Gut Reaction: Braves 7, Mets 5 (4/27/17)

This is an old tale And not a happy one But full of woe, alas, and pain! The 2017 Mets, the team that reminds us, daily it seems, that things can always get worse. Wednesday we saw Robert Gsellman, our preseason Rookie of the Year candidate, get clobbered in the first inning on his way [...]

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If not Granderson, Reyes, or Lagares, who bats leadoff?

You know what this Mets team could really use? A leadoff hitter. Our three in-house options - Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, and Juan Lagares - have been woefully ineffective thus far this season. At the time of this writing, all three are batting well under .200 with Granderson leading this hopeless trifecta with an OBP [...]

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Step back from the ledge, Mets fans…

I know…I know. It’s a crappy time to be a Mets fan right now. They can’t seem to get out of their own way. The defense is horrible. The injuries are piling up. There is very little hitting to speak of. The veterans have looked old, the youngsters have looked unready. The style of play [...]

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