Category: Michael Baron
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It’s been a forgettable start to the Wilmer Flores experiment
Three errors in two games. Four of five throws well of the mark on Friday night. That’s the story for Wilmer Flores as the Mets continue to see if he can be their everyday shortstop for the long haul in 2015. It’s not exactly what the Mets had envisioned in the early stages of this experiment with…
Michael Baron
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David Wright’s mistake, Rafael Montero’s pitch selection, and the extra out syndrome
Over the years, it can be counted on one hand how many times David Wright has made a mental mistake. He is one of the most fundamentally sound players in the game with tremendous baseball instincts, and he has a thorough understanding of each situation and scenario he has been faced with. But on Friday, Wright committed…
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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Spring Training wins were important to the Mets
Spring Training wins don’t mean anything, right? Don’t tell that to the Mets in 2015. Early on in camp, Terry Collins recognized the importance of proving they could beat the Nationals, simply because they hadn’t for the most part in two years. They had gone 11-27 against Washington since 2013 heading into Monday’s game. They were out-homered 26-7…
Michael Baron
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