Category: Michael Baron
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The Mets have a chance to clinch the NL East at home…
With the Mets defeat of the Marlins on Monday night, they reduced their magic number to ten for winning the National League East championship. For those unaware, the Mets magic number is any combination of Mets wins and Nationals losses, and is calculated by the number of games remaining, plus one (the one is a tiebreaker), minus…
Michael Baron
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Terry Collins has found his bridge for the bullpen in Addison Reed
It took about 130 games or so, but it would appear Terry Collins has found the glue for his bullpen, specifically in the seventh inning. On Monday, Addison Reed – who was acquired from the Diamondbacks in exchange for two minor leaguers on August 30 – pitched a scoreless eighth inning to setup Jeurys Familia for a save…
Michael Baron
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No Matt Harvey? With Logan Verrett, it’s no sweat
For the second time in the last three weeks, the Mets decided to skip ace Matt Harvey’s spot in the rotation in an effort to limit his innings, preserve his stamina, and adhere to the wishes of Harvey’s doctors and agent. And for the second consecutive skipped start, the Mets opted to use Logan Verrett, who showed the…
Michael Baron
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Travis d’Arnaud has emerged as one of the best hitting catchers in the game
If only Travis d’Arnaud could have been healthy for the entire year. As well as he’s performed in limited duty, it would be fascinating to see what he could have done with a full 140-game slate in 2015. Much like a lot of his teammates, d’Arnaud has been on an incredible run himself since returning from his…
Michael Baron
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It was just like the good old days for David Wright on Monday night…
For the last six weeks, the Mets have had one player consistently stand out on a daily basis. Of course, that player is Yoenis Cespedes, who continues to rock the baseball world with his legendary performance as he has transformed the Mets offense into that of a championship contender. But the Mets have another player that for…
Michael Baron
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