming, overpaid, and aging veterans. We’re going to take a look at the other side of the equation today, that is, how well [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Nationals 3 (5/20/19)

Dominic Smith provided an insurance RBI in the 8th, and Edwin Diaz and the Mets held on to beat the Nationals to end their losing streak at five. Running into some trouble in the ninth, Diaz held on for his 11th save and the Mets despite missing some big names in their lineup sealed an [...]

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Mets Minors: Addressing the Triple-A roster and Luis Carpio

People like to complain. As long as the complaints are legitimate, that’s okay. The issue is when some people are so eager to complain that they throw all reason and judgment out the window. Then it’s just sport. And if you’ve got time in your life for complaining as sport, your time would be better [...]

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Gut Reaction: Marlins 3, Mets 0 (5/19/19)

The Mets came into this Sunday afternoon contest trying desperately to avoid the ignominy of being swept by the worst team in baseball, the Miami Marlins. Oh, and there was the added bonus of manager Mickey Callaway's job possibly hinging on the outcome. While the players themselves had no say about the latter situation, Noah [...]

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