Comparing the offensive merits of Tyrone Taylor and D.J. Stewart

In yesterday’s Game Chatter we talked some about the relative merits of DJ Stewart and Tyrone Taylor. Clearly, Taylor is the better defensive player. But the question is if Stewart’s big advantage on offense makes up for his deficit in defense. If this was a Presidential debate, people would accuse me of being a flip-flopper [...]

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Adam Ottavino off to a strong start in his third year with the Mets

The Mets’ bullpen has been a very pleasant surprise so far here in 2024, with several members displaying excellent numbers. Because good results abound, it’s somewhat easy for an individual player to get lost. And in the Mets’ case that certainly applies to Adam Ottavino. There’s no immediate story for Ottavino like there is for [...]

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Gut Reaction: Dodgers 10, Mets 0 (4/21/24)

After a two-week run of terrific offense, the Mets ran into a buzz saw in the shape of Tyler Glasnow, who handcuffed them for eight innings en route to a 10-0 win over the Mets Sunday afternoon. While the loss kept the Mets from their first sweep in Los Angeles this century, it was still [...]

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Adrian Houser vs Tyler Glasnow (4/21/24)

Name Yesterday at 4:05 pm BROOMS at the ready Brian Yesterday at 4:13 pm That was a 2023 swing for Marte Metsense Yesterday at 4:13 pm California Dreaming Sweep The graphic should have been Walk of Shame Name Yesterday at 4:19 pm Freeman strikes again Brian Yesterday at 4:22 pm Name do you have an [...]

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How Harrison Bader, Jeff McNeil and Brandon Nimmo have the same OPS

If before the season started you were told the 2024 Mets would be 12-8 at the 20-game mark, you might have been mildly surprised but it would have been believable. Yet, if you were told that they would start out 0-5 and play nothing but teams over .500 in this 20-game stretch, including three in [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Dodgers 4 (4/20/24)

Starling Marte cracked a three-run homer in the sixth inning to break up a 2-2 tie and send the Mets on their way to a 6-4 win over the Dodgers Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles. It was the Mets’ sixth consecutive win and gives the Mets the series win, with a chance to sweep on [...]

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Checking in on the early results from last year’s deadline deals of Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander

At the risk of killing the good vibes around the Mets’ ongoing offensive explosion, let’s take a moment to look back at last year’s deadline deals, where Max Scherzer was traded for Luisangel Acuna and Justin Verlander was dealt for Ryan Clifford and Drew Gilbert. Let’s break it down by what the players did in [...]

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Thoughts on the Mets’ City Connect jerseys

New uniform release day: A day when every New York Mets fan transforms into a Vogue fashion critic. In this season of never-ending uniform fiascos from the Nike and Fanatics duo, the Mets finally had their turn to release a City Connect jersey. The City Connect concept, which aims to connect the jersey to the [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 9, Dodgers 4 (4/19/24)

Francisco Lindor broke up a 4-4 tie with a two-run homer, leading the Mets to a 9-4 win over the Dodgers Friday night in Los Angeles. It’s the fifth win in a row for the Mets and makes them 11-3 in their last 14 games. The Mets jumped out to a 4-0 lead against Yoshinobu [...]

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Sean Manaea vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4/19/24)

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