Category: Feature Stories
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Kirk Nieuwenhuis joins the list of unlikely heroes against Jonathan Papelbon
After rallying to come back from a 7-1 deficit with two outs in the 7th inning against the Nationals on Tuesday night, emotions were high, momentum had swung and both the crowd and the broadcast teams in D.C. were in a state of shock. But there was still work to be done. Despite the Mets ferocious…
Rich MacLeod
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A dark night was a fitting end to a tumultuous week for the Dark Knight
Normally, when Matt Harvey leaves a baseball game, its met with disappointment and second guessing of the manager for such a decision. Who would have thought Harvey’s exit was just what the Mets needed on Tuesday night in Washington? Harvey’s outing certainly capped a surely regrettable week for the right-hander and his agent, Scott Boras, in…
Michael Baron
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After countless failures, Kirk Nieuwenhuis finally seized the moment
When the season began, the Mets envisioned Kirk Nieuwnehuis as their ace left-handed bat off the bench who could come up late in games and provide a big hit in the form of a punch. It didn’t exactly work out that way at the beginning. He started his season in a 3-for-38 skid with just…
Michael Baron
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In the biggest game of his life, the pressure is on for Matt Harvey
At a time the focus should be on the challenge at hand, which is to put the Nationals away in the National League East, it feels like anything but that. In fact, it’s the exact opposite. It’s being dominated by one player’s problem which seems completely independent of winning, potentially sacrificing winning at that. Matt Harvey, his agent, his…
Michael Baron
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For David Wright, years of frustration are now being washed away…
Another day, another test of the Mets character and mettle. And another day, the Mets passed their test with flying colors. Only on this day, they were embarking on their most significant series in nearly seven years. On Monday against the Nationals, with the difference between being three games or five games ahead, the Mets…
Michael Baron
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