Gut Reaction: Nationals 7, Mets 6 (5/16/19)

For the fifth time this season, the Mets played a rubber game. And for the fifth time, the Mets came out on the short end of the stick, this one by a 7-6 margin Thursday afternoon in Washington against the Nationals. It was the second time this year that the Mets dropped a series-deciding game [...]

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In defense of sticking with Wilmer Font

Most Mets fans are upset after their starting pitcher did not give the team a chance to win last night. Five runs in the first three frames will make any team frustrated, and newcomer Wilmer Font making his second spot start certainly deserves the criticism. He was so ineffective that a team fresh off a [...]

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Gut Reaction: Nationals 5, Mets 1 (5/15/19)

Tonight’s game felt ominous from the start and then before you knew, it was over. Wilmer Font took the mound for the Mets for the second time since being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays and was unable to make it through the third inning. On the night he gave up five runs as he [...]

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Pete Alonso and why the Mets win

A quarter of the way through the 2019 season and the Mets as a team are not very good in any one particular area. Coming into the season the thought was that their starting pitching was going to carry the team, the back of their bullpen was to be a formidable force, and that added [...]

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Gut reaction: Mets 6, Nationals 2 – 5/14/19

The Mets climbed back to .500 with their third win in a row tonight. Noah Syndergaard was on top of his game, leading the Mets to a decisive 6-2 win over the Nationals in Washington. The big righty didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, and other than the two-run home run he surrendered [...]

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Zack Wheeler and the Mets rotation are ‘hitting’ their stride

The starting pitching is starting to come around for the Mets after a rocky stretch, but we’re going to look at the offense provided by the staff, as the Mets are getting more than the usual punch from the nine spot in the batting order this year. Three of the Mets starting staff are having [...]

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Mets Minors: Despite Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos, Columbia looks awful

Those who read my blog posts will remember that I try not to be so “Doom and Gloom” about the prospects. I try to focus on the good and let the bad sort itself out in its own time. I’ve already written off the career of Desmond Lindsay this season, surely I won’t bring you [...]

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What’s causing Noah Syndergaard’s struggles in 2019?

Last year Noah Syndergaard was 13-4 with a 3.03 ERA but it seemed like there was more complaining about his year than celebration over his numbers. Depending upon who you were talking to, he gave up too many steals, or too many hits, or he took too many pitches to put guys away, or he [...]

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