Category: Op-Ed
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With unfairly high expectations, Steven Matz appears capable of meeting, or exceeding them
It had been two months since Steven Matz toed the rubber in a meaningful game, but on Sunday, the promising left-hander returned against the Marlins and showed all of the promise he had left behind while on the disabled list. Matz allowed only two runs on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts in 5…
Michael Baron
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Claiming to be undistracted by the Matt Harvey circus, the 2015 Mets face their greatest challenge
The Mets dropped two out of three games in Miami over the weekend while the Nationals swept a four-game series against the Braves in Washington. In the middle of their lost series, the Mets endured an unnecessary distraction from their co-ace, Matt Harvey, his agent, Scott Boras, and a media circus involving the on-going innings limit conversations,…
Michael Baron
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Bartolo Colon is baseball’s wonder of their world, and an inspiration for any athlete
This is New York, and the price of being in the New York market is dealing with inevitable negative distractions at some point during a baseball season. It’s inevitable. It’s only a matter of time. And on September 4, 2015, the Mets hit that wall of negative distraction when Matt Harvey’s agent, Scott Boras decided to tell…
Michael Baron
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Yoenis Cespedes’ grace, style and dynamic presence has transformed the Mets
Friday night was most definitely a disappointing night for the New York Mets. It was a night when it looked like the discussion would be about heroics and character. Instead, the discussion was about ill-fated bullpen decisions, poor execution by that bullpen, and the Washington Nationals gaining a stride in the race towards the finish…
Michael Baron
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Jacob deGrom’s has encountered some unexpected rough waters lately…
It hasn’t been an easy ride recently for Jacob deGrom, as for the third consecutive start on Friday, deGrom found himself in an in-game struggle. In the fourth inning, he allowed four consecutive hits to open the frame: a double to Martin Prado, a single to Justin Bour, a single to Derek Dietrich, and a single to Marcel Ozuna. Then after a sacrifice fly…
Michael Baron
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