Monday night was brutal. There is no other way to put it. It was a bad loss, but it also felt like a slap-across-the-face wake-up call that this season isn't going to be all wins and salt and pepper shakers.
Intuitively I knew this to be true, because that's how baseball works. But, I was happy living while watching the Mets dominate in fantasy land for as long as possible. However, that bliss had to eventually end, and it ended Monday night...
Remove or keep in deGrom?
In the top of the eighth inning with one out, the Mets up five runs, and the Nationals with runners on first and second base, I would have left deGrom in to face Howie Kendrick, who struck out in three previous at-bats against deGrom.