In a nightmarish ending to the game, former Met Jay Bruce walked off on a deep fly ball to centerfield in the bottom of the 10th. While Gary Cohen ended the broadcast the echoing bell at Citizen’s Bank Park sounded like a funeral toll for this season. The Mets seem to be living in some [...]
Brendan scheduled for the Gut Reaction
Everybody knows that the expectations of New York sports fans and media are skewed. New Yorkers are generally a passionate bunch, especially those of the Mets who have endured the wave of optimism and disappointment throughout the years. Along with this passion comes a keen sense of failure due to years of experience. Met fans [...]
The Mets lost yet another game they should have won tonight, falling 7-5 to the Phillies. The gist of it is that the Mets wasted scoring opportunities, stranding nine base runners, including seven in scoring position. Yes, the Mets surrendered seven runs, but that's to be expected when injuries and a lack of pitching depth [...]
Matt is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
Last week the results of the first round of voting for the NL All-Star team were announced. This was the primary round, where the large ballot was trimmed down by fan vote, with three position players selected at most positions, with the outfield having nine players competing for the three slots. The next round of [...]
There is a meme on the internet from a cartoon comic where Spiderman is pointing at an identical version of himself, both of them bewildered at the other’s existence. For those who aren’t aware, memes are screenshots from any form of video or photo and often captioned with a witty remark. The Spiderman meme is [...]
MLB.com currently ranks Thomas Szapucki in their Top 10 Met prospects, but at 23 years of age and pitching another injury shortened season in Columbia one might question if this left-handed pitcher even belongs being ranked that high. Consider that Ronny Mauricio (currently on track to finish the year as the #1 Met Prospect) is [...]
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Well, it wasn't one of the usual culprits, but the Mets beleaguered bullpen blew yet another game for us in this long season. Jacob deGrom had an unhittable slider today, striking out nine and walking none, and scattering eight hits and two runs. Unfortunately, his manager chose to pull him an inning too early and [...]
Matt is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
