Articles by metstradamus (1419)

In Appreciation of Asdrubal Cabrera
They all knew it was coming. But it didn’t make it any easier. And not that we all grew overly…
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7/27/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Updated:The Mets have won three games in a row for the first time since Mickey Callaway was still considered a…
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It’s The Most Wonderful Time
Mets sign Austin Jackson — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 27, 2018 I remember wanting Austin Jackson for the 2016 season…
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A Triple Dip Of Wins And Slop
The Smithsonian has a collection of baseball artifacts on display. I doubt very much that they’ll be asking for a digital…
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Enjoy The Moment
When Yoenis Cespedes was up at Yankee Stadium on Friday, my wife said something very prophetic: “Enjoy the moment”. Noah…
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Hey Look, Jeff McNeil! And A Win Too!
So the Mets finally have some new hope they can sell you. Amed Rosario was so last year, and Dominic…
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Summer Rerun Season
Updated:You ever have your DVR record something automatically because it believes the show is first run, and then you go…
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What’s The Use? It’s All The Same …
The deed is done. The trade is now official. We’ve acquired minor league infielder William Toffey, RHP Bobby Wahl and…
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A Dignified Mess
Well there sure is a lot to unpack tonight. First off the return of Yoenis Cespedes to the lineup after…
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Checking The Rivals: All Star Break
Updated:Checking The Rivals is a new feature where we track the fortunes (and in some cases make fun) of our…
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Jacob deGrom’s Agent And The Atmosphere of Indecision
Updated:Sometimes I feel that the Wilpons fancy themselves as owners who put themselves in an insulated cocoon where nobody can…
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Selective Discipline
Updated:I understand that it’s extra important to be sure that young players follow rules and don’t get themselves into trouble…
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Is Anybody Out There?
Updated:I forgive you if you stopped reading this blog in the middle of May. Even in the virtual world, this…
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7/15/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Hey, with a Mets win today they have a chance to … get this … win a series!!! They haven’t…
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Did We Just See Anti-Mickey?
We heard a lot all season (and off-season) about how Mickey Art Howellaway was going to do different things with…
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Noah’s New Arc
It’s tough to quantify what the presence of Noah Syndergaard would have done to a team that went 12-32 in…
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The Sharks Are Circling Zack Wheeler … What Chum Can The Mets Get Back?
Updated:The good news for Zack Wheeler is that he’s finally starting to put it together. Since June 1st, batters have…
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Logic, And Jerry Blevins Fastballs … Both Fly Over The Wall
The Nationals were 46-46 coming into tonight’s game. They play shoddy defense and their best hitter has looked more like…
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Yoenis Cespedes Wants To Be The Next Great Mets Utility Player
Updated:Yoenis Cespedes has been perpetually injured in his time with the Mets, but perhaps this little nugget shows that Cespedes…
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At Least Nimmo Is Zimmo
Updated:I love seeing walk-off wins in person. So I consider myself lucky to have witnessed another one on Wednesday night….
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S-N-Why The Hell Not?
Updated:I find it interesting that of all the bad seasons that have happened recently … starting with the collapses in…
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Two Games, One Sum Up
The Mets got to play two games on Monday. Joy. The first one was dominated in long stretches by Keith…
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It’s In My Contract
First thing I want to say is that I have to tip my cap to the Tampa Bay Rays. Not…
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The Examples Keep Coming (This Season Is a Lot Like Math)
Updated:Anybody who thinks that having “four aces” going forward is the best thing to build a ballclub around, I would…
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Joey Footnotes
It was yet another game that teetered on disaster from the beginning. Jose Bautista was wincing after chasing a ball…
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Thanks Rob Manfred, For Helping Us With Our Rebuild
Updated:I find it funny that no sooner than we see this tweet quoting one of the Mets charter members of…
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Total Lack Of Recall
I don’t know what’s worse: making a conscious decision not to watch a Mets game, or watching a Mets game…
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Maybe The Mets Are Brunch People
When you watch games where the team you love is nowhere near the pennant race, you’re always looking for interesting…
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Congratulations To The Next GM Of The Mets: Jason Bay!
Updated:Okay, maybe not yet. But there is a remote possibility. You see, one of the General Managers of the Traveling…
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