Category: Michael Baron
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Terry Collins is still considering Juan Lagares in the outfield for Game 3
In Game 1 of the World Series, Terry Collins employed an outfield alignment of Michael Conforto in left field and Yoenis Cespedes in center field. It was the same alignment Collins used from the end of July through the entire postseason against right-handed pitching, and it was hard to argue with that formula even though it meant having Juan…
Michael Baron
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Noah Syndergaard has ‘some tricks up his sleeve’ for the Royals on Friday
Since the day Noah Syndergaard was acquired, he has always been able to take everything in stride. Despite his large presence, his mean fastball and his, “hook from hell” curveball, Syndergaard has always had a relaxed demeanor with unquestionable focus about how he goes about his work. It has helped define his journey from the depths…
Michael Baron
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Data suggests Mets starting pitchers must trust what makes them great – the fastball
The first two games of the World Series just haven’t worked out for the New York Mets whatsoever. The Royals strength with their aggressive, fastball-hitting and rich-with-contact offense has crippled the Mets strength of power-armed strike throwers in the first two games of the series. Or has it? Certainly, the Royals are known for being…
Michael Baron
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The Mets aren’t hitting much in the World Series, or in the postseason for that matter
Two hits, both from Lucas Duda. That was the sum total of the Mets offensive output in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night, during which the Mets played a close game for the first five innings only to see the Royals runaway with the game beginning in the fifth inning, to which the…
Michael Baron
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An attempt to make sense of the Mets pitching issues in the World Series
One of the things that made the Mets starting pitching so successful in 2015 – specifically their young starters in Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard – is their ability to power their way through a lineup by throwing one strike after the next with their 95+ mph fastballs. Now suddenly in the World Series,…
Michael Baron
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