Articles by metstradamus (1419)

Lindor Reax Home Run

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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MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

It Was Supposed To Be Different This Time

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So here we were again. Fifth inning, The starting pitcher is struggling after putting two runners on, and a game…

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Juan Soto K

So You’re Thinking About Trading Juan Soto!

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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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Cubs Handshake

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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Yoan Lopez

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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JD Davis Scoop

Two Scoops

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The storyline of this game coming in was the matchup between friends, Taijuan Walker vs former friend Marcus Stroman. While…

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Tomas Nido

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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Luis Guillorme Double Atlanta

The “Luis Guillorme Batting Cleanup” Game

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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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Adam Duvall Home Run

The Ups And Downs Of 162

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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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Max Scherzer Intense

A Fleeting Moment To Remember

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I warned about judging players on fleeting moments in a baseball season yesterday. But man, that was a hell of…

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MLB: Washington Nationals at New York Mets

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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Lindor Home Run Reaction

They Had To Win On Keith’s Day, Right?

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We look for parallels on days like this. Of course the obvious one was Pete Alonso, the first baseman who…

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Escobar stare

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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Chris Bassitt With Profar

7/8/22 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets

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The Mets look to keep the mojo risin’ at Citi Field tonight as they break out the black jerseys for…

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Nimmo Salute

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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Lindor Strickland

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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Max Scherzer Look

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 Double

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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Escobar HR

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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Trevor Williams Rubs Up Baseball

Power Rangers Make Mets Situation Dicey

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Perhaps this game was inevitable. With David Peterson on his way to Denver to be with his expecting wife, Trevor…

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Eduardo Escobar High Five

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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Drew Smith gives up home run

Flashbacks

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I had a thought today how the 2022 Mets have a lot of 2006 in them. The ’06 Mets were…

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Nick Fortes

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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Buck Showalter Mets Win

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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La Tortuga

Umps, Rules, And La Tortuga

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Because I believe context is important, I have to point out first that in the bottom of the fifth inning,…

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Carlos Carrasco Houston

The Path To Glory Is Paved In High Fastballs And Lower Back Tightness

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Today might have been a pivotal day for the 2022 Mets. And I state that not to overstate it. The…

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Astros High Five

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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Escobar Kirby

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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Jerar Encarnacion Grand Slam

Outlasted

Baseball seasons are like Survivor. Outwit, Outplay, Outlast. 90 percent of the battle is the first two. The Mets have…

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