Category: Op-Ed

• Once compared to Clayton Kershaw, Steven Matz has a chance to beat him on the big stage

  As the hours, minutes and seconds count to Game Four of the NLDS between the Mets and Dodgers, young lefty Steven Matz prepares himself for the biggest start of his baseball life. It will be not easy task for Matz, not only because he hasn’t pitched a major league game since September 24th in Cincinnati, but also…

  Rich MacLeod

  October 13, 2015

  Op-Ed, Postseason, Rich MacLeod

• Despite a convincing lead in the NLDS, the Mets know the series is far from over

  The percentages play right into the Mets hands as they prepare for game four of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers. The team that wins game three in a tied series has gone on to win 75.6 percent of the time. But of course, the game isn’t determined on statistics. It simply provides…

  Michael Baron

  October 13, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason

• While not having his “A” game, Matt Harvey delivered an “A” effort on Monday

  Monday’s game three was a highly anticipated affair at Citi Field, for it would be Matt Harvey’s first opportunity to shine under the spotlight of playoff baseball in front of an electric crowd with the chance of taking a pivotal third game in the Mets best-of-five National League Division Series against the Dodgers. It’s how Terry Collins…

  Michael Baron

  October 13, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason

• Mets served their cold dish of revenge in the form of a dominating playoff win

  “Revenge is a dish best served cold.”  It’s an old proverb used to describe the best way to seek vengeance upon any perceived wrong doing. In the Mets case, such revenge can simply be served in the form of winning. And winning big. On Monday night, in the first playoff game in the easternmost borough…

  Michael Baron

  October 13, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason

• The constant evolution of Curtis Granderson as a power hitting leadoff hitter…

  Any player, coach or manager at any level will say baseball is a game of constant, in-game adjustments. And for Curtis Granderson, not only does he continue to adjust, but he is evolving on the grand stage of the playoffs. Granderson was among many of the standout performers for the Mets in their 13-7 rout…

  Michael Baron

  October 13, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason