It’s time to start Wilmer Flores over Jose Reyes

Baseball is a beautiful game, but it is rare that a tear is shed on the diamond. The most memorable tear ever shed on the grounds of Citi Field was undoubtedly the one that fell from the eye of Wilmer Flores, who thought that he was about to be traded from his team. The Mets [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Giants 2 (6/24/17)

For Jacob deGrom, tonight was yet another start where he proved he is the best pitcher in the Mets rotation. He posted another solid outing, going eight strong innings with seven strikeouts and allowing one earned run. He simply controlled the game from the mound, and his only slip up was a solo shot allowed [...]

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Gut Reaction: Dodgers 8, Mets 2 (6/21/17)

-The Mets were once again hurt by a weak pitching performance. The culprit this game was Tyler Pill, who allowed five earned runs over six innings. In the series with the Dodgers, the Mets have so far been outscored 30-8. -The long ball has come to harm the Mets. After two Yasmani Grandal shots and [...]

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Gut Reaction: Dodgers 10, Mets 6 (6/19/17)

-Zach Wheeler allowed seven earned runs over two innings of work. This is the second straight start where Wheeler has given up an excess of runs early in the game. His ERA has now ballooned to 5.29. -Rafael Montero allowed a run in 3.2 innings of spot-long relief. This role for Montero may increase as [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 9, Cubs 4 (6/14/17)

Curtis Granderson could not have picked a better night to stroke his 300th career home run. With the game tied 4-4 in the eight, Granderson cracked a line drive over the right field wall to give the Mets a 5-4 edge over the Chicago Cubs. It was a comeback effort all night for the Mets, [...]

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Gut Reaction: Cubs 14, Mets 3 (6/13/17)

It is very rare that you can look at an outing for a player and not be able to take any positives out of it. For Zach Wheeler, it was just one of those nights. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Mets 14-3. He was unable to make it through two innings, allowing eight earned runs [...]

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Checking in on 2016 draft picks Justin Dunn and Peter Alonso

In the 2016 MLB Draft, the Mets selected Justin Dunn out of Boston College with the 19th overall pick. A hard throwing righty, the Mets are looking to develop Dunn into a powerful starting pitcher. While at Boston College, Dunn started as a reliever for his first two seasons. When he became a starter though, [...]

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Jerry Blevins should be the Mets’ closer

There is one man at the epicenter of Terry Collins's "Circle of Trust" when it comes to the bullpen. That man is Jerry Blevins, and Collins is not shy about the usage of Blevins. In fact, Blevins has appeared in 30 games this season, which is tied for tops in the majors. During his tenure [...]

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Gut Reaction: Pirates 12, Mets 7 (6/2/17)

To say that tonight's affair against the Pirates was a slug fest would be an understatement. The Mets fell on the short side of a 12-7 tilt Friday night. Pitching on either side of the field was a rarity until the Pirates reached their bullpen. After a dominant start in his last outing, Matt Harvey [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Brewers 2 (5/29/17)

On a day we remember all those made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our great country, the Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2. After playing last night, the Mets did not let an early 4:10 start time affect them today. Leading the Mets today was Robert Gsellman, who threw seven strong innings in his start. [...]

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