Category: Op-Ed

• In year’s past the Mets would have folded, but not on Monday night

  Heading into the 9th inning of Monday night’s game, despite holding a slim 1-0 leading over the St. Louis Cardinals, I felt good about where the Mets were. Matt Harvey dominated in a game where he didn’t have his A-stuff, pitching eight gritty shutout innings. As Terry Collins pulled Harvey after eight–no controversy there as he…

  Rich MacLeod

  May 19, 2015

  Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod

• Jeurys Familia blew his first save, but didn’t pitch badly

  With the Mets leading the Cardinals 1-0 in the ninth inning on Monday, Terry Collins called upon Jeurys Familia to secure a win. It stood to reason. Matt Harvey had thrown 105 pitches through eight innings, and Collins simply could not send him out there to start the ninth inning, despite his brilliance. Familia had converted his…

  Michael Baron

  May 19, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Matt Harvey showed why he’s among the best pitchers in baseball

  With the Mets offense having sputtered in recent weeks and a challenging four-game series against the Cardinals ahead of them this week, the Mets needed an ace-like performance from their ace to open the showdown up. And an ace-like performance they got. Matt Harvey took the ball on Monday and shutout the Cardinals for eight innings,…

  Michael Baron

  May 19, 2015

  Feature Stories, Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• The Mets face a tough challenge as they meet baseball’s best

  Coming off of a series victory against the last-place Brewers, the Mets are 22-16 (the 3rd best record in the National League) and lead the NL East over the Nationals by half a game. May hasn’t been the kindest of months to these Mets, as they’re 7-8 so far this month and have seen their…

  Rich MacLeod

  May 18, 2015

  Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod

• Despite not playing much lately, Kevin Plawecki is still Terry Collins’ primary catcher

  When the Mets promoted Kevin Plawecki from Triple-A Las Vegas on April 20, Sandy Alderson said he would be the primary catcher while they wait for Travis d’Arnaud to return from the disabled list. But on May 5, just two weeks after Plawecki arrived, the Mets promoted Johnny Monell with the idea he could provide more offense off the…

  Michael Baron

  May 18, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed