Articles by metstradamus (1419)

Let It Marinate
Give the Mets credit: After getting blown out in a game by the score of 16-4, they come right back…
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Pepperidge Farm Remembers
Remember when we had five aces? Well I think today was the day that the era of the Mets rotation…
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Participation Trophy
So the Marlins, without a hint of sarcasm on my part, are legit and deserve a lot of credit. I…
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New Hollywood Order
Updated:The Mets turned the Marlins Disney Plus adventure into a New Hollywood flick from the 70’s: uncertain and discomforting. The…
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The Screenplay For “A Fish Named Jeter”
In years past, this would be a loss that would really bother me. The Mets, with a very good offense…
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8/5/20 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
We live in a world where the Marlins are in first place. I know, that’s like 3.984th on the list…
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Adductor In Plain Sight
The fallout from the Mets various injuries on Monday night started to come to fruition on Tuesday, as Robinson Cano…
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Smile, Though Your Infield Is Breaking
So, yeah. I’m going to whine about the Mets losing 3/4’s of their infield on the same night because that’s…
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Combating Boredom With PB&J And Stagehand Unions
Updated:The Mets’ 7-1 loss on Saturday is the second time this season where the Mets followed up with a gut…
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d’Arnaud Is French For “We Suck”
It might have been totally by luck and not at all by design, but when Matt Adams laid bat to…
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Vazquez Is Spanish For “Chipper Jones”
I hesitate to say “thank heaven that we’re done with Christian Vazquez for the season”, because you know the Braves…
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A Nice Beantown Surprise
Updated:After Rick Porcello’s less than stellar debut, the worry going into tonight (not counting the worry that this season isn’t…
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Sloppy Woe
It was long, but at least it was awful. — Greg Prince (@greg_prince) July 30, 2020 Now let’s be fair…
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Scientific Projection
It’s foolish to forecast a career on the basis of one pitch. That’s why we have scouts and analysts and…
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Next Time, Shake Off The Fastball
Updated:This was supposed to be a lighthearted post about Adam Duvall hitting a home run off of the cutout of…
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An Opener In Three Pitches
Updated:I don’t know how long the journey will last, but at least the first step was in the right direction….
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The Alternate Universe: Mets at Reds 7-22-20
We’ve all been depressed about what’s going on in the world regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and baseball has become collateral…
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The Alternate Universe: Mets at Reds 7-21-20
We’ve all been depressed about what’s going on in the world regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and baseball has become collateral…
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Three Hits And One Giant Fan
Tonight was the second of a home and home against the Yankees to finish off Summer Camp, and all I…
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The Alternate Universe: Mariners at Mets 7-19-20
We’ve all been depressed about what’s going on in the world regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and baseball has become collateral…
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The Alternate Universe: Mariners at Mets 7-18-20
Updated:We’ve all been depressed about what’s going on in the world regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and baseball has become collateral…
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That Was Weird
Updated:The Mets got back after it as they played a Summer Camp Training game against the Yankees at Citi Field…
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The Alternate Universe: Mariners at Mets 7-17-20
We’ve all been depressed about what’s going on in the world regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and baseball has become collateral…
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Back To The Real World For A Sec
Updated:I’m back in the universe. Don’t know how long I’ll be here. Don’t know how long we’ll all be here….
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The Alternate Universe: A.L. at N.L. 7-14-2020
Updated:We’ve all been depressed about what’s going on in the world regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and baseball has become collateral…
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The Alternate Universe: Mets at Marlins 7-12-2020
We’ve all been depressed about what’s going on in the world regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and baseball has become collateral…
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The Alternate Universe: Mets at Marlins 7-11-2020
We’ve all been depressed about what’s going on in the world regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and baseball has become collateral…
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The Alternate Universe: Mets at Marlins 7-10-2020
Updated:We’ve all been depressed about what’s going on in the world regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and baseball has become collateral…
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