Articles by metstradamus (1419)
Daniel Dearest
I know I’ve talked before about a loss being “The Quintessential 2023 Mets Loss” which, if you remember, was the…
Read moreJust Like Ronny Sang
Updated:It might be too little, too late. But at least the Mets are giving us a lreason to be curious…
Read moreDisasters, Naturally
It’s too bad that D.J. Stewart hasn’t been around all season. First off, because he is turning out to be…
Read moreWe All Deserve A Nice Cool Drink
Of the seven home runs that Drew Smith has given up this season, four came in tie games, one came…
Read moreGet Gott A Tribute
Updated:It was a shame to see a good Tylor Megill start wasted, but in this age where the games only…
Read morePutting Lipstick On A Cookie
It really is sad seeing what is happening to Carlos Carrasco. Cookie gave up five runs in an inning and…
Read more8/26/23 Game Preview: Los Angeles Angels at New York Mets
The Mets will try to bounce back against Shohei Ohtani and the Angels tonight at Citi Field. They will also…
Read moreThat Noise You Heard Was A New Tenant In The Basement
Last place. The Mets 3-1 loss to the Angels tonight combined with the Nationals’ victory over the Marlins have given…
Read moreWell I’m Glad That’s Over
Updated:Those are the Mets we’ve come to know and be depressed about. Charlie Morton was just brilliant. He struck out…
Read morePete The Brewer?
Far be it from me to give tonight’s game its proper due. I mean, Tylor Megill wasn’t great, but three…
Read moreTwo Roads Diverged In Truist Park
If the Mets had let Allan Winans shut them down two starts in a row, then they probably should have…
Read moreA Pavlovian Pennant Race
I admire SNY’s commitment to the narrative that the Mets still have a chance. I really do. Gotta give fans…
Read moreA Miles Long Comeuppance
It’s a challenge to find reasons to get excited about Mets baseball. (I know Gare kind of intimated that the…
Read moreThe Meatballs Are Spiced Just Right
Joey Meatballs had two long hiatuses from the major leagues. One because of major arm surgery. One because of an…
Read moreIt’s a Bird, It’s a Plane … It’s Our Draft Pick Flying Away
This was supposed to be a big week for FOX. First on Thursday, the Mets and their $350 million payroll…
Read moreBarworthy (The D.J. Stewart Game)
“D.J. Stewart” sounds like a bar. “Hey, meet me at D.J. Stewart’s!” With the game he had today, he could…
Read moreA Loss In HD
H.D. McKnight was the commissioner of the American Association in 1889. He, among others, agreed that the standard threshold of…
Read moreTwo In A Row? Yo, No Way?
Updated:After the latest edition of “Because The Schedule Says So”, it would be disingenous of me to say “well, nice…
Read moreRaise That Hunk Of Metal
I mean, this was our World Series, right? If baseball had an in-season tournament for teams where all they needed…
Read moreFlex Seal On The Titanic
Jose Quintana was excellent in Game 2 of the Mets’ doubleheader from hell. He gave up one run on four…
Read moreLord, Lift Us Up
When the game was 5-0, I felt bad for Denyi Reyes. I mean, he wasn’t great today, but he had…
Read moreDrink Up And Have A Laugh
I thought that an AI generated pitcure of Mets fans drowning their sorrows in beer was an adequate header for…
Read moreHartwig And The Angry Bullpen
Updated:I wonder if if the Cubs, at some point after the season is over, will look back upon this series…
Read moreWinging It
During the early stages of tonight’s game, Gary, Keith and Ron were discussing how they had to attend an advance…
Read moreMets Draped In Rain, But Not Humiliation
The Mets finally got off their “Schneid From Hell” with an 11-2 victory over the Cubs on Monday. My Cubs…
Read moreDon’t Kill Ronny’s Soul
Updated:I know people aren’t going to agree with this, but I’m throwing it out there: I don’t want Ronny Mauricio…
Read moreWell, He Didn’t Walk Anybody
Tylor Megill returned to the majors tonight against the Orioles. Not so much becuase he all of a sudden found…
Read moreThe Mets Paid $9.5 Million For That
We’re in the part of the season where we should expect losses like Friday’s loss to happen. I mean, it’s…
Read moreTelltale Signs
Updated:There are two aspects of the Mets’ 9-2 loss that really captures what this season has become. First is that…
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