Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Braves 3 (5/12/24)

Brandon Nimmo didn’t start the game but he sure did finish it. Nimmo cracked a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Mets to a 4-3 win over the Braves Sunday night. The walk-off win, the Mets’ fourth of the season, salvaged the final game of the series. DJ Stewart got [...]

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Luisangel Acuna’s incredibly unimpressive 8-game hitting streak

If you're like me, you have a mental image of what a hitting streak should be like. Lots of hits, some power, perhaps a few walks, too. Here are some hot stretches by Mets players so far in 2024: Brandon Nimmo - 12 G, 53 PA, .311/.415/.600 Francisco Lindor - 10 G, 42 PA, .359/.405/.641 [...]

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Mets’ fans’ worst-case scenario for 2024 is playing to script

Well, at least it is for one Mets fan I could name. Back in March, some clown wrote that this 2024 season would be a mystery, that we couldn’t really gauge how it would play out at that early juncture. The way this team was constructed, in the aftermath of the scorched-Earth summer of 2023, [...]

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