Articles by metstradamus (1419)

Phil Bickford

It’s Gonna Be A Long Two Months Of Hardtack

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In the new version of the Oregon Trail, there are situations where the flour gets spoiled, and your only option…

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Justin Verlander, New York Mets

The Dark Backstreets Of Rebuilding

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In retrospect, I should have known this day was coming when I played my morning six letter Wordle: In what…

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Canha To The Heavens

Mark Is Outta Da Park

The reboot continues. Today, it’s Mark Canha, whose talents will be taken to Milwaukee in the latest Mets trade. Thank…

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Verlander suitcase

The Reboot Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Justin Verlander won his 250th career game on Sunday. In a perfect world, not only does he do this about…

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Alonso Vogelbach Handshake

Your Win Is A Thin Disguise

Pete Alonso seems to be over that month long odyssey that he was on since getting hit by Charlie Morton…

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David Robertson

The End Was Long, And Then The End Was Real

WIth the game tied 1-1 after Daniel Vogelbach’s RBI single and the Mets having loaded the bases, the Mets saw…

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McNeil HBP

That’s When We Knew They Were Pretending

Believe it or not, there are people that still believed that the Mets could make a run. The win against…

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Alonso Lindor Yankee Stadium

Roar, I Guess

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As I was doing my baseball research for my other job, I saw that from June 18th, when Pete Alonso…

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AI Mets Fan

I Need A New Television

I tried. I really tried to get through Sunday’s game. But between Carlos Carrasco giving up five runs a million…

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AI Scherzer Lollipops

A Sweet Day Followed By Nighttime Lollipops

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If we’re being honesty with ourselves, the Mets should be 0-for-2 in Beantown. After Brandon Nimmo and Daniel Vogelbach hit…

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Vogelbach home run Fenway

7/22/23 Game Preview: New York Mets At Boston Red Sox (One And A Half Games Edition)

You have a full day of baseball ahead of you. The Mets and Red Sox were suspended at 4-3 in…

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Alonso ground out vs White Sox

Bad Process, Bad Selection, And Bad Seasons (With a Cameo From Ruben Gotay)

In 2015 when the Mets got Yoenis Cespedes, I knew a run could come. In 2016 when I was counting…

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AI Justin Verlander

Justin Makes Me Wistful

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There have been a few of these diamond in the rough games. Max Scherzer against the Phillies right before it…

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Alvarez HR vs White Sox

If Only Bob Murphy Were Alive For This

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Let’s start with the positive. SECOND HOME RUN OF THE NIGHT FOR FRANCISCO ALVAREZ! pic.twitter.com/Z6RLOMDsIk — SNY (@SNYtv) July 19,…

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Max Scherzer vs Dodgers

Games Like These …

In a different time, whether it be a different season or a different universe, I would be saying that games…

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Baty Ball

The Quintessential 2023 Mets

I’m going to irrationally blame FOX announcer Joe Davis for this one. (Look, I know it’s not really his fault…

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Verlander vs Dodgers

Toast

I know that there are still a brave few of you out there that depend on me to give you…

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Mets Sunset

I Know How Tom Glavine Feels Now

Well that’s no way to go into an All Star Break. It’s sad to see Max Scherzer morph into Aaron…

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Blake Snell

Losszilla

Sometimes you just tip your cap. Blake Snell’s 11 K’s in 6 innings were a result of his great stuff….

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Tommy Pham Smile

Tommy Pham, Ichirogelbach, And Clouds Of Marshmallow

The quintessential crazy Mets game in San Diego ends with Lenny Dykstra chucking Gary Templeton out at the plate, then…

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Francisco Lindor Home Run Arizona

Five, Five, And Fly

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I’ve been kinda sorta keeping track of Francisco Lindor since the birth of his second child. Now that sentence would…

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Canha Face

Havin’ Fun

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We all look for that moment that is the springboard to a season changing winning streak. Although I think we’re…

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Alvarez HR Diamondbacks

Francisco Alvarez Has Valley Fever!!! (Oh Wait I Didn’t Mean It Like That, Sorry Ike)

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The way Francisco Alvarez’s at-bat started against Miguel Castro, you would have never guessed that it would have ended the…

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David Peterson Finger

Nailed It

“But not to worry, becasue David Peterson pitches tomorrow.” –Me, not being sarcastic at all. And you can’t prove intent,…

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Mets Fans asleep AI

Feel The Excitement!

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The Mets lost 2-1. They are the definition of a bad team. When they score, their pitching stinks. When they…

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Brigham hits Turner

Baseball Can Also Be Very, Very Ugly

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I meant it when I said that baseball can be beautiful. But baseball can also be ugly. And it sure…

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Scherzer Marte High Five

Baseball Can Be Beautiful

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We’ve probably forgotten this, but baseball can be beautiful. When you take out the context of the season as a…

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Scherzer vs Phillies 2

6/24/2022 Game Preview: New York Mets At Philadelphia Phillies

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As the Mets continue their descent into irrelevancy, they also continue their series against the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park…

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Francisco Lindor head down

The Beginning Of The End

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I broke out an Angry Orchard after Friday’s loss, because this team drives me to drink. At that point, I…

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