Category: Op-Ed
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How can the Mets manage workloads for their starting pitchers this winter, and in 2016?
One of the merits about the Mets playing so deep into the season is it makes for a very quick off-season. Believe it or not, spring training is right around the corner, approximately 3 1/2 months before pitchers and catchers report to Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. So the Mets need to detox quick,…
Michael Baron
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Examining the dollars and cents for the Mets and their 2016 payroll
There is a very short lull following the conclusion of the World Series, as Mets front office personnel will head to South Florida to convene for the Industry Meetings with their fellow executives from around the league. It is there many teams hope to plant the seeds for future free agent signings and trades with…
Michael Baron
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Close-knit Mets are disappointed, but already excited for 2016
Simply put, the Mets ran into a buzz saw with the Royals in the World Series. They did everything better than the Mets, always seeming to be one or two steps ahead of the Mets in every facet. They were far and away better offensively, specifically with their situational hitting late in games as they…
Michael Baron
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The end…
I’ve been racking my brain since last night on the proper combination of words to describe how I’m feeling right now, but I’m not sure any will do it justice. After the Mets lost the World Series in the fifth game last night at Citi Field, I sat alone in my dimly lit apartment for what felt like…
Rich MacLeod
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With some evolving, the Mets offense can be powerful and more contact-oriented in 2016
For the Mets, the 2015 World Series will forever be remembered as one filled with missed opportunities in a mistake-ridden five games. The non-catch from the first pitch Matt Harvey threw which resulted in an inside-the-park home run. The misplays, poor throws, and near-catches that were not that resulted in non-outs and ultimately runs against the…
Michael Baron
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