Category: Op-Ed

• Chase Utley once again dons the role of villain against the Mets

  For the better part of a month, ever since an NLDS between the Mets and Dodgers seemed inevitable, I envisioned that Chase Utley would have some sort of impact on this series. As he stepped up to the plate in the 7th inning of Game Two, I once again mentioned this to my Just Mets writing partner…

  Rich MacLeod

  October 12, 2015

  Op-Ed, Postseason, Rich MacLeod

• The Mets are playing their most pivotal game in years, and Matt Harvey will star in the show

  It couldn’t have been scripted any better. On Monday night, the Mets will be playing their most pivotal game in nearly a decade when game three of their National League Division Series against the Dodgers begins at Citi Field. They’ll be playing less than 48 hours after one of the most controversial plays in postseason…

  Michael Baron

  October 12, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason

• Chase Utley’s late slide at second base fueled a night of anger and confusion…

  As I woke up on Sunday morning, I still found myself in the same daze and stupor that I was in from the 7th inning on during last night’s game in Los Angeles. Everyone knows the story by now. Chase Utley slid extraordinarily late and out of the way of the second base bag into…

  Rich MacLeod

  October 11, 2015

  Op-Ed, Postseason, Rich MacLeod

• Curtis Granderson, Friday night’s underrated hero

  If not for Curtis Granderson, who knows where the Mets would standing on Saturday morning. They could very well had been staring down the gauntlet of Zack Greinke in an 0-1 hole in their best-of-five Division Series if not for their leadoff hitter. Granderson had a very underrated performance and significance in Friday night’s win over the Dodgers,…

  Michael Baron

  October 10, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason

• Another clutch home run from Daniel Murphy has helped define a season of significance

  Facing Clayton Kershaw on Friday night in game one of the Division Series, Terry Collins faced significant questioning for his choice to deviate from the blueprint which made the club so successful down the stretch of the season, which would normally feature a right-handed dominant lineup against a difficult southpaw. But it was his left-handed hitters…

  Michael Baron

  October 10, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason