Making the case to keep Adam Ottavino as the injured relievers return

Reed Garrett has made five minor league rehab appearances and Sean Reid-Foley has made two, with both of them in Triple-A for their last game. In other words, they’re about to be activated any day. And it’s far from certain who will go to make room for them. One of the people on the bubble [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 9, Rockies 1 (8/8/24)

The first four hitters for the Mets each smoked an extra-base hit, capped off by Pete Alonso’s massive home run, to stake David Peterson to a 4-0 lead and an eventual 9-1 Mets win over the Rockies Thursday afternoon in Denver. The victory, combined with a Braves loss earlier in the day, vaulted the Mets [...]

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David Peterson vs Austin Gomber (8/8/24)

Brian Yesterday at 3:11 pm Nimmo with a much-needed day off Lindor with a leadoff double Metsense Yesterday at 3:13 pm Let's get the Coors field Offense Started Brian Yesterday at 3:13 pm Two batters, two doubles, 1-0 Mets Metsense Yesterday at 3:13 pm Igelias Rick JM Yesterday at 3:14 pm Hello, peoples Brian Yesterday [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Rockies 3 (8/7/24)

The Mets finally remembered they were playing in Coors Field, hit the ball in the air and plated three runs in the ninth inning, leading to a 5-3 win over the Rockies Wednesday night. Francisco Alvarez started the winning rally with a one-out triple. After the next two batters walked, Francisco Lindor broke the tie [...]

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

The Mets jumped out to a 2-0 lead but that’s not enough at Coors Field and the end result was a 6-3 loss to the Rockies. The Mets are now 2-3 halfway through the 10-game road trip. Luis Severino, making his first start in Coors, didn’t pitch bad but was let down by his defense [...]

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On the Mets’ trade deadline, rebuilding in New York and the Pete Alonso dilemma

Now that the trade deadline has passed, it seemed like a good time to check in with Chris Flanders on the state of the Mets.  Below is our email correspondence on some issues facing the Mets both now and the near-future. Brian: For many years, you've advocated for the Mets to do a full-scale rebuild [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Cardinals 0 (8/5/24)

Sean Manaea turned in his second straight dominating performance and Carlos Mendoza’s shuffled lineup came thru, leading the Mets to a 6-0 win over the Cardinals Monday afternoon in St. Louis, in the makeup of an earlier rained out game. With the win, the Mets take the season series from the Cardinals, 4-2. Manaea, coming [...]

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