Category: Feature Stories
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Matt Harvey showed why he’s among the best pitchers in baseball
With the Mets offense having sputtered in recent weeks and a challenging four-game series against the Cardinals ahead of them this week, the Mets needed an ace-like performance from their ace to open the showdown up. And an ace-like performance they got. Matt Harvey took the ball on Monday and shutout the Cardinals for eight innings,…
Michael Baron
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It was a dream that finally came true for Noah Syndergaard
For years as both an amateur and professional, the journey to a big league mound seemed all but certain, clear and easy for Noah Syndergaard. But last year, Syndergaard found himself truly challenged for the first time in his career. As good as his curveball always was, he could no longer simply rely on what was always…
Michael Baron
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The big night Wilmer Flores badly needed…
One day was seemingly compounding the next for Wilmer Flores. The sun just wasn’t peaking through the clouds, despite the hope that it would when it came to his defense improving. It just wasn’t happening for Flores. He committed his ninth error of the season in Chicago on Thursday in only 259 1/3 innings at the position,…
Michael Baron
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How much longer can the Mets afford to run Wilmer Flores out there?
The Mets are 35 games into their schedule, having dropped 12 of their last 19 games after starting the season with an unworldly 13-3 record. The team hasn’t hit very much, the injuries only seem to rise every day, and lately nobody has played particularly well at all on either side of the ball. But…
Michael Baron
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It’s gut check time for the New York Mets…
The Mets are limping home after an embarrassing four-game sweep at the hands of the Cubs at Wrigley Field this week. They lost five out of seven on their road trip, seeing their lead in the National League East dwindle down to a mere 1 1/2 games. Gut check time. And, Terry Collins is calling…
Michael Baron
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