Category: 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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Matt Harvey, not at his best, overcame a weird return to Citi Field
Matt Harvey waited 598 days to return to the Citi Field mound, but he didn’t expect his homecoming to turn out the way it did. “That might have been the weirdest game I’ve been a part of, maybe ever,” Harvey explained to reporters following the game. It was indeed weird. Harvey retired the first two…
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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All of this talk and swagger has a significance to these Mets
The confidence the Mets have expressed since the off-season has been refreshing, to say the least. That talk has been a common denominator since that time, from under the palm trees in Port St. Lucie to the now closer (yet equally as windy) confines of Citi Field in Flushing. But what does it all mean?…
Michael Baron
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Jacob deGrom didn’t have his ‘A’ Game on Monday, but he was still great
Monday wasn’t one of Jacob deGrom’s best days on the mound. But he showed once again even when he isn’t at his best, he can be as good as any pitcher in the league. deGrom earned his first win of the year during Monday’s home opener against the Phillies, throwing 6 1/3 shutout innings while allowing seven…
Michael Baron
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