Category: Michael Baron
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The guts of an ace trumped the stuff of an ace on Thursday night
It had disaster written all over it. It looked like it was going to be the worst night for a bad night from the starter. Jacob deGrom allowed four consecutive hits to the Dodgers in the first inning resulting in two runs with only one man retired. His fastball was dead. He couldn’t command it, either.…
Michael Baron
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Daniel Murphy is the latest reminder that intangibles can often defy baseball science
As baseball has evolved into this statistically oriented and scientifically executed game, often times the human element of the game itself gets forgotten. The human element is an old school belief based on gut feelings, intuition, hunches and rolls of the dice, which truly support the notion that this game is not played on a computer,…
Michael Baron
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Whether it’s now or in 3 weeks, this could be the end of Daniel Murphy with the Mets
The Mets have truly reached the cross roads of their season in 2015. They’re staring at the possibility of coming home to either prepare for and play the Cubs on Saturday at Citi Field, or to come home, pack their lockers, and adjourn for the winter. But for Daniel Murphy, his future is less certain with the…
Michael Baron
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It all comes down to Thursday, with the Mets riding Jacob deGrom to the end
So, here we are. 166 games into the season. A month’s worth of spring training games, and nearly another month under the warm, winter sun in Port St. Lucie. 92 wins later, with sore arms, bad backs, tow swollen knees and legs in tow, the Mets season comes down to one day. One day to…
Michael Baron
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Bartolo Colon has seamlessly transitioned into a reliable reliever this fall
Aside from Jeurys Familia, the steadiest arm the Mets have in the bullpen could be one that has made eight regular season appearances out of the bullpen among the 475 he’s made in his career. It’s a guy who had 14 regular season victories, the most on the pitching staff. He has more wins as a…
Michael Baron
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