Gut Reaction: Nationals 5, Mets 0 (4/25/23)

Gary Cohen got to the park and realized he forgot his scorecard. The Mets got to Citi Field and apparently forgot their bats, as they managed just five hits and fell to the lowly Nationals, 5-0, Tuesday night at Citi Field. The Mets generally looked inept and struck out a season-high 13 times. The ABs [...]

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Mets Minors: Daniel Juarez and players we missed

When you cover the minor leagues there are always players that slip through the cracks. Players who have shown to be significant talents but fail to make big enough waves to have those talents be noticed. There are a ton of reasons this happens. Some are drafted in the lower rounds and have low expectations, [...]

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CBS Sports’ Mets projections, or how I learned to not worry about AI

I occasionally check the CBS Sports website including the MLB standings. The standings section includes hard data like won-lost, games behind, and run differential for each team, and also some projections. I began noticing, some time ago, that the projections were outrageous, in too many instances. The CBS computer, presumably powered by AI (artificial intelligence) [...]

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Following the Mets’ indicators after a month of action

After a month of baseball, many aspects of the games are taking shape. There have been lots of rule changes the last couple of years many fans like and many fans dislike.  How these rule changes affect the Mets also varies. As Steven Shrager wrote last week, the Mets DH is a work in progress. [...]

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Gut Reaction: Giants 5, Mets 4 (4/23/23)

Drew Smith gave up the go-ahead run on an RBI double in the eighth inning, as the Giants outlasted the Mets, 5-4, Sunday night in San Francisco. The Mets finished their West Coast trip with a 7-3 record, despite dropping the last two. It was a battle of the bullpens, as the Giants’ starter left [...]

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Edwin Uceta and the necessary search for Trevor Williams’ replacement

If we go back 10-15 years ago, we see that MLB relievers as a group had consistently better ERAs than starters, typically in the .25 to .50 range. This occurred despite for the most part that the better pitchers were utilized as starters. It showed the advantage of being asked to pitch seven innings versus [...]

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Gut Reaction: Giants 7, Mets 4 (4/22/23)

The Mets fell behind big early and never could dig out of the hole, as they fell to the Giants, 7-4, Saturday afternoon in San Francisco. David Peterson got the start and once again failed to deliver the goods. He allowed four runs in the first inning, three of them on a homer to Brandon [...]

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Kodai Senga and shifting expectations

Expectations are an interesting aspect of human psychology. They can be sky high, subdued, or somewhere in between. They’re sometimes called “premeditated resentments” when there’s a high probability that they won’t be met, which leads to all kinds of disillusioned heartache and regret. At a very basic level, we’re content when they’re met and disappointed [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 7, Giants 0 (4/21/23)

Joey Lucchesi turned in the best performance for a Mets’ starting pitcher this season, throwing seven shutout innings to lead the Mets to a 7-0 win over the Giants Friday in San Francisco. The win gives the Mets a three-game winning streak and pushes their record to 14-7. Making his first start in the majors [...]

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