Alex Spatt

Author's details

Date registered: 8/1/2011-10:15pm

Biography

I was born and raised in Manhattan and am currently a Senior at Northwestern University. Like you, I love the Mets and (mostly) everything that comes with that. Unlike (most of) you, I will be writing about our boys – their ups, their downs, and everything in between. Whether you find yourself loving every word or disagreeing on the most fundamental levels, know that my ultimate goal is to provide not just an informative, but an entertaining look at the team we have all come to feel so passionately about. Your feedback is both welcomed and encouraged.

Latest posts

  1. Going All In — 7/3/2012-5:13pm
  2. Cole Hamels: Arbiter Of All Things Old-School — 5/7/2012-8:56pm
  3. Mike Pelfrey Done For Season — 4/26/2012-5:29pm
  4. The Return of Reyes — 4/24/2012-10:23pm
  5. So, 4-0 — 4/10/2012-3:44pm

Most commented posts

  1. What To Make Of Jose — 25 comments
  2. A Sobering Look At Mike Pelfrey — 22 comments
  3. The Right Way, Jose — 18 comments
  4. Post-Game: I Guess 5 In A Row Was Asking A Bit Much — 18 comments
  5. The Return of Reyes — 17 comments

Author's posts listings

Jul 03

Going All In

Categories:

Mets, Player Moves, Real Dirty Mets Blog, Spatt

by Alex Spatt

Dickey-Santana

Two days ago, ESPN ran a piece by Christopher Cwik suggesting that the move for the Mets is to go all-in now. In short, Cwik’s argument centered around the fact that the Mets’ three best players are not only past their primes, but are enjoying successes they are unlikely to repeat. Cwik expressed concern over …

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12 comments

May 07

Cole Hamels: Arbiter Of All Things Old-School

Categories:

Real Dirty Mets Blog, Spatt

by Alex Spatt

ColeHamels

I know, this is a Mets blog. That being said, the Mets’ series with the Phillies is excuse enough to explore the true old-school-ness of Cole Hamels. Curt Schilling weighed in on the subject, saying that Cole “couldn’t hold my jock strap,” so we can’t be quite sure on which side of the “is Cole …

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4 comments

Apr 26

Mike Pelfrey Done For Season

Categories:

Mets, Spatt, TRDM

by Alex Spatt

TJS-graphic-2

A surprise to absolutely no one, Mike Pelfrey has found a new way to disappoint. I’m sure this Tommy John surgery will get his career on the right track. Just kidding. It clearly won’t. But in all honesty, this is a big blow. We just lost our 3rd (4th?) pitcher in the rotation and now …

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16 comments

Apr 24

The Return of Reyes

Categories:

Mets, Spatt, TRDM

by Alex Spatt

reyes-marlins-uniform-2

Today, of course, is the much-ballyhooed return of Jose Reyes to Citi Field. While it isn’t quite Piazza’s return (which SNY just showed), it certainly warrants some consideration. We all know Reyes was a very good player for the club these last years but his impact might not be fully appreciated by most. Reyes is …

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17 comments

Apr 10

So, 4-0

Categories:

Mets, Spatt, TRDM

by Alex Spatt

image

There were a lot of things I thought would happen before the Mets won 4 games. Most of them were not good. There are even more things I thought would happen before Daniel Murphy made a game-saving play at 2nd base, nevermind win the game in the bottom of the frame. But now that all …

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5 comments

Mar 21

SSS: Santana’s Strong Showing

Categories:

Real Dirty Mets Blog

by Alex Spatt

Johan Santana

As if none of you know already, our favorite Santana just wrapped up a fantastic outing against the actually-sporting-their-real-lineup Cardinals. Despite the fact it’s only Spring Training, a line like this can’t be ignored: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 69 pitches There are two numbers there that stand out here, …

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6 comments

Mar 06

Johan Lives!

Categories:

Mets, Real Dirty Mets Blog, Spatt

by Alex Spatt

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Johan Santana is back on the mound and the mind for the first time since before I knew who Lucas Duda, Zack Wheeler, and Irving Picard were. He’s taking on the World Series champ Cardinals and ESPN’s bottom line has those of us who can’t (stand to) watch covered. Apparently, Johan has gone two scoreless, …

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7 comments

Dec 05

The Right Way, Jose

Categories:

Mets, Real Dirty Mets Blog, Spatt

by Alex Spatt

New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies

I would have loved to be able to root for Reyes on his new team. Objectively, I believe he made the right decision. He went to a young team opening a new stadium in a theoretically big market where he will be a main attraction and make way too much money over way too many …

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18 comments

Nov 12

Directions, Please?

Categories:

Mets, Real Dirty Mets Blog, Spatt

by Alex Spatt

directions_please_by_dj_tak

The talk surrounding Reyes’ dream visit with the Marlins and the team’s impending signing of every free agent available has already dominated Mets blogs for some time now. It seems all but assured that Reyes is on his way out, be it to the Miami Marlins of Florida or any other club. So, finally, after …

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10 comments

Oct 01

What To Make Of Jose

Categories:

Mets, Real Dirty Mets Blog, Spatt

by Alex Spatt

New York Mets v Florida Marlins

It may not have happened the way everyone wanted but like it or not, Jose Reyes is your 2011 NL batting champion. I’ll admit I’m sick of all the fuss over how it went down but at the end of the day, what’s done is done. I’m not here to tell you it was right …

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25 comments

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