Gut Reaction: Braves 6, Mets 5 (4/9/24)

For the second straight game, the Mets fell behind big early and then forged a comeback. This time they ran out of time, as they fell to the Braves, 6-5, Tuesday night in rainy Atlanta. Adrian Houser allowed 5 ER in 5 IP and it could have been worse than that if not for two [...]

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Mets DFA Julio Teheran and his 13.50 ERA, meatball-throwing self

The Mets designated Julio Teheran for assignment, calling up Dedniel Nunez to replace him on the active roster. The team clearly could use another bullpen arm right now and when Teheran’s spot in the rotation comes up again, they’ll be able to promote Jose Butto, as the 15-day window of his being optioned to the [...]

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Mets made the right choice in not using Edwin Diaz Monday night

There are a lot of things which the David Stearns-Carlos Mendoza regime has bungled so far in their brief tenure in Queens. Signing Harrison Bader with the thought of making him a full-time player is the first thing that jumps to mind, although there are others. The handling of Jose Butto, the construction of a [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 8, Braves 7 (4/8/24)

The Mets got three home runs to rally back from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Braves, 8-7, in the opener of a four-game series in Atlanta Monday night. After starting the year 0-5, the Mets have now won four of their last five games. Brandon Nimmo broke out of his slump in a major [...]

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Mets Minors: Mark Vientos is trapped

The minor league season is only a few days old but a few stories are already becoming relevant. Anthony Baptist lied about his age and has been suspended for it, Ben Gamel might be overqualified for AAA and nobody messes with Norfolk. For the Mets, another storyline is how the signing of J.D. Martinez has [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 3, Reds 1 (4/7/24)

The Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead behind the offensive exploits of Francisco Lindor and Sean Manaea and four relievers made it stand up, as the Mets notched a 3-1 win over the Reds Sunday afternoon to earn their first series win of the season. Lindor hit a one-out double past the third baseman [...]

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On Starling Marte’s struggles when pulling the ball

It’s no secret how much trouble the Mets have had hitting here early in the 2024 season. We hope that the team can turn it around sooner rather than later. But while waiting for positive regression to occur, we can think in more abstract thoughts about hitting in general. Ted Williams, thought of as one [...]

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Gut Reaction: Reds 9, Mets 6 (4/6/24)

The Mets jumped out to a 5-2 lead but the bullpen allowed seven runs in three innings and they wound up 9-6 losers to the Reds Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati. Each year it seems like there’s one pitcher that the offense shows up for and in the early going here in 2024, it appears that [...]

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