Category: Michael Baron
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How can the Mets fix their bullpen over the final 44 games?
Originally, the Mets were banking on Jenrry Mejia and Jerry Blevins to provide quality options on both the right and left side of the bullpen down the stretch of the season, with Bobby Parnell serving in a role that would allow him to continue to build his strength and stamina while refining his mechanics to become a late-game weapon. Unfortunately,…
Michael Baron
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The Mets have an unsurvivable problem in their relief corps
Once a legitimate strength of their team, the Mets suddenly find the latest iteration of their bullpen as a serious weak point. Their problem specifically lies the choices to be used in the sixth and seventh innings. And on Sunday, that weakness got weaker for the Mets, and raised some serious doubt in the process. Bobby…
Michael Baron
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Jon Niese lost his temper and focus, and it cost him early on Saturday
Over the course of this season, Jon Niese has gotten better and better and dealing with adversity, putting difficult moments behind him and maintaining his focus on the current moment, not the past. On Saturday night in the first inning, his temperament was put to the test once again after he failed to get a strike…
Michael Baron
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While losing stinks, the Mets have played their hearts out this weekend
Losses are always frustrating, and most of the time beyond aggravating. It brings out some very insane, irrational thoughts and words from fans and other on-lookers. It’s fair to say people hate losing more than they like winning. It’s certainly easier to feed off of the negative than it is to embrace the positive. That’s just a fact…
Michael Baron
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The Mets broke the rules on Saturday night, and lost because of it
In the midst of a pennant race, if a team does not play by the rules, more often than not that team is going to lose. And on Saturday, the Mets lost, in large measure because they did not play by the rules. With Francisco Cervelli on second base and nobody out, Starlin Marte bounced a ball to Daniel…
Michael Baron
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