Travis d’Arnaud
Mets 21 Sep 20
Metaphorical
If you rolled up 2020 into a three hour highlight film, it would be Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Braves. First off, one hit. One hit while (…)
Mets 20 Sep 20
9/20/20 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
The New York Mets (24-28) got a huge pitching performance from rookie left-hander David Peterson last night. Peterson stepped up and gave (…)
Mets 19 Sep 20
It's Miniscule, And Tardy ... But Acceptable
You’re not sucking me back in. This game was the very definition of too little too late as they used an 8th inning rally to put the (…)
Mets 04 Aug 20
Smile, Though Your Infield Is Breaking
So, yeah. I’m going to whine about the Mets losing 3/4’s of their infield on the same night because that’s what I do. And yeah, it’s a (…)
Mets 01 Aug 20
d'Arnaud Is French For "We Suck"
It might have been totally by luck and not at all by design, but when Matt Adams laid bat to ball and went against the shift to bring home a (…)
Mets 31 Jul 20
7/31/20 Game Preview: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
The past two nights have not gone well for the New York Mets (3-4), who have lost games they could easily have won. The offense was a big (…)
Mets 31 Dec 19
The Decade in Review: New York Mets
The 2010’s wasn’t a superb decade for the New York Mets, who only made two playoff appearances and had just three winning seasons. There was (…)
Mets 01 Oct 19
Dusting Off The Red Marker To Hand The Mets Some Grades
I don’t do this very often, but this season I’ve decided to hand out some grades for the 2019 season. These come in no particular order, (…)
Mets 31 Aug 19
Buffalo Knock Out
They’re pulling us back in. The cure for what ailed the Mets has long been Citizens Bank Park, having gone 45-22 there from 2012-18 … with (…)
Mets 07 Jul 19
Anyone Else Wanna Be Daniel Murphy Up In Here?
Of all the aspects of the Edwin Diaz trade that were poorly thought out, I didn’t foresee the part of the trade where Jay Bruce comes back (…)
Mets 28 Apr 19
TDFA
After the game that Travis d’Arnaud had last night, the Mets did him a favor. https://twitter.com/Mets/status/1122507440954777601 Travis (…)
Mets 27 Apr 19
Game of Throws
So much to try to dissect from Saturday’a 8-6 loss. Let’s see if I can do so without coming off as deranged: The Throw Jeff McNeil had the (…)
Mets 3d ago
There's Some Sort of Metallic Lining Down There
Maybe it’s because it’s April and I have a higher tolerance for pain in April. But the one thing I’ll say about the Mets’ 3-2 loss on (…)
Mets 4d ago
4/17/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
For fans who have grown fatigued watching long games from the New York Mets (10-7), the team did them a favor by basically deciding the game (…)
Mets 5d ago
4/16/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
The New York Mets (10-6) had to play extra innings last night thanks to some wildness from Jeurys Familia, but they still got the job done. (…)
Mets 2w ago
4/13/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
After struggling mightily against the Atlanta Braves (7-6) a year ago, the New York Mets (9-4) have gotten their season series off to a good (…)
Mets 2w ago
The Streak Is Dead, Long Live The Streak
It had to happen sometime. And if it was going to happen, a cold night in April against the Minnesota Twins is as good a game as any to have (…)
Mets 2w ago
4/9/19 Game Preview: Minnesota Twins at New York Mets
The first home series of the season didn’t go great for the New York Mets (6-3), who dropped two out of three against the Washington (…)
Mets 2w ago
Do They Let Polar Bears On Airplanes?
I needed an emotional support animal for that game today. I know that going up against Max Scherzer is daunting, and Scherzer was damn near (…)
Mets 5w ago
The Window To Devin's Soul Shows Anger
The Mets are in the midst of shaping their roster and making their final cuts. Carlos Gomez, Adeiny Hechavarria, and others are being (…)
Mets 16 Jan 19
Report: New York Mets May Still Trade Travis d'Arnaud
When the New York Mets traded Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians a few weeks ago, many assumed the team was set at catcher for the 2019 (…)
Mets 22 Dec 18
The Going Rate For Driving A Blogger Insane: S3.515 Million
The final 2019 address of Travis d’Arnaud still might not be settled, but every day that goes by without a trade is a day less away from (…)
Mets 21 Dec 18
Storage Wars: A Catcher Bidding Battle?
So … that Wilson Ramos acquisition has created a conundrum: The Mets have too many catchers. Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki are sitting (…)
Mets 17 Dec 18
Report: New York Mets Will Look to Trade Kevin Plawecki After Signing Wilson Ramos
The New York Mets added a new starting catcher yesterday when they inked Wilson Ramos to a two year contract worth $19 million with a (…)