Gut Reaction: Phillies 10, Mets 5 (5/15/24)

The Mets got some hits and scored some runs but it was another pitiful outing, as they fell to the Phillies, 10-5, Wednesday night in Philadelphia. They’ve now lost five of their last six games and are now 4-9 in the month of May. The Mets scored two unearned runs early and had a 2-1 [...]

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Gut Reaction: Phillies 4, Mets 0 (5/14/24)

If Monday’s loss to the Phillies was the most disappointing one of the year, Tuesday’s 4-0 setback needs a tag, too. It felt like both teams were playing hungover for the majority of the game. Hungover? Apathetic? Impotent? Those all seem like good descriptions of the Mets’ play in this game. You could say the [...]

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A handful of moves for the Mets to make right now

From the comfort of my office chair, here are the moves I’d like to see the Mets make today: 1. Send down Brett Baty, DFA Joey Wendle and call up Jose Iglesias and Mark Vientos to the majors. It’s far from certain to me that either Iglesias or Vientos are roster-worthy. But it’s pretty clear [...]

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Gut Reaction: Phillies 5, Mets 4 (10 INN) 5/13/24

Edwin Diaz couldn’t hold a two-run lead in the ninth inning and the Mets couldn’t score in either the ninth or 10th, which led to a 5-4 loss to the Phillies Monday night. As Gus said in the Game Chatter, this might have been the most disappointing loss of the year. How disappointing was it? [...]

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Part II: Home/Road differentials for the Mets

In Part I, we saw that the Mets had a 2.06 runs per game difference in what they posted at home versus their production in road games, with the latter being the higher mark. Additionally, we saw that they played tougher opponents at home than on the road, as after removing their results versus the [...]

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Part I: Home/Road differentials for the Mets

If you’ve been reading this site regularly, you know that the Mets have been a good offensive team on the road and quite the opposite at home. They’ve scored an average of 5.47 runs per game on the road, compared to 3.41 runs per game at Citi Field. And it’s not just the batters, as [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Braves 3 (5/12/24)

Brandon Nimmo didn’t start the game but he sure did finish it. Nimmo cracked a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Mets to a 4-3 win over the Braves Sunday night. The walk-off win, the Mets’ fourth of the season, salvaged the final game of the series. DJ Stewart got [...]

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