Category: Op-Ed

• The meaning of Juan Lagares’ catch on Wednesday…

  It’s difficult to put into words what Juan Lagares did in the seventh inning. First, watch it here, just to gain some perspective. The catch itself is indescribable. It is beyond most realms of rational thought and possibility. Just ask Lagares. “I have no idea how I made that catch,” Lagares explained to reporters after last night’s…

  Michael Baron

  April 23, 2015

  Feature Stories, Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Meet the Mets, the best team in baseball…

  That has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Don’t mind that ring, just yet anyway… Yes, it’s early. There’s a shade over 90 percent of the season remaining. But what the Mets have done over the season’s first ten percent of the season is unique. 12-3. Ten wins in a row. 9-0 on the…

  Michael Baron

  April 23, 2015

  Feature Stories, Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Dilson Herrera is lighting up Las Vegas

  Things have been going well for the Mets lately, as they’ve won nine straight games and are 11-3 on the season, but it hasn’t just been going well for this franchise at the major league level. Down on the farm, things have been encouraging as well, specifically when it comes to second base prospect Dilson Herrera.…

  Rich MacLeod

  April 22, 2015

  Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod

• It was only a matter of time for Curtis Granderson…

  It was getting weird for Curtis Granderson, wasn’t it? Heading into play on Tuesday, Granderson had gone 6-for-41 with eight strikeouts at the plate. He had no extra-base hits, no RBI. Bartolo Colon had more RBI than Granderson through the first two weeks of the season. Again, very weird. When a player goes 6-for-41 at the…

  Michael Baron

  April 22, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Alex Torres is proving himself, forcing Terry Collins to believe in him

  With the loss of Jerry Blevins, Alex Torres presence and performance in the bullpen has gained much more significance for the Mets. On Tuesday, Terry Collins said Torres will be used to get key left-handed hitters out late in games, trusting his ability to miss bats as he circumvents control problems. “He’s got the stuff, he doesn’t get…

  Michael Baron

  April 22, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed