Articles by metstradamus (1419)

The Wheels Have Screeched
Updated:The speculation has ended. Zack Wheeler is done for 2018. Mickey Callaway: Zack Wheeler has indeed been shut down. —…
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Looking Back, Some Regrets
The Mets, of course, will regret their 5-21 June, yet nobody talks about the 10-18 May, which was of course,…
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Make Room On The Mantel
For what it’s worth, I think Jacob deGrom locked up the Cy Young award on Sunday. I know many of…
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Love, Loss, and Progress
The Mets did a commendable job keeping close to the Red Sox on Saturday, fighting Rick Porcello with a pea…
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Let’s Win Two
Set against the backdrop of David Wright’s announcment that he was pretty much done playing baseball, the Mets failed to…
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David Wright Gets One Last Homestand
Updated:The Mets finally made the announcement that everybody was expecting, if not the one they had hoped for. Jeffy announced…
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Peak Metro
Let’s review Wednesday: A five hour and 35 minute rain delay which pushed back the start of Game 1 of…
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Jake King Cole Slawed
After the latest Jacob deGrom loss in which the bats once again decided to take a vacation, it’s easy to say…
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Alternate Intelligence
I feel like I’m in some sort of Twilight Zone … an alternate universe where the Mets do things right….
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Save Some For …
Updated:The Mets were nice enough to try to put Saturday’s game to bed early. Tomas Nido smacked a three run…
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The Rice Pudding Of Losses
It’s silly to think … as some pundits and people who have been hired to entertain us about the Mets…
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You’re Welcome, Rockies
I had a really good idea for tonight’s post. But let’s just say I’m glad my failing memory kicked in…
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At Least Life Makes Sense Again
I’m glad I got home in time to see Jason Vargas blow a 4-2 lead and not last through the…
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Sigh Young
Updated:When Justin Turner hit an early home run of Jacob deGrom on Monday, it took away his margin of error…
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Noah’s Mets-A-Roni (A San Francisco Treat! Get It?)
Noah Syndergaard gave us his first career complete game against the Giants in a 4-1 victory to close out the…
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Meaningless Lessons
The Mets won in 11 innings in San Francisco. Steven Matz struck out 11 in seven innings, which is a…
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Ponzi Schemes, Insurance Fraud, And Apple Martinis
So let’s review this David Wright nonsense that happened today, shall we? Mickey Callaway said David Wright has not been…
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Pink Macaroons And A Million Balloons
Updated:Imagine Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory if Veruca Salt had won the factory. That’s how Jason Vargas getting 21…
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Suspended In Losing Animation
As soon as Paul Sewald picked up Victor Caratini’s bunt in the 11th inning today, I muttered to myself “throws…
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Peter Alonso’s Agents Are Pissed
Updated:Because the Mets haven’t been involved in any sort of controversy in about thirty minutes, we have the story of…
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Amazingly Incomplete
Updated:Jacob deGrom might be more amazing than usual. Not only did he strike out ten batters and give up one…
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At Least Matz Looked Good
If you knew Steven Matz was starting and you saw that the final score was 15-0 in favor of the…
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8/26/2018 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Players Weekend is regrettably coming to a close. Regrettably, because the Mets have done so well in these uniforms this…
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The Wheels On The Bus Go ‘Round And ‘Round Because They’ve Been Directed To The Next Parking Lot
I’m extremely happy to have seen a 3-0 Mets victory in person. I’m happy that Zack Wheeler, once again, had…
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I For One Welcome Our New Reptilian Overlords
Updated:No. No no no no. There’s something strange going on here. Jason Vargas has been dog meat all season, gives…
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It’s All Relative
This is the post where I complain about everything I make it a point not to complain about: Lineup Construction…
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Jeff McNeil Thaws My Frozen Heart
As I rack my brain trying to figure out where to upgrade this team, I’m increasingly being swayed towards this…
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The Soundtrack of Failure
Sometimes errors are just errors. Other times, errors are the residue of years of poor planning, poor execution, poor design,…
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