Gut Reaction: Rockies 4, Mets 3 – 5/15/2016

"And the road trip is over!" Gary Cohen could have shouted that into the mic with as much enthusiasm as after a big win. The Mets concluded a brutal road trip, going 4-7 against the Padres, Dodgers and Rockies. This knuckle-headed writer pegged the then first place Mets to go 8-3. Instead, our bats went [...]

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Sean Gilmartin and the temporary case for an 8-man bullpen

Sean Gilmartin tossed three scoreless innings Thursday so everyone expected him to get two or three days off before getting called on again. But Logan Verrett’s early departure from a spot start pressed him back into duty after just one day off. Gilmartin came on and pitched two scoreless innings Saturday and made a case [...]

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