Category: Michael Baron
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Jacob deGrom is clearly all fixed after a bumpy ride
Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki knew Thursday was going to be a different kind of day for Jacob deGrom well before he threw a meaningful pitch in the game. “I could tell in the bullpen this was going to be an easy one,” Plawecki explained. “I could tell in the bullpen he was locked in.” Easy? Maybe. Special? Certainly.…
Michael Baron
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The influence from Keith Hernandez on Lucas Duda…
Lucas Duda unquestionably has transformed as a hitter, and as an all around baseball player over the last year. The transformation began last April when team brass decided it would be Duda who will become the everyday first baseman. The team traded away Ike Davis just a couple of weeks into the 2014 season, and the…
Michael Baron
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Bartolo Colon struggled with his two-seamer, and got crushed
On a night the Mets needed a bounce back effort from their starting pitcher after Jon Niese was bludgeoned on Tuesday night, it was deja vu for Bartolo Colon and the Mets on Wednesday. In fact, Colon’s performance nearly mirrored that of Niese’s performance the night before, and in fact might have been worse. Colon allowed 11…
Michael Baron
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Mets knocked out of first place, but they’re not panicking…
The Mets lost for the seventh time in ten games on Wednesday night, a lifeless 9-0 loss to the first rate St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field. The skid has resulted in the end of their stay in first place in the National League East, and they hold only a slim 1/2 game lead for…
Michael Baron
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Dodgers could enter the starting pitching market – are they a match with the Mets?
On Tuesday night, the Dodgers announced LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu might opt for season ending shoulder surgery. Ryu has not pitched this season due to shoulder soreness. They’ve already lost Brandon McCarthy to Tommy John Surgery this season. Dodgers president Andrew Friedman told reporters on Tuesday he could be interested in acquiring some starting pitching help, now that…
Michael Baron
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