Gut Reaction: Pirates 8, Mets 2 (5/23/15)

Matt Harvey didn't have it today. He allowed seven runs, the most in any game of his career, and the Mets continue their slide due to up and down pitching, bad defense on the left side of the infield, and an offense that now ranks second only to the lowly Phillies for the lowest team [...]

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Does Sandy Alderson really want Terry Collins to succeed?

As someone who has read more than two dozen books on the Kennedy Assassination it could be said that I am somewhat disposed to seeing conspiracies even where they don’t exist. One of the other sports teams I follow is the New York Jets (yes, I can really pick them). For those not familiar with [...]

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Gut Reaction: Pirates 4, Mets 1 (5/22/15)

The Mets ran into a buzzsaw named Gerrit Cole and lost the opening game of the series to the Pirates, 4-1, Friday night. Cole pitched 8.1 innings and hit 99 mph in the ninth. Noah Syndergaard showed flashes of dominance, recording the first four outs via strikeout. But he couldn't keep up with Cole. He [...]

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Troy Tulowitzi is not the Mets’ only trade target

Troy Tulowitzki is the best shortstop in baseball and he’s playing for a bad team that may finally be willing to trade him. He’d be a defensive upgrade over Wilmer Flores and he’d be the best hitter on this Mets team. A gigantic contract, long injury history and (suspected) high trade demands make him less [...]

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Hansel Robles needs a bigger role in the bullpen

Since his call up from Triple-A Las Vegas on April 25th, Mets reliever Hansel Robles has proven to be deserving of a spot in a major league bullpen.  For the most part he has come in in low-leverage situations and has excelled. He is striking out 10.57 batters-per-nine, and issuing 2.35 walks-per-nine.  Robles throws gas, [...]

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Should the Mets entertain offers for Juan Lagares?

The question plaguing the Mets right now is: How do we get more offense? The company line is to wait for the injured players to come back and hope that Michael Cuddyer reverts back to 2013. The rest of us aren’t so hip to that plan. Often times we try to package our trash for [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Cardinals 0 (5/21/15)

The Mets needed a great performance today for any hope of tying the series up. What they received was a deGrominate one. The reigning Rookie of the Year showed just exactly why he won the award, striking out 11 over eight innings, and allowing just one hit all day. Those 11 Ks were the most [...]

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