Brian scheduled for the Gut Reaction
In an effort to boost the trade value of pending free agent Zack Wheeler, the Mets are planning to take advantage of an off day to bump Steven Matz to the bullpen and have Wheeler make an additional start before the All-Star break. The hard- throwing righty will be in demand by teams in contention, [...]
Underneath the ownership and management antics, bullpen blowups, and horrid slumps, the immense talent on this team is often overlooked. With the team down in the standings and July 4th upon us it is natural to look ahead to the Midsummer Classic, the trade deadline (which now includes waiver-trades) and the offseason. But does a [...]
Nothing sadder than all of your stony faces left stranded on this fourth of July with no Mets baseball. It seems un-American. Gary Cohen said he's running a 7K today. Jeff McNeil is going to be a judge at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Yoenis Cespedes announced plans to get hurt while shooting off [...]
The good vibes from last night's Subway Series win faded as the Mets bats failed to show up tonight in a 5-1 loss to the Yankees. Jason Vargas got off to a rocky start, allowing two runs in the opening inning, the settled down for four scoreless innnings, before tiring in the sixth and allowing [...]
Matt is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
Recently, a poll was sent out to Mets fans friends of mine. The fans range from all shapes and sizes and represent a small sample size of the thoughts of a very large and passionate fan base. The fans were polled on eight questions ranging from multiple choice to free form. Below is what was [...]
A little less than a month ago, the Mets and Yankees played a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, the second game of which featured a pounding of Yankee starter James Paxton. This intra-city rite of summer picked up again tonight at Citi Field, with the Mets hoping to repeat that performance. They'd send Zack Wheeler to [...]
Charlie is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
In a minor surprise, Mets ace pitcher Jacob deGrom was selected to the N.L. All-Star team, joining fellow Mets Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil. It’s a minor surprise because teams, like the Mets, that are closer to the bottom than the top, don’t usually rate three players on the All-Star squad. Alonso seemed like a [...]
In mid-February of 2018, the Mets inked Jason Vargas to a two-year deal with a club option for a third season. Since signing that deal, Vargas has thrown 158.1 IP and has a 4.89 ERA and a 1.358 WHIP. In the same free agent class, the Cubs signed Yu Darvish to a 6/$126 deal. Since [...]
The Mets signed Ali Sanchez almost exactly six years ago. The, then, 16 year old was signed alongside Luis Silva and Yeffry De Aza. Baseball America's Ben Badler wrote in 2013: Sanchez, 16, is 6 feet, 180 pounds with good catch-and-throw skills, quick feet and good hands. Scouts highest on him have been impressed with [...]