Articles by metstradamus (1419)

You’ve Been Polarized
My Citi Field debuts the last two seasons have been eventful. Last season was Matt Harvey’s return to Citi Field….
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Mad Rationalizing
It had started well. The Mets brought a little bit of everything to the bottom of the 5th inning. An…
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Splitting Cadillacs
With apologies to those of you who came up with the theory that the Mets rained out Monday’s game to…
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Dirty Tricks
This game really had no business coming down to one pitch. It was one of those rare occasions where almost…
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Hits Don’t Lie
Patrick Mazeika sure had a night, eh? It was a weird night all around. Chris Bassitt gave up one run…
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Death By Humidity
Updated:We had some pre-game news. First, James McCann was announced to have had a broken hamate bone in his left…
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An Ultimate Warrior
I was having some recent conversations about Taijuan Walker’s place on this rotation when everyone else is healthy. “Could he…
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The Rocking Chair Was Delivered To The Wrong Porch
Updated:It had started out so well. Brandon Nimmo doubled down the left field line to lead off the game, Starling…
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It Was The Rat All Along
I apologize in advance for sounding like a broken record. But there have been many times that I have seen…
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Power Hitter Engaged
It would have been nice to steal that first game with a 9th inning rally. But let’s face it: The…
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No Rewrites Here
Updated:Well finally the Mets get to play baseball. But all momentum from Thursday night’s scintillating victory has apparently vanished over…
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Getting To Know You
Updated:Tylor Megill had a no-hitter going through four innings. It marked nine straight no-hit innings for Megill which, while not…
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Don’t Give Up, Keep Runnin’, Keep Hidin’ …
Memories of last season’s five game series against the Braves have been prominent in a lot of people’s minds after…
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The d’ark Arts
Monday’s opener against the Braves was disappointing because Chris Bassitt pitched his ass off. He went seven innings and gave…
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Robbie Cano, You Can Go
Updated:Technically, the Mets are eating around $37.5 million of Canó's remaining money. They will owe him every cent unless he…
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The Rivalry Is Alive And Well
Well ESPN certainly got its money’s worth tonight. They got Max Scherzer stomping around like a bull for the first…
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A Triangle Of Tragedy
Updated:Three things doomed Saturday’s game for the Mets. The first one was during the bottom of the 5th after Taijuan…
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Joy Combined
Updated:The top of 9th inning was getting ready to start. And SNY had dumped the commercial break, as is customary…
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It’s An Eighties Throwback Week
Updated:It all started last night. (Okay, it actually started when Noah Syndergaard got ejected for throwing one behind Chase Utley…
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Good N’ Angry
More people associated with Steven Matz are about to learn it’s a bad idea to get the Mets angry. The…
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Was There A Clock Involved?
Updated:There were two outs in the top of the 9th. Max Scherzer and Miles Mikolos had just tidied up a…
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Dripping With Success
I have to give a shout out to my man Jake (follow him at @ThereItIsJake on Twitter). While most of…
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Tantalizing Destiny
Updated:Saturday was one of those annoying games that, yeah … we were destined to lose it as they were starting…
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A Harbinger From The Heavens
That large bang you heard? It wasn’t Daulton Varsho’s game tying home run off of Edwin Diaz. It was God…
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Objects In The Rear View Mirror Aren’t That Close Right Now
When things hit on all cylinders, it’s hard to focus on one thing. It’s also been rare to have the…
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The One Where Wilmer Flores Beats Us With His Defense
We couldn’t have expected Chris Bassitt to go through an entire season without giving up a run. (I mean, Jerry…
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Requesting A Larger Measuring Stick
After building up a 6-3 record against the likes of the Nationals, Diamondbacks, and Phillies (settle down, Philly … you’re…
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Lugo? More like Lu-Gone (I’ll See Myself Out)
Updated:Joely Rodriguez took the loss on Saturday as the Diamondbacks hung tough and surprised the Mets with a 3-2 victory….
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The Charm Of Baseball
The bottom of the 6th inning was so enthralling and fascinating that it probably would have bored the hell out…
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