Tag: Asdrubal Cabrera

Second Half Preview, New York Mets Edition
Updated:Baseball’s second half kicks off tonight, when the New York Mets begin playing out the string with the second round…
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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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7/12/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Even though he isn’t an All Star (yet), outfielder Brandon Nimmo sure knows how to brighten the lives of the…
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Justin Turner Strikes The Match, So Let It Burn … Burn Baby Burn
Updated:There’s two things that come out of Sunday’s game that are of vague note. And we’re not going to do…
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Down Goes Frazier
Shame on the Mets for following up on two runs in three innings against one of the greatest pitchers in…
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6/22/18 Game Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
Updated:The winds of change are beginning to swirl around the New York Mets (31-41), who have faded into complete irrelevance…
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Strategic Minds And Late Night Pants
The big worry going into this game was how Dominic Smith would handle his first start in left field for…
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Report: New York Mets Willing To Listen To Offers On “Virtually Everyone”
Updated:The New York Mets may finally feel like they are back on an upswing with three straight wins, but they…
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Report: Baseball Gods Possess Pity
It wasn’t quite Carter, Mitchell, Knight, Buckner. In fact, it was quite the opposite. The errors came before the clutch,…
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Micro Versus Macro
Updated:I’m the first one to realize that the struggles of this baseball organization run much deeper than a bushel full…
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6/14/18 Game Preview: New York Mets At Arizona Diamondbacks
Updated:In what has become the typical story for a day ending in Y this year, the New York Mets (28-36)…
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Slathered In Apathy
This video was making the twitter rounds tonight. Have you seen it? (Be careful with how high you pot the…
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6/12/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
Updated:The New York Mets (28-34) finally managed to stop the bleeding on Sunday night, recording a 2-0 victory over the…
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6/10/18 Game Preview: New York Yankees at New York Mets
Even though the New York Mets (27-33) tripled their run production last night, it still wasn’t enough to secure a…
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6/5/18 Game Preview: Baltimore Orioles at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (27-30) finally got a day off yesterday, and they were definitely happy to get it. Things…
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6/1/18 Game Preview: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
Updated:The Cubs will try to put their foot down on the Mets in this series after their 5-1 victory last…
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5/29/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
Updated:Yesterday’s double header went the exact opposite of how the New York Mets (26-25) drew it up. The Mets blew…
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5/27/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers
Updated:Yesterday’s game was an absolute disaster for the New York Mets (25-23). Jason Vargas delivered another dud and the bullpen…
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5/21/18 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (23-19) finally had a good weekend at home, completing a three game sweep of the Arizona…
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Noah Syndergaard Delivers Dominant Turn As New York Mets Sweep Arizona Diamondbacks
For most of the early going, Noah Syndergaard has been a solid pitcher for the New York Mets. Syndergaard entered…
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A Win Wasn’t In Order Either
Updated:Sure, I dream about my baseball team winning championships. It just means I’m human. But I’m also a realist, with…
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Mike’s Met Of The Month, April 2018: Asdrubal Cabrera
Updated:Every month here at Metstradamus, I hand out a Met of the Month award. This award goes to a player…
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Designated For Emotions
You’d be forgiven if you went to Friday’s Mets game and felt a pall in the air, knowing that the…
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New York Mets Set Themselves Up For 2018 Success With Strong April
Updated:Coming into the 2018 season, no one really knew what the New York Mets were capable of. The Mets certainly…
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Echinacea For The Soul
That’s how you reward a good outing. Jacob deGrom has been snake bitten by his bullpen lately, having one sure…
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4/26/18 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Throughout a long season, there will be a few clunkers for every baseball team. The New York Mets (15-7) had…
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Asdrubal Cabrera Has Been New York Mets’ Most Underrated Player So Far
Updated:There have been a lot of reasons bandied about in the media for the New York Mets’ hot start. A…
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Momentum is Today’s Pitchers … Not Yesterday’s Heartbreak
Sometimes, writers exaggerate for effect. While I’m tempted to do that in this space and tell you that Monday’s loss…
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We’ll Get ‘Em Next Year
Updated:Regression to the mean is a bitch, ain’t it? The Mets took a 6-1 lead into the eighth inning on…
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