Category: Michael Baron
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The Mets are down, but they are not out…
Saturday night was about as miserable a loss as the Mets have had all season. After all it’s the World Series, and the Mets were trying to build back after a deconstructive loss in Game 1 marred by poor defense and a missed opportunity to close out what looked like a win according to their…
Michael Baron
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Michael Conforto has taken another step in his track towards stardom
From the very first defensive inning in this World Series for the Mets, the common theme has been, for lack of a better phrase, lackluster defense. In essence, for every play the Royals can and have made through the first four games of this series, the Mets have not. Look no further than the first…
Michael Baron
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Steven Matz’s quietly great World Series start will serve as a precursor for what’s to come
It’s a shame the Mets went down the way they did on Saturday night, because there would have been so many positive things to discuss about Game 4, rather than wondering what might have been if not for another late-inning crumble. Take Steven Matz as one example of that. The kid from Long Island has been…
Michael Baron
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A dissection and understanding of Terry Collins’ 8th inning bullpen management in Game 4
In the World Series, a manager’s decisions can either serve as a path towards the commissioners trophy, but can lead them in the other direction and haunt him and a team over the long, cold winter. For Terry Collins on Saturday night, he made a decision to place his faith in Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning,…
Michael Baron
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It was a symbolic end to a deflating loss for the Mets in Game 4
Saturday’s Game 4 of the World Series served as the definitive reminder that baseball could be just as joyous and rewarding as it can be humbling and provide an equally numbing feeling on the other side of the sports spectrum. Look no further than Daniel Murphy, who single-handedly carried the offense through the battlegrounds of the…
Michael Baron
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