Gut Reaction: Royals 9, Mets 2 (8/3/23)

If you like uninspired baseball, you’ve loved the past two games. The Mets were shut out for eight innings before losing by a 9-2 margin to the Royals. Kansas City, a team 40-games under .500, sweeps the three-game series. The Mets stacked their lineup with lefty hitters (note: Daniel Vogelbach did not play), with seven [...]

Steve Cohen’s riches came through again in trading deadline

The New York Mets obviously have had a disappointing 2023 campaign. They've been playing under. 500 baseball for most of the season and are seven games back of the last Wild Card spot in the National League. And that is also with the highest payroll ever in Major League Baseball history at nearly $364 million. [...]