Category Archive: Day In Met Infamy

Dec 16

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “I Can’t Predict The Future But….. ” Edition 12-16-12

It’s funny I am excited – yet I am sad. I am pumped – yet I feel guilty for feeling this way. If you haven’t guessed what this is about then you have not been following Mets news over the past week or so. If you have, you know that the Mets have been actively …

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Dec 15

UPDATED :This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The ” What I Am Hearing On The Dickey Trade Front,” Edition 12-15-12

Earlier this morning (yes this column is being written just before 6 am) I was given some insight on the deal that would send Mets ace and current reigning Cy Young Award winner, R.A Dickey to the Blue Jays by a source that has some insight on whats going on. My source is telling me …

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Dec 13

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The ” My Take On The Dickey Contract Negotiations” Edition 12-13-12

Let’s face it it’s a frustrating time to be a Mets fan. It’s a maddening situation if you are R.A Dickey, and if you are the unnamed Mets “source” that relayed that the team was angered by Dickey’s airing of grievances (It is Festivus as you may know). I feel like I am one of …

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Dec 12

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Scenes From Yesterday’s Mets Holiday Party” Edition 12-12-12

Yesterday I attended  the Mets annual Holiday party at Citi Field. On hand to greet the children of P.S 43 and Scholars’ Academy ( both in Far Rockaway Queens and both are areas greatly affected by Hurricane Sandy) were former Mets closer, John Franco, first baseman, Ike Davis, Mets General Manager, Sandy Alderson and one …

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Dec 09

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty The “Here’s Another Blast From The Past” Edition 12-09-12

Since there really is no Mets news to either report or comment on, I figure that I would take you back in time and relive some of the more important moments of the Keith Hernandez/Gary Carter halcyon days of the mid to late ’80′s. click here to view and ENJOY !! And with that said… …

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Dec 08

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Yeah I Was Wrong !” Edition 12-08-12

Last Sunday I made some bold predictions for moves that I thought the Mets would make during last weeks Winter Meetings in Nashville Tennessee. First off I said there was a 60/40 chance R.A. Dickey  is signed to a contract extension: Wrong ! Contract talks – as well as talks to deal the knuckle baller  …

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Nov 28

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The ” My Take On The David Wrght Contract Extension Saga” Edition 11-28-12

Yesterday’s developments in the contract negotiations between the Met front office and David Wright’s representatives seemed to kick into high gear. First we learned of the preliminary offer which was said to be in the range of 6 years at 100 million dollars. Most fans cried in horror thinking it was a low ball number …

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Nov 18

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “I’m Torn” Edition 11-18-12

I admit it – I am torn when it comes to the debate whether to re-sign or trade Cy Young Award winning pitcher Robert Allen Dickey. First off a little bit of back story. When I first learned of Omar Minaya’s signing of Dickey I decried it essentially as a scrap heap pick up. Dickey …

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Aug 15

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: “The Perfect Birthday Present For Oliver Perez” Edition 08-15-10

Today marks Oliver Perez’s twenty-ninth year on this planet, and what does he have to show for it? He pitches ( cough, cough) for one of the richest teams in all of baseball. He signed a 3 year/ 36 million dollar contract last season, which makes him just a cut below the richest starting pitchers …

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Aug 11

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty : The ” One Pel Of A Game !” Edition 08-11-10

I shall be the first one to admit that going into last nights game against the Colorado Rockies , I had very little faith in Mike Pelfrey. First off Mike hasn’t been anywhere close to his first half of the season form. Secondly , up until last night Mike had seemed to succumbed to the …

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