Gut Reaction: Mets 8, Nationals 7 (6/3/24)

Tonight, Carlos Mendoza learned – hopefully – that pitching Adam Ottavino in back-to-back days is right up there with, “Never start a land war in Asia.” The Mets took an 8-5 lead into the ninth inning, tried Ottavino and pivoted to Jake Diekman. Somehow, against all odds, Diekman survived and the Mets came away with [...]

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Another year, another Mets’ collapse

At least this year they got it over with at the beginning of the season, rather than fool us into believing that they had a shot, only to stick a dagger in our hearts later in the year. The “May Swoon” has been unbelievably painful to watch. On Saturday, May 25, Luis Severino took a [...]

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