Category: Michael Baron
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Jon Niese continues to excel, and teams should be paying attention…
It had been nearly two months sine Jon Niese could soak in a win on his ledger. He went through one of the rockiest four starts of his eight-year career in the middle of May, when seemingly he was inducing more home runs than he was outs. But once the calendar turned to June, he kicked…
Michael Baron
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He may not get there, but the Mets MVP is a deserving All-Star
With so many candidates and a limited number of roster spots, Giants manager Bruce Bochy had to make some tough decisions for the pitching portion of his All-Star roster for next Tuesday night. One of those tough decisions was to leave Mets closer Jeurys Familia off the National League All-Star team, and to nominate him for…
Michael Baron
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Michael Cuddyer started on Sunday, and picked up where he left off
Michael Cuddyer started in left field for the Mets on Sunday for the first time since Tuesday at Citi Field against the Cubs. And unfortunately for Cuddyer, the afternoon for Cuddyer was pretty much par for the course – he went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts against the Dodgers in the Mets 15-hit attack, although he…
Michael Baron
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Mets pitchers just need to get over their issues with the six-man rotation
The Mets have tried at various points during the first half of the season to implement a six-man rotation so to limit the innings of their young starters, protect the recently surgically repaired elbow of Matt Harvey, and preserve the stamina of the aging Bartolo Colon. However, in the first three instances the Mets attempted to use…
Michael Baron
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Wilmer Flores switches positions, and he’s hitting again
Players talk about being comfortable and confident as being keys to success during the grind of the 162-game season. And, while Wilmer Flores showed at times over the first half of the season he could be a productive offensive player, he mostly struggled with consistency at the plate while never feeling totally comfortable at shortstop,…
Michael Baron
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