Category: Op-Ed
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Jeurys Familia has emerged as a dominant closer in the National League
It seemed inevitable Jeurys Familia would end up closing. Despite Jenrry Mejia’s success in that role last year, Familia simply had better stuff, stuff that plays to be a dominant closer in baseball. Of course, nobody thought he would be closing games for the Mets so soon. And, nobody could have ever expected what he’s produced so…
Michael Baron
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The Mets’ path to October is clear, barring disaster…
The Mets could be on a magical and special run in 2015. Nobody could have ever expected the Mets would start their season 13-3. Not the manager, the GM, the fans or the players. Hell, Terry Collins said the other day he was hoping for a 6-4 homestand. He got a perfect ten instead. Throughout…
Michael Baron
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The amazement that is Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colon turns 42 in in May. But that probably doesn’t matter much in the grand scheme of things. The way things are going, he might pitch effectively for another five years. He continued his amazing run on a cold and dreary Thursday afternoon at Citi Field, allowing three runs in seven innings. Two of those…
Michael Baron
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Wilmer Flores has settled in, both offensively and defensively
It was just 12 days ago Wilmer Flores was off to quite possibly the worst start he could imagine. He had made three errors in his first five games, he was just 2-for-16 with four strikeouts at the plate. Fans were calling for Ruben Tejada to replace him, a guy who they couldn’t wait to be replaced…
Michael Baron
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Dillon Gee clears the air with his manager, gets a good start
Dillon Gee got precisely what he needed during his start on Wednesday: A good outing. Gee gave the Mets seven strong innings against the Braves, taking a no-decision but allowing only two runs on eight hits with a walk and three strikeouts. “He did his job against a lineup with eight left-handed hitters, and against…
Michael Baron
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