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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »Down Goes Frazier
Shame on the Mets for following up on two runs in three innings against one of the greatest pitchers in…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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,…
Read more »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…
Read more »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)…
Read more »Slathered In Apathy
This video was making the twitter rounds tonight. Have you seen it? (Be careful with how high you pot the…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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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