Category: Michael Baron
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Bobby Parnell returned to a familiar role on Tuesday, and truly earned a save
It had been nearly two years since Bobby Parnell recorded a save, the last one coming on July 30, 2013 against the Marlins at Marlins Park. Since then, Parnell has dealt with a surgically repaired disc in his neck, a 14 month recovery process from Tommy John Surgery, and the potential to reinvent himself as part…
Michael Baron
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Matt Harvey’s fire returned on Tuesday night…
Matt Harvey was in the midst of the greatest mound test of his brilliant young career. He had a 7.20 ERA in his last four starts and had allowed eight home runs during that span. “Terrible,” was the word he used on several occasions after his start last Thursday against the Giants. After that start,…
Michael Baron
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The Mets need to figure out the eighth inning, and find a reliever
Markdown Wednesday’s unavailable reliever: Bobby Parnell. He was asked to record a five out save, and truly save the Mets from a heartbreaking loss on Tuesday night when he inherited a bases loaded, one out jam in the eighth inning. He did allow two inherited runners to score, but it could have and should have been…
Michael Baron
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Will the Mets augment the roster from the outside this summer?
As play begins on Tuesday, the Mets are 35-30 and 1 1/2 games ahead of the Nationals for the lead in the National League East. They’ve stayed in first place or within three games of first place the entire season. They’ve done all of this without David Wright since April 15, without Travis d’Arnaud for most of…
Michael Baron
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In a significant start, Noah Syndergaard showed a lot of pitching maturity
If Monday night’s start for Noah Syndergaard wasn’t his best performance of the year, it was certainly one of the more significant and notable starts to date. He was coming off two unusual starts during which he had pitched well but was forced to deal with a ton of bad luck with some bad execution mixed in. The…
Michael Baron
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