Category: Op-Ed
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An attempt to figure out Rafael Montero
I have no idea what to make of Rafael Montero yet. On Thursday, Montero needed 29 pitches to get two outs. He walked a batter in the sixth inning – which at the time forced home the go-ahead run for the Marlins – he allowed a triple to Ichiro Suzuki, an unearned run, and he recorded…
Michael Baron
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Dillon Gee made a, ‘stupid’ decision to Stanton, had an uneven night
Dillon Gee’s second start of the season could be summed up in one word: inconsistent. He took a no-decision on Thursday, allowing four runs on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Gee’s final line might have looked better if not for one mistake he made to Giancarlo Stanton in the first…
Michael Baron
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Wilmer Flores made a big contribution, and he needed it
Coming into Thursday night’s game, Wilmer Flores was quite possibly as close to a worst-case scenario in his start to the 2015 season as he could possibly be. He had struck out in seven of his first 29 plate appearances. He had reached base only six times over the first nine games of the year. He…
Michael Baron
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Lucas Duda knows he belongs and continues to mature
Since the start of Spring Training, it was clear Lucas Duda was adopting a new hitting approach to better handle left-handed pitching. He needed to do something. He hit .180 against southpaws last year, and with the Mets bringing in both John Mayberry Jr. and Michael Cuddyer during the off-season, there was a legitimate reason to believe Duda…
Michael Baron
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The Mets can survive without David Wright in the short-term
This may be the most obvious statement of the year, but the loss of David Wright hurts. The Mets are not only losing their captain, but they’ve lost one of, if not their best, bats in the line-up, his on-field leadership and his defensive play at 3rd base. There’s no tip-toing around it: This is a…
Rich MacLeod
Just Mets 