Gut reaction: Mets 7, Padres 6 – 5/7/19

One win doesn't solve everything, but, in the moment this one sure seemed to do the trick. After a not-so-good Noah Syndergaard start and another seemingly quiet night for Mets bats, it looked like we were about to lose our fifth game in a row, before three bolts of light broke through the clouds. With [...]

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Todd Frazier is skating on thin ice

In his prime, Todd Frazier was a dangerous slugger and a solid fielding third sacker. He still fields his position but his value at the plate is undergoing a big drop. This slump places Frazier’s future with the Mets in jeopardy. Frazier signed with the Mets before the 2018 season, which became a disappointing one [...]

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Gut Reaction: Padres 4, Mets 0 (5/6/19)

It was a battle of two flamethrowers as Jacob deGrom took the mound against Chris Paddack. Paddack made headlines with his pregame comments about the Rookie of the Month award, which seems to have stirred up Pete Alonso. The Padres right hander came out on top, striking out 11 Mets batters over 7.2 innings. The [...]

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Mets Minors: Jeremy Vasquez and Quinn Brodey keep St. Lucie relevant

How many people, besides me and Brian, tune in to see the results of each minor league outing? My guess is that a few of you check in from time to time but that most readers don’t dive into each boxscore, each game. The Mets minor league system is strange this season. We traded away [...]

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Gut Reaction: Brewers 3, Mets 2 (5/5/19)

The Milwaukee Brewers scored three runs in the third inning and made those stand up, as they emerged with a 3-2 win over the Mets Sunday, and a sweep of their three-game series. The Brewers ended up taking five of the six games against the Mets this year. Zach Davies was masterful for 7.2 IP [...]

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Chris Flexen and the missed calls from the 18th inning

It was a pleasant surprise to come home last night and find the Mets game on in the top of the 18th inning. It was even more fun to watch them score the go-ahead run. My mWAR was going up! But the bottom of the inning was not fun. The Mets had little choice but [...]

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Gut Reaction: Brewers 4, Mets 3 (18 Innings) 5/4/19

The game looked all but over when the Mets punchless offense came to plate in the top of the ninth down one. Brewer’s righty Junior Guerra had just shut down the Mets in the previous frame, and with only three hits thus far it didn’t seem like much magic could happen. Nevertheless, it was the [...]

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