Category: Op-Ed
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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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Jon Niese’s good luck has run out on the mound
Jon Niese had been incredibly lucky over his first six starts. He had produced a 1.95 ERA and went 3-2 during that span despite allowing 54 base runners and six unearned runs in only 37 innings of work, an average of 1.46 base runners per inning. Niese had even said over those five starts that…
Michael Baron
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Daniel Murphy, the inconsistent mystery…
The first quarter of the season can be characterized in a number of different words for Mets second baseman, turned third baseman and now back to second baseman Daniel Murphy. Inconsistent is one term. Mysterious is another. Maybe it’s both: he’s an inconsistent mystery. Chalk Tuesday night’s game as another night which fits that description. …
Michael Baron
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Mets not yet committing to Noah Syndergaard in their rotation
On Sunday, Noah Syndergaard allowed only a run on three hits with five strikeouts against the Brewers to earn his first big league victory. It was his second career start – he’s 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA in 11 1/3 innings, having allowed five walks, nine hits and four earned runs with 11 strikeouts. On Monday,…
Michael Baron
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