Category: Feature Stories
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The time has finally come for the Mets – a playoff run is about to begin
The time has come. All of the excitement and anticipation leading up to Friday night’s game in Los Angeles is going to culminate with one of the great pitching showcases in all of baseball when Clayton Kershaw and Jacob deGrom face off against each other in Chavez Ravine just before 10:00 pm ET in New York. Get your…
Michael Baron
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Curtis Granderson, and balancing his role as a power-hitting leadoff hitter
When the Mets signed Curtis Granderson to a four-year, $60 million contract in December, 2013, the front office believes they were adding a left-handed hitting power hitter to the middle of their lineup. He was coming off a lost season in 2013 in which he dealt with two broken hands thanks to being hit by a…
Michael Baron
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Tyler Clippard has emerged as a leadership figure in an otherwise inexperienced bullpen
Indeed, the Mets made several acquisitions to retrofit their roster in late July, highlighted by Yoenis Cespedes who single-handedly transformed their lineup. But the acquisition of Tyler Clippard has arguably been as critical of an acquisition for the Mets as Cespedes was, as he provided instant credibility to the back-end of the bullpen as a reliable…
Michael Baron
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The turbulent season for Wilmer Flores ultimately became his greatest lesson
To say Wilmer Flores has had one of the more busy regular seasons of anyone on the Mets – or in baseball for that matter – would be an understatement. The 24-year-old broke camp with the ball club as the starting shortstop amid uncertainty about his defense, whether his offense could carry his defense, and…
Michael Baron
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The tale of three seasons for David Wright ended with the glory he hoped for
Its really been a tale of three seasons for the Mets captain. Per usual, David Wright was an early arrival to Spring Training in Port St. Lucie, working on the field with team personnel from the moment the Super Bowl ended. He spent the next two months there gearing up for what he believed would be a…
Michael Baron
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