Gut Reaction: Orioles 9, Mets 5 (8/20/24)

The Mets tried to make it a game with a four-run eighth inning but a comedy of errors on one play led to the Orioles tacking on two more runs and they finished with a 9-5 win over the Mets Tuesday night at Citi Field. Francisco Lindor hit his second double of the game to [...]

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How the Mets fared with their 2024 deadline additions

Both prior to and at the 2024 trade deadline, the Mets picked up some players to sure up some troubled areas.  They focused on a left-handed bat, a middle of the rotation starter and some established bullpen pieces.  What many of us wanted was the addition of a game changer, like the trade that brought [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Orioles 3 (8/19/24)

The Mets blew a 3-0 lead but Francisco Alvarez made sure that they didn’t lose the game, as he delivered his first walk-off hit, a 421-foot homer, giving the club a 4-3 win in the opening game of the three-game series against the Orioles. With the Braves having the night off, the Mets pulled within [...]

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The Mets’ chasing crew and swinging at 0-2 pitches way out of the strike zone

In Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS, Carlos Beltran struck out looking on a nasty curve that ended up in the middle of the strike zone. Fans have crucified Beltran ever since. And, seemingly, the Mets as an organization have decided that no key AB will ever again end with a player looking at a [...]

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Gut Reaction: Marlins 3, Mets 2 (8/18/24)

The Mets had two on and nobody out in the bottom of the ninth inning but couldn’t push across the tying run, as they lost to the Marlins, 3-2, Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. The loss kept them from a series sweep and left their record against their NL East foe for the year at [...]

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Valente Bellozo vs Paul Blackburn (8/18/24)

Roku Yesterday at 12:11 pm Blackburn looks better than he did against the A's Rick JM Yesterday at 12:16 pm Hello, roku, and thank you for presenting this Mets broadcast Roku Yesterday at 12:17 pm Vientos smokes that one Woodrow Yesterday at 12:29 pm Hey,the next 9 games might determine whether or not we have [...]

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The Mets’ .610 winning percentage against the ‘play us tough’ Marlins

Just because people say something over and over and over again – it doesn’t make it true. In politics, we see people lie consistently not necessarily because you’ll believe any particular lie; but rather so you don’t believe anything. But does that carry over to sports? That doesn’t sound right to me. Instead, it seems [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Marlins 0 (8/17/24)

Luis Severino pitched the Mets’ first complete-game shutout since Jacob deGrom in 2021, leading the Mets to a 4-0 win over the Marlins Saturday afternoon. The victory clinches both the series win and the season-series win over their NL East rivals. Severino retired the side in order in the first, sixth and seventh innings. He [...]

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