Category: Op-Ed

• The left side of the bullpen is unlikely to be resolved in 2015

  As the Mets enter the home stretch of the season, one area of the club which has been in flux since the middle of March remains unresolved. What’s worse, should the Mets seal the division, the Mets will go into the playoffs with it unfixed. Yes, that’s the club’s inability to find a solid left-handed…

  Michael Baron

  September 18, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Matt Harvey will pitch in the playoffs, but the Mets have to get him there sharp and prepared

  As is the case now whenever Matt Harvey has an upcoming start, the spotlight shifts away from Harvey the competitor to Harvey and his innings limit. He currently has 171 2/3 innings under his belt. He has amassed a total of 23 2/3 innings since August 16 thanks to two skipped starts filled nicely by Logan Verrett.…

  Michael Baron

  September 18, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• For this chapter of the Subway Series, the stakes are sky high for both clubs

  David Wright has been involved in many Subway Series matchups over the last ten years. But never has he played in a series against the Yankees during this time of year, and neither club has played each other when playoff lives are at stake. In fact, the only other time the Mets and Yankees have…

  Michael Baron

  September 18, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Suddenly, the Mets are struggling at home…

  Entering August, the Mets had the second best home record in all of baseball–just a shade behind the Cardinals–as they were 36-18 at Citi Field. On the other side of the coin, this team also owned the 5th worst road record. Since then, the script has flipped for this club. After being 17-32 on the road…

  Rich MacLeod

  September 17, 2015

  Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod

• The core of the Mets success – their starting pitching – has slipped lately

  The core of the Mets success has and always will be their starting pitching. Having said that, the starting pitching has begun to slip over the last month or so. Overall, the starters posted a very good 3.29 ERA in the month of August, allowing only 65 earned runs, 157 hits and 40 walks in…

  Michael Baron

  September 17, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed