Gut Reaction: Yankees 4, Mets 1 (6/8/18)

On a night when home runs were to the fore, the Mets couldn't manage one when they needed it. Jacob deGrom and Masahiro Tanaka hooked up in a classic pitching duel, getting strikeouts and double plays just when they needed them. It was a play that wasn't made that proved to be the Mets' undoing. [...]

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The Yankees are coming for our lunch money

If you thought things couldn't possibly get worse for this floundering Mets team, here come the Yankees. Here we are at the misfit table in middle school. It's not bad enough the cute girl saw us spill milk on our laps and we got picked last in gym class, but here comes Biff to give [...]

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Friday open thread – 6/8/18

This team needs a shake up. We need one of those press conference where it's announced that a flurry of moves have been made in one day. Something like this. "Today we have activated Yoenis Cespedes and Wilmer Flores. Also at this time we are promoting several players from AAA Las Vegas. To make room [...]

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