Gut Reaction: Cubs 6 Mets 1 (5/12/15)

Clint Eastwood would have loved this game; it was the good, the bad and the ugly. The good: Noah Syndergaard made his major league debut and was mostly impressive. For five-plus innings, he arrived as advertised, if a bit wild. He mowed down the Cubs in the first two innings, but ran into trouble with [...]

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The most overused phrases by Mets fans

The Mets are an organization known for their consistent failure, starting with the early 60s, again in the late 70s and early 80s, and most recently in the early 2010s. Yet another thing that the Mets are also known for is the loyalty of their fans: they will stick through pretty much anything, evidently. That [...]

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Carlin and Yogi have the same birthday

Two of the greatest observers of the human mind share a birthday today, May 12. Of course, I’m talking about Yogi Berra and George Carlin. Carlin is no longer with us and Berra is 90 today. But after all of us reading this have been long gone, they’ll still be quoting these famous philosophers. Here [...]

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The sheer dominance of Jeurys Familia

Jeurys Familia was thrust into the closer's role this season after showing some improvements the year before. Bobby Parnell, last year's presumed closer went down in his first game, received Tommy John surgery for his trouble and is still on his way back to pitching in the majors. The man who took over the ninth [...]

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