Real Dirty Mets Blog

Robert Allen Dickey won the 2012 NL Cy Young award in a landslide, winning 27 of 32 first place votes. While Dickey may have been the favorite, the margin of victory was indeed a  surprise. Dickey had a year that was outstanding by any measure, but when considering his journey to this particular mountaintop, it …

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Author’s Note: As someone with family in NY and NJ, this writer sends his very best wishes to the First Lady of TRDMB, SRT, and truly hopes that she and her loved ones have made it through the storm without issue. Best wishes also go out to site stalwart and wise man Mr. North Jersey-we …

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Author’s Note: This piece is inspired by recent media speculation on a topic which is clearly on the mind of every Met fan right now, and also by The Sunday Question appearing today on this site, courtesy of my esteemed colleague Gonzo Will. Tabloid media member Joel Sherman has posited, supposedly based on many conversations …

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There has been a lot of speculation in the Met blogosphere regarding the possibility of trading young lefty Jonathon Niese. “He’s one of the few players we have who could bring a good outfielder!” “You have to give something to get something!” “Starting pitching is our strength-you deal from strength!” Well, in a vacuum, all …

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Author’s Note: Please forgive the author if this idea has already been suggested by TRS86, Wanny, or any other colleagues or readers here during the author’s inexcusable recent absence. R.A. Dickey has a $5 million club option for 2013, and apparently is seeking a 3-year contract, in the neighborhood of $40-something million. There is no …

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Author’s Note: This is further exploration of a theme which was previously explored by TRS86 on The Real Dirty Mets Blog, based on an idea from long-time TRDMB outstanding contributor Wanny. David Wright for Juston Upton and a prospect or two. The DBacks to appear to have a promising young 3B in Ryan Wheeler who, …

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Now that the trading deadline has come and gone, it may be time to really put to rest the idea that this team is “rebuilding” or “evaluating” or that “the adults in the room” are following “the plan” or anything else like that. This writer has been called an optimist, a sunshiner, an apologist, a …

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Is it really our fourth season? Wow. We hope that, along with the Mets, we are getting better. One of our favorite features is the mid-season report card. Without further ado and with a promise of no homer grade inflation, let’s see how the orange and blue have acquitted themselves thus far in a very …

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The first thing a really rational, seasoned fan should ask is this: Does a team with the Mets’ negative run differential, atrocious bullpen, terrible fielding, and utter lack of speed and home run power have any business being above .500? Isn’t it pretty hard to say yes? Shouldn’t we be happy that this team has …

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Summary: Another loss, and after last night’s excitement, sloppy as it was, this was definitely a bit of a snoozer of a game. A fine start by Edwin Jackson, the Mets never really came close to getting a real rally going, the Nats scored when they had the chances to, and each time the Mets …

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