Category: Michael Baron
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‘Just enough’ offense is all the Mets need – can they get it?
On Friday night at Dodger Stadium, the Mets faced the daunting task of beating Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers in a place neither lose very much. Coming into play on Friday, the Dodgers were 27-13 at Chavez Ravine, 32-13 in 2015 when allowing three runs or less this season, and 30-9 when they score first. They…
Michael Baron
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For one night, Clayton Kershaw met his match against Noah Syndergaard
For years, Clayton Kershaw has simply owned the Mets, going 5-0 with a 1.62 ERA in his career against New York, and 3-0 with a 0.39 ERA against New York at Dodger Stadium. But on Friday night, Kershaw matched up with fellow Texan Noah Syndergaard in Los Angeles, a matchup which might have still seemed favored for the…
Michael Baron
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Lucas Duda is utterly lost at the plate right now
The miracle experiment that was Lucas Duda for the better part of 14 months has taken a rather dramatic turn south over the last five weeks, and is a huge reason for the Mets deep and dark malaise at the plate. Duda is 17-for-his-last-102 at the plate. He has five extra-base hits, one of which is…
Michael Baron
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Jacob deGrom didn’t have it on Thursday, and he knew it in the bullpen
Things had been going so well for Jacob deGrom over the last month, it almost seemed impossible even a mediocre start could be had during the young pitcher’s remarkable run. He had allowed just eight earned runs in 58 2/3 innings in his last eight starts, one of only a few highlights on a Mets team…
Michael Baron
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Terry Collins to his 2015 Mets: Lighten up!
It was a mostly gray Thursday at Citi Field, which describes both the weather and the quality of play on display in the Mets uninspired – and rather uninterested – looking play during their 6-1 loss to the Cubs. “I can’t sit here and tell you we bludgeoned them,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said after…
Michael Baron
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