Category: Michael Baron
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Even the Mets “B” and “C” teams are capable of winning baseball games now…
Just two months ago, the Mets A Team wasn’t as good as the B Team the Mets featured on Tuesday. With Travis d’Arnaud, David Wright, and Daniel Murphy all getting well-deserved days of rest on Thursday, the Mets had Juan Uribe start instead of Wright, Kelly Johnson instead of Murphy, and Kevin Plawecki instead of d’Arnaud. Plawecki proceeded to drive in three…
Michael Baron
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Bartolo Colon, the inspirational guidance counselor, and the team’s winningest pitcher
If only the Mets could face an National League East opponent in the playoffs. That way, Bartolo Colon would be an easy choice for a rotation spot. Of course, there isn’t a single worthy contender for the playoffs outside of the Mets in their own division, which is partly why Colon and the rest of…
Michael Baron
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With a key mechanical adjustment, deGrom was back to being deGrom on Wednesday
In the middle of all the hoopla of the Mets three-game sweep of the Nationals in Washington this week was Jacob deGrom, who entered his start on Wednesday a struggling pitcher over his last three starts. DeGrom was in the midst of his second bump in what has otherwise been an incredibly good year for the…
Michael Baron
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Mets intend to maintain their intensity, won’t take their division lead for granted
Three days ago, the Mets opened their series with the Nationals with a four game lead in the National League East, cutdown by 2 1/2 games in four days thanks to a lost series against the Marlins in Miami, and the Nationals winners of five straight thanks in part to a four-game sweep of the…
Michael Baron
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Kelly Johnson, the man responsible for Yoenis Cespedes’ heroism on Wednesday
There were heroes all over the Mets roster throughout the course of their remarkable three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals this week, highlighted time and time again by emerging National League MVP candidate Yoenis Cespedes as he pounds one late inning run scoring hit after the next. But while Cespedes was the fancy choice among the…
Michael Baron
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