Articles by metstradamus (1419)
Keeping Rusty In Your Thoughts
When I was young, I had my mother iron on these felt letters and numbers on the back of a…
Read moreThis Is Matt Harvey's Most Important Season (For The Fourth Straight Season)
You may not see Matt Harvey as the ace of the staff anymore. You probably haven’t seen him as the…
Read moreJacob deGrom Has Minor Back Injury Causing Altered Breathing Patterns
Okay look, I really tried to be Mr. Logical on this one. I could have been snarky when this tweet…
Read moreTodd Frazier Batting Leadoff Is The Second Scariest Thing You’ll Imagine This Morning
Even in this happy time of Spring Training where hope springs eternal, there are things that make you scratch your…
Read moreSold! To The N.L. East Team With The Red Curly W
Matt Reynolds, whom the Mets designated for assignment last week to make room for Todd Frazier, has been traded to…
Read moreParsing The Spring Silliness
I want to make this clear: This isn’t news. The question that you would ask me, the one that I…
Read moreSideways Thumb
I have to be careful before I completely blast this latest Mets move, if only because Todd Frazier seems popular…
Read moreJeff Wilpon Is A TV Doctor Of America
I’ve said it many times before, and some of times I’ve said it even made it into print. Good luck…
Read moreReboots Are All The Rage
We’re too into reboots and nostalgia on this planet. Roseanne is back. Murphy Brown is coming back. Cruel Intentions is…
Read moreYou Wanted Him To Speak, But Did He Say Anything?
I always find it hysterical when people demand that they hear from Mets ownership to explain what’s going on with…
Read moreChasened Departure
It was something we saw coming when the Mets put Chasen Bradford on waivers. But it seems like we all…
Read moreRisk Assessment
The Mets signing Adrian Gonzalez is New York City putting bicycle lanes on Queens Boulevard. They both think they’re doing…
Read moreWhat Alternate Universe Am I In?
I’m not in the habit of making entire blog posts out of tweets sent at 9:09 at night, especially when…
Read moreThe Band Will Not Be Back Together
If the Mets were collecting 2017 players for their 2018 run, their collection will just have to remain incomplete. Addison…
Read moreAllow Him To Re-Introduce Himself …
Jay is back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXNxUtpS4zo Jay Bruce brings back Public Service Announcement, and he also brings back 30 HR’s and 90…
Read moreMets Agree To Contract With Player With Significant Major League Experience
The good news is that the headline is true. So take that, haters! The bad news is that the player…
Read morePerhaps The Reckoning Is Sustainable
It’s not zimmo to be a Wilpon right now. The Yankees have acquired Giancarlo Stanton, will probably acquire Gerrit Cole,…
Read moreObsession: Not Just A Fragrance Anymore
Let’s face it, it’s been a sad offseason for the Mets and their fans. But we’ve delved into the bizarre…
Read moreThis Is What You Call “Bad Optics”
The Mets tried to be stealth and slip through an announcement of Sandy Alderson’s contract being renewed to remain the…
Read moreJ.T. Realmuto … Would Ya?
Well, ya should. Let’s review and give some background in case you’ve never read a blog before and this is…
Read moreJose Lobaton Arrives, A Stingray Tank Soon To Follow
The Mets have weakened a divisional rival. Okay look, that’s the way I choose to look at this because I…
Read moreThe Burch Smith Era Begins And Ends … And I Sacrificed Sleep For This
(So I just get done writing all this stuff about the Mets’ Rule V pick Burch Smith … and as…
Read moreThis Year’s Consolation Prize: Anthony Swarzak
It has happened. The Mets have reportedly signed a reliever. I know, try to contain yourselves. One day after whiffing…
Read moreCallaway Saves The Harvey Honeymoon
Matt Harvey isn’t going anywhere. The rumors were firing off the walls of the Swan and Dolphin Resort. First, Harvey…
Read moreThere’s Nobody Coming, And Matt Harvey Might Be Going
The news keeps getting better and better, doesn’t it? We’re at the eve of the Winter Meetings and instead of…
Read moreDerek Jeter Goes There And Back Again: Dee Gordon Sold Off
The Mets, at least for now, might only have to worry about three teams for the near future, as it…
Read moreHey, I’m Still Bored … Let’s Start More Mets Rumors
The hot stove has seemingly been turned off because the Wilpons have failed to pay the electric bill. Brandon Nimmo…
Read moreShohei Otani’s Pop Quiz
We could probably all agree that the Mets have about as much of a chance of signing two way star…
Read moreIan Kinsler Provides Some Real Off Season Discussion
A lot of names come and go in free agency season. Here’s the chain: Boredom leads to speculation. Speculation leads…
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