Gut Reaction: Mets 10, Cubs 1 (5/25/23)

Carlos Carrasco turned in his best outing of the season and the Mets bats came to life, resulting in a 10-1 win over the Cubs in Chicago Thursday night. Staked to an early 1-0 lead, Carrasco served up a gopher ball to the second batter he faced. But that was the only run he would [...]

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How harshly should we judge the Mets for their biases for older hitters?

The easiest thing to do for us armchair GMs is to propose making moves with absolutely no repercussions. But how many bad decisions do real GMs and managers get before they pay the price for their moves and/or non-moves? Unfortunately, at least for this piece, that’s a rhetorical question. But if we were judge, jury [...]

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Gut Reaction: Cubs 4, Mets 2 (5/24/23)

Marcus Stroman had his sinker working to perfection, making the Mets pound the ball into the ground again and again and again. The end result was a 4-2 Cubs win Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. * Coming off his best start of the year, Kodai Senga allowed 5 BB and 6 H in 5 IP. [...]

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