Gut Reaction: Brewers 9, Mets 0 (4/4/23)

It used to be that we referred to Turner Field in Atlanta as a house of horrors for the Mets. But we’re going to have to pass the crown to whatever they’re calling the park in Milwaukee. In their last 20 games in Milwaukee, the Mets are now 3-17, as the Brewers administered a beatdown, [...]

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The rough start to 2023 for Jeff McNeil

It hasn’t been the best start to 2023 for Jeff McNeil. In addition to his .429 OPS in the first five games of the regular season, McNeil went 1-9 in the WBC and was 4-23 in Grapefruit League action. Add all of those up and last year’s batting champion is 9-53, which is a paltry [...]

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Gut Reaction: Brewers 10, Mets 0 (4/3/23)

The New York Mets series with the Milwaukee Brewers could not have started out any worse for the Mets. Pitching and the offense were both ineffective. Mets starter Carlos Carrasco started out well, throwing scoreless first two innings. But he gave up a run in the third inning, and two more in the fourth on [...]

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Diary of a baseball fan: March 31, 2023

I was able to watch two baseball games tonight - though not a doubleheader. The first game I saw was my son’s High School team - Cold Spring Harbor (against Uniondale). This game is a mismatch on paper - Uniondale has almost five times the number of students as Cold Spring Harbor, and CSH is [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Marlins 1 (4/2/22)

Kodai Senga recovered from a rough first inning to help lead the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Marlins Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Mets take the series, 3-1, to get off to a fine start in 2023. Senga was staked to a 2-0 lead. But the Marlins pitcher ended up throwing a [...]

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The terrific bullpen start, Francisco Lindor’s defense, Gary Cohen’s Walter Cronkite moment

The first 10 days or so are the toughest ones of the season to write, at least for me. Everyone is picking the same stories to write about and it’s tough to come up with something unique in this time frame. And as of right now, there have been three games played. Three. It’s way [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Marlins 2 (4/1/23)

One day after being held to just four hits, the Mets busted out with 12 hits and six walks en route to a 6-2 win over the Marlins Saturday afternoon in Miami. Mark Canha led the way, as he reached base four times, including a bloop opposite field double and a home run. The announcers [...]

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