Category: Michael Baron
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Yoenis Cespedes is at the heart of the Mets blackout at the plate
Very little has gone right for the Mets during their last six games, with Sunday’s 11-2 loss serving as the culmination of their most recent 2-4 stretch. But their offense – which had been so good for so long while averaging nearly 6.5 runs per game over the previous six weeks – has suddenly gone…
Michael Baron
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Pitching and defense failed the Mets miserably at the last subway stop
Aside from the Matt Harvey circus show on Sunday and the unenviable position the team was put in as a result, there were some disturbing reminders on the fine line the Mets appear to be walking towards their march to the postseason. The sixth inning on Sunday night against the Yankees was nothing short of an epic…
Michael Baron
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‘Harvey’s Rules’ are leading the Mets down a very dark path…
There’s no I in team. Except on Harvey Day, of course. On Sunday, Matt Harvey was brilliant for five innings, throwing 77 pitches while allowing only one hit with seven strikeouts. But that’s the problem. It was only for five innings. Terry Collins announced in the middle of the game Harvey would only pitch five…
Michael Baron
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Like 2007 and 2008, 2006 won’t go away for Mets fans…
Carlos Beltran has always been a player who has thrived in the big moment. Except for one, of course. He came up big in a moment for the Yankees on Saturday afternoon in the first inning, smashing a three-run home run into the Pepsi Porch to give the Bombers a lead they wouldn’t relinquish before even…
Michael Baron
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Harvey Day comes with a catch attached to it now…
It’s Harvey Day. Although there’s a catch to that now. Matt Harvey will start for the Mets against CC Sabathia when the Mets and Yankees take the field in Flushing Sunday night on national television. It’s the first start for Harvey in 12 days. The last time he took to the mound, Harvey got pounded by the…
Michael Baron
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