Category: Op-Ed
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There was more questionable – and costly – bullpen maneuvering by Terry Collins on Friday
There’s just no seventh heaven for Terry Collins and the Mets, and there may not be at all down the stretch of the season. The seventh inning continues to serve as a black plague for the Mets, as they once again failed to keep the opposition at bay on Friday night with their relief corps. Once…
Michael Baron
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Curtis Granderson, and balancing his role as a power-hitting leadoff hitter
When the Mets signed Curtis Granderson to a four-year, $60 million contract in December, 2013, the front office believes they were adding a left-handed hitting power hitter to the middle of their lineup. He was coming off a lost season in 2013 in which he dealt with two broken hands thanks to being hit by a…
Michael Baron
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Ruben Tejada has finally found his niche, and is thriving in it
When the season began, there isn’t anybody on the planet who believed Ruben Tejada would be coming up with big hits to help the Mets win baseball games. Let alone down the stretch of their first truly meaningful season in the standings in seven years. But Tejada, who much like many of his teammates, has thrived…
Michael Baron
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An examination of the Mets postseason starting rotation scenarios
In fairness, the Mets will not be able to exorcise the demons of their epic failures of the 2007 and 2008 seasons until they actually make it to the playoffs. But this team is indeed different, both in their physical and cultural make ups. Just ask David Wright, who experienced both the successes and failures of the 2006-2008 seasons,…
Michael Baron
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Michael Conforto has been the root of the Mets turnaround in 2015
There was a time in 2015 when club officials felt there was next to no chance Michael Conforto would be considered for a promotion to Triple-A Las Vegas, let alone the big leagues. But as the 22-year-old excelled in the pitching-friendly Florida State League with Single-A St. Lucie and then at Double-A Binghamton – a jump which…
Michael Baron
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