Category: Op-Ed
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Even the Mets “B” and “C” teams are capable of winning baseball games now…
Just two months ago, the Mets A Team wasn’t as good as the B Team the Mets featured on Tuesday. With Travis d’Arnaud, David Wright, and Daniel Murphy all getting well-deserved days of rest on Thursday, the Mets had Juan Uribe start instead of Wright, Kelly Johnson instead of Murphy, and Kevin Plawecki instead of d’Arnaud. Plawecki proceeded to drive in three…
Michael Baron
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Bartolo Colon, the inspirational guidance counselor, and the team’s winningest pitcher
If only the Mets could face an National League East opponent in the playoffs. That way, Bartolo Colon would be an easy choice for a rotation spot. Of course, there isn’t a single worthy contender for the playoffs outside of the Mets in their own division, which is partly why Colon and the rest of…
Michael Baron
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The Mets undying resiliency has them one step closer to October
Meet the Mets–the team that never says never. Ever since this club infused talent with the promotion of Michael Conforto and the acquisitions of Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson, Yoenis Cespedes, Tyler Clippard and Addison Reed starting six weeks ago, the Mets have shown an incredible amount of resiliency, a character trait that was on full display this past week in Washington. During…
Rich MacLeod
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With a key mechanical adjustment, deGrom was back to being deGrom on Wednesday
In the middle of all the hoopla of the Mets three-game sweep of the Nationals in Washington this week was Jacob deGrom, who entered his start on Wednesday a struggling pitcher over his last three starts. DeGrom was in the midst of his second bump in what has otherwise been an incredibly good year for the…
Michael Baron
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Mets intend to maintain their intensity, won’t take their division lead for granted
Three days ago, the Mets opened their series with the Nationals with a four game lead in the National League East, cutdown by 2 1/2 games in four days thanks to a lost series against the Marlins in Miami, and the Nationals winners of five straight thanks in part to a four-game sweep of the…
Michael Baron
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