Applying common sense to determine the Mets’ rotation

One thing that people fret about that doesn’t concern me in the slightest is the worry about how future free agents will react to how you handle the most-recent players you signed as free agents. You hear some variant of, “Future free agents won’t sign with a team that doesn’t bend over backwards to give [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 10, Marlins 4 (6/12/24)

The Mets put on their hitting shoes, as they pounded out 14 hits and 10 runs – only the third time this year they’ve reached double-digit runs – as they blew out the Marlins, 10-4, Wednesday night at Citi Field. The Mets put up crooked numbers in four different innings, including the first two. Harrison [...]

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Gut Reaction: Marlins 4, Mets 2 (6/11/24)

The Citi Field offense reared its ugly head, as the Mets managed just two runs on four hits and fell to the lowly Marlins, 4-2, Tuesday night. A two-run double by Mark Vientos gave the Mets a 2-1 lead in the second inning. But that was the extent of their run scoring for the night. [...]

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A biased look at Starling Marte

Starling Marte has never been my cup of tea. Perhaps it’s because fans clamored for the Mets to get him and put Brandon Nimmo on the bench or to an outfield corner, despite Marte not being a particularly good defensive CF. Perhaps it’s because he misses a month or more out of every season and [...]

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Poll: What was the most annoying thing about the London Series?

It’s naïve to think that we – and that truly includes all of us, from the fans to the ball boys, to the players to management – don’t have some kind of responsibility to grow the game. And obviously some can do more than others. And that’s okay. As hardcore fans, sometimes our part is [...]

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Mets Minors: Are the Mets specializing in catcher development?

At the Major League level, the Mets have Francisco Alvarez nearing his return to the team. Alvarez had an impressive rookie campaign with the Mets in which he showed a ton of power. He’s also shown a tremendous ability to work with pitchers and a “surprising” (not truly but the media wanted you to believe [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Phillies 5 (6/9/24)

The Mets scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to take a two-run lead and then held on, despite the Phillies loading the bases, thanks to a rarely-seen double play, and emerged with a 6-5 win Sunday afternoon. The victory gave the Mets a split of the two-game London Series. Reed Garrett, [...]

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