Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Giants 1 (7/8/15)

The Mets take another series on the west-coast trip as they defeated the San Francisco Giants by a score of 4-1. Jacob deGrom showed why he is an all-star, as he pitched eight innings, struck out 10, allowed two hits and no runs. deGrom executed a hit and run that set the Mets up to [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 1969 Mets Team

1969 MILTON BRADLEY METS TEAM Random passers-by on the street will often stop me and ask, “Card of the Week, what is the single most heinous Mets card of all time? Like, I'm talking no redeeming qualities whatsoever. A pox on humanity. Something designed and printed in the ninth circle of hell.” “Well, random passer-by,” [...]

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Gut Reaction: Giants 3, Mets 0 (7/7/15)

The offense surely frustrated Mets fans once again, as the team would have plenty of scoring opportunities, yet struggled to capitalize. Bartolo Colon went six innings, let up three runs (two earned) and the Giants had 10 hits. Colon was lucky to get out of the sixth inning, and he ended up finishing with a [...]

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