Category: Feature Stories
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Travis d’Arnaud delivered from the top of the order on Wednesday
Travis d’Arnaud had hit either sixth or seventh in each of the first eight games of the season, but for the first time in his big league career, he was assigned the second spot in the batting order on Wednesday in the absence of David Wright. D’Arnaud was as deserving as any to be installed in the top of…
Michael Baron
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Eric Campbell gets his deserved roster spot, finally
It was only a matter of when the Mets would recall Eric Campbell. He was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on April 4 as the odd man out when the Mets decided they would carry eight relievers in the bullpen and only four players on the bench. With Anthony Recker as their backup catcher, the…
Michael Baron
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Harvey Day became anything but on Tuesday at Citi Field
Tuesday evening was supposed to be all about the heroic return of Matt Harvey to the Citi Field mound for the first time in almost 600 days. It certainly started out that way. The crowd was electric, Harvey was missing bats like he always seems to and blowing the ball by yet another team he has historically…
Michael Baron
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It’s #HarveyDay once again, finally…
This afternoon in Washington, Matt Harvey will make his long awaited return to the mound after undergoing Tommy John Surgery in October, 2013. It will be 593 days since Harvey last appeared in a big league game. He last pitched on August 24, 2013 against the Tigers, during which he allowed 13 hits and two runs in…
Michael Baron
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Why are we fussing over who writes the Mets lineups?
So much has been made about the Mets lineup on Opening Day, who posted it, and what the reasoning was behind it. It all started when Adam Rubin of ESPN New York tweeted this on Monday about the unusual lineup the Mets posted on Opening Day: No surprise, but heard this lineup configuration is coming from a computer…
Michael Baron
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