Gut Reaction: Mets 11, Marlins 3 (5/6/17)

The Mets won back-to-back home games for the first time all year with an 11-3 thrashing of the Marlins Saturday night. After dropping five of the first seven games of the year against Miami, New York goes for the sweep of the three-game set on Sunday. The last time Odrisamer Despaigne started a game against [...]

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The Mets will never win a title with Collins at the helm

At the beginning of his reign, I was a fan of Terry Collins. He's a scrappy old veteran coach who came into a team that was rebuilding. Collins has constantly been under a microscope during his tenure with the Mets. Whether it be how he managed young pitching prospects while they were coming up, or [...]

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Travis d’Arnaud, the forgotten injury mismanagement victim

Surprise! Travis d'Arnaud is hurt again. The Mets placed the injury magnet on the disabled list with a bone bruise on his right wrist on Friday and he's expected to miss at least a couple of weeks. This is an annual event at this point, but the circumstances surrounding it fall in line with what [...]

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