Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Brewers 4 (6/16/22)

The Brewers gifted the Mets the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning and got a runner thrown out at the plate in the top of the ninth, handing the Mets a 5-4 win Thursday night at Citi Field. With the win, the Mets take the series and pick up a half game [...]

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Bandwagon fans, cream puff schedules and a tip from the Lama

Growing up in the 70s, the worst fans were the ones who somehow rooted for both the Yankees and the Cowboys. By the end of the decade, they were Islanders fans, too. Bandwagon fans, ones who root only for teams that are winning and will ditch them once things aren’t good for more than a [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Brewers 0 (6/14/22)

Chris Bassitt shook off a recent stretch of poor pitching to throw eight shutout innings, leading the Mets to a 4-0 win over the Brewers Tuesday night at Citi Field. The Brewers came in scuffling and Bassitt attacked them right away with his fastball, setting the tone early. And the Mets’ offense responded in kind, [...]

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Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso should be All-Stars

Voting has started for the NL 2022 All-Star team, and it is very possible that the Mets will have at least one starting position player on the roster. The last time the Mets had a position player voted in as a starter was 2016, when Yoenis Cespedes won an outfield spot. The Mets have a [...]

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Buck Showalter’s relief usage and what the future pen might look like

In yesterday’s notes column we talked about how good Edwin Diaz has been so far this year and why it might not last. So, what happens? He goes out and earns a five-out save for the first time all season, striking out five of the six batters he faced, including Mike Trout as the tying [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Angels 1 (6/12/22)

J.D. Davis and Pete Alonso homered and Edwin Diaz closed the door with a five-out save, leading the Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Angels Sunday night and another series win. The Angels took a 1-0 lead but that was all they would get, as Taijuan Walker used the shadows to come up with [...]

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