Gut Reaction: Nationals 9, Mets 1 (5/19/16)

The Mets laid an egg for the second straight night, getting beat up by the Nationals, 9-1, in the rubber game of the series Thursday night. Matt Harvey did nothing to make fans step off the ledge. He gave up a two-run homer to Daniel Murphy in the first inning and then surrendered seven runs [...]

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Asdrubal Cabrera and the triumph of looking good

Jim Edmonds was a terrific player, a borderline Hall of Famer. He had a stretch of five straight seasons with a wOBA over .400 and if that doesn’t make you say, Wow!, you should know that Yoenis Cespedes had a .394 wOBA last year with the Mets. Edmonds was a better offensive player five consecutive [...]

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