Articles by metstradamus (1419)

The Mets Turn To Junior (No, The Other Junior)
Updated:Everyone expected the Mets to pivot to Jackie Bradley Jr. after not signing George Springer. Well, they got a Junior….
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Revisiting A Hated Phrase For Taijuan Walker
So the Mets added to their starting pitching depth on Friday: The Mets have a deal with taijuan Walker, sources…
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In Too Deep?
So the Mets have gone from having nobody who could play center field to having, like 87 guys out there….
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Blue Branding
Updated:With all the chatter that Trevor Bauer was going to be signed by the Mets, I had this whole thing…
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The Other One That Escaped To The North
Updated:Well this wasn’t so much of an escape as it was a relocation. https://twitter.com/Smatz88/status/1354933276033617927 As I hope you’ve heard by…
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The One That Escaped To The North
Updated:Just because you have the most money, doesn’t mean that anyone will take it. This isn’t going to be a…
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As a General Rule …
Jared Porter was fired today by the Mets. We have terminated Jared Porter this morning . In my initial press…
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Joey Throws Funny
This offseason has seemed like a nuclear arms race between the Mets and the Padres in the foreground of the…
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Art Shamsky Joins Our Little Podcast
Updated:Hello friends. Just wanted to jump here to let you know that my little podcast project, The Burgerball Podcast, has…
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New Kids In Town
Updated:Mets fans were getting just a teeny bit antsy as to the speed of the new master plan by Steve…
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It’s Happening
Well after a few days of back and forth … is he coming/is he not coming … and a drunken…
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The Potential Pillaging Of Philadelphia
Updated:Life comes at you fast. It was a year ago that the Mets had no money for anything, and the…
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Steven Matz Mosies On Into The Last Chance Saloon
Updated:The thing about having money isn’t just the ability to sign the Springers and the Bauers and the Realmutos to…
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Suspended And Banished, Don’t Cha Know!
Updated:I really don’t want to say that it was predictable that Robinson Cano was going to get banned for performance…
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Chess, Checkers, Or A Back Alley Game of Yahtzee?
Updated:It’s all about perspective. So the big news ’round these parts is that the Mets have expressed interest in free…
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Steve Cohen Had A Busy First Couple Of Hours
Updated:At about 1:30 today, the sale of the Mets became official-official. The Mets' sale from the Wilpon family to Steve…
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The Ink Is Dry
Updated:And now, it’s time to celebrate. MLB owners have voted to approve Steve Cohen as the new owner of the…
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We’ve Turned And Faced The Strange, Now Let’s Change
It’s 11:46 PM, and I’m watching the Mets game on replay. I mean, I know what happens. The Mets got…
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Twisting A Terrible Season Into Bookends
Updated:On Day 2 of the Mets season, Edwin Diaz was victimized by a terrible pitch call as Marcell Ozuna hit…
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The Understated Disaster
Just when you thought there wouldn’t be a division championship celebrated at Citi Field, here comes the Tampa Bay Rays…
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It Would Take A Hell Of A Parlay
When you swipe your Metrocard through the turnstile, you expect to be taken to your destination. The Mets use the…
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Burn It To The Ground
Updated:The Mets are at the point know where they are Nicky and Dominic in the sticks getting buried while they’re…
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Shifting Into Park
You can see from tonight’s game why Jacob deGrom’s season has been beset with injuries. Neck and hamstrings can easily…
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Metaphorical
If you rolled up 2020 into a three hour highlight film, it would be Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Braves….
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It’s Miniscule, And Tardy … But Acceptable
You’re not sucking me back in. This game was the very definition of too little too late as they used…
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I’m Not Even Waiting For The End
Updated:It’s 12-1 in the sixth and I have no patience to wait until the end of this game to blog….
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A Pimp To The High Heavens
This game had everything you’d expect out of 2020, and a few things you didn’t expect … much like 2020….
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Have A Laugh, And A Good Night’s Sleep (And Maybe A Beer Or Two)
The frustration that I felt last night, I imagine the players on the roster are feeling it too. And when…
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