Gut Reaction: Braves 14, Mets 1 (7/26/20)

Rick Porcello had a New York debut to forget, as he allowed 7 R in 2+ IP, digging the Mets a hole they could not get out of, as the Braves took the series with a 14-1 win Sunday night. We can hope that it was just a fluke outing for Porcello but neither his [...]

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There’s a COVID-19 outbreak on the Miami Marlins

We have our first major test of trying to play baseball in the time of Covid. Craig Mish @CraigMish With caution and restrictions on names and testing, the best I can do is tell you the Marlins will likely be without at least three of their position players and one of their pitchers in the [...]

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The magnificent Jacob deGrom, The Lugo Principle and players who benefited from the delayed start

Before the first game of the 2020 season, Keith Hernandez speculated that the hitters would be ahead of the pitchers. Then the first game the Mets won, 2-1 and the second game was 2-2 before the Mickey Mouse rules of extra innings added four more runs to the final ledger. But is that because the [...]

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