Gut Reaction: Mets 1, Pirates 0 (7/29/18)

Zack Wheeler did the heavy lifting today against the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the New York Mets earned a series split against them with a 1-0 victory today in the beautiful PNC Park. Wheeler continued his recent stretch of strong starts against one of the more hot teams in the National League. Against the team that [...]

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Zack Wheeler and his proper trade value

The Mets have made two trades already as the non-waiver deadline approaches, sending impending free agents Jeurys Familia and Asdrubal Cabrera to greener pastures. For a while it looked like Zack Wheeler would be on the move, too, but the latest news says that one may not be imminent. MetsBlog’s Andy Martino reported this: The [...]

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Gut Reaction: Pirates 5, Mets 0 (7/28/18)

The Pirates won for the 13th time in their last 15 games by downing the Mets, 5-0, Saturday night in Pittsburgh. Jacob deGrom didn’t have his best stuff but pitched well enough to win if the Mets had delivered the offense they did in the four games after his last start. In deGrom’s last game, [...]

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Gut Reaction: Pirates 5, Mets 4 (7/27/18)

Well, all good things must come to an end. Such was the case of the Mets' miniature stab at respectability. Having won three in a row, they couldn't get over the hump of a fourth as the Pittsburgh Pirates walked off with a win. At first, it didn't appear this would be the case. Stealing [...]

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Yoenis Cespedes injury could be a blessing

While all the New York area columnists are painting a picture of gloom and doom about the Yoenis Cespedes injury news, this blogger think it could prove to be a blessing in disguise. The Mets are clearly not sniffing the playoffs this year and due to his is contract and recent injury history, Cespedes was [...]

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Friday open thread – 7/27/18

Jeff McNeil was hitting like a madman in the minors and his long overdue promotion to the struggling big league club finally came. So why is he only pinch hitting while the washed up Jose Reyes and non prospect Phillip Evans are getting the start at third base? When Todd Frazier returns, will Reyes finally [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 12, Pirates 6 (7/26/18)

The Mets' anemic offense apparently got some vitamin shots the last three days. They scored six runs the past two days, then doubled that total in drubbing the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Steven Matz took on Nick Kingham at PNC Park, but you knew from word one that this would not be a night for the [...]

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