Gut Reaction: Marlins 8, Mets 0 (5/17/24)

The Marlins jumped Christian Scott with a four-run second inning and cruised to an 8-0 win in the opener of a three-game series Friday night in Miami. The one concern with Scott this year in Triple-A was his tendency to give up the gopher ball. After keeping the ball in the park in his first [...]

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Mets’ hitters and the quality of their contact

The only thing that matters is what actually happens between the white lines. But there are things that happen because of skill and there are things that happen due to luck. At one point, fans likely believed that the overwhelming number of things that happened either in a game or over a season were due [...]

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