Category: Op-Ed
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Mets pass first big test of the season with flying colors
Heading into the regular season, the Mets were tasked with playing 26 of their first 31 games against teams in their own division. The other five would be against the Yankees and Orioles, two difficult opponents as well. The Mets came out of that stretch having gone 17-9 against the National League East and 3-2…
Michael Baron
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Ruben Tejada’s clutch defense saved the day for the Mets
With the on-going experiment of Wilmer Flores at shortstop still being evaluated, Ruben Tejada has waited patiently as his backup. He had played in only nine of the team’s first 27 games and hadn’t hit very much. He had only gone 4-for-24 in those nine games and was 1-for-13 in his previous four games. However, with Flores now…
Michael Baron
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Jon Niese is back to looking like Jon Niese…
Through his first five starts, it wasn’t always pretty for Jon Niese. He himself used those terms to describe a few of his outings. But he had somehow found a way through his first five starts. Perhaps he was a little lucky at times, but players often have to be lucky to be good. He had…
Michael Baron
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Have Wilmer Flores’ struggles affected his offense?
Throughout the Mets experiment with Wilmer Flores at shortstop, the one thing people around the team always believed was no matter how much he struggled defensively, he would outhit his deficiencies in the field. But now, that isn’t even happening. Flores is just 3-for-his-last-28 with eight strikeouts and only two walks over his last nine games.…
Michael Baron
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Noah Syndergaard forced the Mets hand, and solved a problem
Problems have had a way of figuring out themselves over the early part of the Mets season in 2015. At least when it comes to their pitching staff. The Mets entered spring training with a starting rotation of Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Zack Wheeler, Bartolo Colon, and Jon Niese. Dillon Gee was on the outside looking in, trying to…
Michael Baron
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