Category: Op-Ed

• Matt Harvey lacked crispness to his pitches, but survived on Friday

  When Matt Harvey takes the mound, it is widely assumed he’s going to be lights out good, and it will be an automatic win for the Mets. For the most part, the Mets ace has lived up to that assumption. He entered last night’s game with a 5-0 record this season, and had posted a 14-5 record…

  Michael Baron

  May 9, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Curtis Granderson’s power is making a comeback

  As a prominent lead-off hitter for the first time since early in his Tigers career, Curtis Granderson has been getting on base at a terrific rate. Granderson currently owns a .360 on-base percentage this season, which is even more astounding when you realize that he’s only hitting .239. However when someone like Granderson is brought to a…

  Rich MacLeod

  May 8, 2015

  Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod

• Jacob deGrom got ahead, found his swing-and-miss stuff on Wednesday

  It hadn’t been easy for Jacob deGrom over his previous two starts. Nine earned runs, four walks, three home runs, 13 hits, and only 10 1/3 innings pitched. Opponents had hit .310 against him with a .902 OPS. It was a combination of ineffectiveness and distraction for deGrom. Six of those runs were given up in Yankee Stadium…

  Michael Baron

  May 7, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• The future could be now at second base with Dilson Herrera

  It was August 27, 2013, three days after Matt Harvey’s final start for the following 18 months, when the Mets decided to cut bait on their season. It was that day the Mets decided to make a deal with the Pirates which would send John Buck and Marlon Byrd to Pittsburgh in exchange for a couple of…

  Michael Baron

  May 7, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• How are the Mets shortstop alternatives doing?

  It’s notably been a rough start to the 2015 season for Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores both at the plate and even more so in the field. As what’s become customary in sports, this has fans in the grass-is-always-greener mentality, pining for options outside of the organization. Over the offseason, there were a number of such options that…

  Rich MacLeod

  May 6, 2015

  Feature Stories, Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod