Category: Feature Stories
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Steven Matz’s long and once uncertain road ends with a debut at home
Nearly five years ago, Sandy Alderson and his front office laid out a plan and a vision to rebuild the Mets centered around young, hard throwing starting pitching they would cultivate from within their organization. The first flower to bloom was Matt Harvey in late 2012. Then, a year later it was Zack Wheeler. Ten months later Jacob deGrom came…
Michael Baron
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With what lies ahead, the Mets trade deadline is much sooner than July 31
Fortunately for the Mets, their pitching is so good, they’ve somehow managed to stay at the top of the standings through 75 games of the season with an offense that sits at or near the bottom of every significant category. But it’s starting to slip out of the grasp of both the manager and front…
Michael Baron
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Official: The Mets are inexplicably a losing team now
It’s official now: The Mets are a losing baseball team, again. Actually, what the Mets have done is impressive statistically (in a bad way) in their last 57 games. They have managed to turn a 13-3 record and a 4 1/2 game lead in the division into a 36-37 record, 3 1/2 games out of…
Michael Baron
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A June swoon for Lucas Duda has only deepened the Mets problems at the plate
The Mets offense has been a drag for most of the season, but it seemed in the midst of the Mets deepest struggles Lucas Duda offered stability and served as a force against both left-handed and right-handed pitching. Sure, his power was inconsistent, but he was still pacing for 29 home runs through his first 50 games…
Michael Baron
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The current state of the Mets calls for some changes, right now.
The Mets are no longer slumping. They’re no longer in a rut, they’re not underachieving. These are the 2015 New York Mets. Now a 36-36 team, and falling alarmingly fast. On Tuesday night, the Mets lost for the sixth time in a row, falling to 36-36 for the year, 2 1/2 games out of first place…
Michael Baron
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