Sometimes how the Gut Reacts depends on the season. If this game were played in late September and was fraught with divisional implications, I'd be upset. Since it's the second game of the season? Meh... The contest began as advertised, a fun pitching matchup between the Braves' Bartolo Colon -- and how funny does that [...]
The Mets' opening day win over the Braves was a truly solid team performance. There was good fundamental baseball. No home runs were hit, but when players got in scoring position they mostly scored. Every player who got into the game contributed to the 6-0 win, as will be detailed below. Noah Syndergaard, the starting [...]