Articles by metstradamus (1419)

Three Wins In One
So if you’re putting together a list of the wildest Mets moments in the history of the regular season Subway…
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It Was Supposed To Be Different This Time
Updated:So here we were again. Fifth inning, The starting pitcher is struggling after putting two runners on, and a game…
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So You’re Thinking About Trading Juan Soto!
Updated:I’m sure you saw Saturday’s news that Juan Soto has turned down a massive yet deferred contract offer from the…
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House Money On A Hanging Slider
Drew Smith was a little unlucky in the 8th inning. With a 2-1 lead, and right after Francisco Lindor was…
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Guts And Glory (And Pitching And Defense)
The Mets needed to use “silly baseball” for the second time in one day. And boy, was it silly. So…
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Two Scoops
Updated:The storyline of this game coming in was the matchup between friends, Taijuan Walker vs former friend Marcus Stroman. While…
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Hey, Wanna See Steve Gelbs’ Snake?
The Mets rolled into Chicago after taking two out of three in Atlanta and gave everyone a breather of a…
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The “Luis Guillorme Batting Cleanup” Game
Updated:I’m almost positive that Buck Showalter put Luis Guillorme in the cleanup spot today because he saw the weather report…
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The Ups And Downs Of 162
Updated:The Braves lead the National League in starting pitching WAR, at 5.6. With Max Fried and Spencer Strider starting the…
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A Fleeting Moment To Remember
Updated:I warned about judging players on fleeting moments in a baseball season yesterday. But man, that was a hell of…
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Number Running
In the last ten games, which have been against the Rangers, Reds and Marlins, the Mets have scored 42 runs….
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They Had To Win On Keith’s Day, Right?
Updated:We look for parallels on days like this. Of course the obvious one was Pete Alonso, the first baseman who…
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Macro vs Micro? Escobar Loses The Belt On Both Titles
It was a tough night for the Mets as they dropped the second game of a four game series to…
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7/8/22 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets
Updated:The Mets look to keep the mojo risin’ at Citi Field tonight as they break out the black jerseys for…
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Revenge Night
After the Mets won their series against the lowly Reds at the wire on Wednesday, they left no such doubt…
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Exponential
Remember what I said when the Mets won their series against the Rangers on Sunday? If they had lost the…
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Honey Chased By Moose Rump
So the good news: Max Scherzer was Max Scherzer. In his return from an oblique injury, he struck out 11…
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Dom Smith Crosses The Reiver Sanmartin For Our Independence From Joe Randa And Braden Looper
(You could tell by the title that I’ve given up on SEO.) I guess you could say there were fireworks…
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As Big As It Gets In July
One thing the wisdom of years has given me is the knowledge that baseball players don’t think like baseball fans….
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Power Rangers Make Mets Situation Dicey
Updated:Perhaps this game was inevitable. With David Peterson on his way to Denver to be with his expecting wife, Trevor…
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Otto Got Blottoed
It’s a tale as old as time itself: Starting pitcher goes on the non-injury IL, and substitute pitcher not in…
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Flashbacks
Updated:I had a thought today how the 2022 Mets have a lot of 2006 in them. The ’06 Mets were…
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It Happened To The Best Of Them
Don’t get me wrong here. I’m chapped. Sunday’s 3-2 loss, which happened on a walk-off dinger by Nick Fortes, brought…
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The Devil’s In The Details
I don’t mean to pick on the Marlins. But I will anyway. The Marlins made the playoffs in 2020 when…
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Umps, Rules, And La Tortuga
Updated:Because I believe context is important, I have to point out first that in the bottom of the fifth inning,…
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The Path To Glory Is Paved In High Fastballs And Lower Back Tightness
Updated:Today might have been a pivotal day for the 2022 Mets. And I state that not to overstate it. The…
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Give The Astros Cookies And They Will Eat
So it was hinted to me today that this is one of those “benchmark” series to see where the Mets…
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The Healing Has Begun And Is Ongoing
Here’s how you know it’s a good season: The Mets stranded the bases loaded in the first inning after only…
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