Category: Michael Baron
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Bartolo Colon showed on Friday he still has what it takes to win
It hasn’t been a great season for Bartolo Colon by any stretch of the imagination. The one time Opening Day starter for the Mets finds himself as close to being a spare part as he can just 4 1/2 months later. He’s allowed a league-high 162 hits in 141 1/3 innings in 2015, while pitching to…
Michael Baron
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Yoenis Cespedes’ free swinging both helped and hurt the Mets on Friday
It was the best – and worst – of both worlds to having Yoenis Cespedes in the middle of the Mets lineup on Friday night. On the one hand, Cespedes had three hits and fell a triple short of the cycle in the Mets 3-2 loss to the Pirates at Citi Field. He is now hitting .304…
Michael Baron
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Bobby Parnell’s journey hit another snag on Friday, raising fair questions
It’s been a long and winding road for Bobby Parnell, a journey that has lasted over two years. It started with being diagnosed with a herniated disc in his neck after an appearance against the Marlins on July 31, 2013. That injury would require surgery and that game was the last he would pitch until Opening…
Michael Baron
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Without a contract for 2016, Terry Collins is focused on the present, not his future
With the Mets entering play on Friday with a 63-52 record, Terry Collins is en route to having his best season since taking over as the club’s manager in 2011. Despite the success, Collins is still without a contract beyond 2015 – his future is no more or less certain today than it was during the…
Michael Baron
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Terry Collins is trying to find at-bats for Michael Conforto
When the Mets activated Michael Cuddyer from the disabled list earlier this week, the Mets had a decision to make: keep Michael Conforto as part of the rotation in the big league outfield, or demote Eric Campbell to Triple-A Las Vegas. The club’s mantra is they want to have the 25 best players in the organization at the…
Michael Baron
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