Category: Op-Ed
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Logan Verrett quieted the doubters with a brilliantly approached performance on Sunday
Instead of Harvey Day on Sunday, it was Logan’s Run, and did he make a run against the Rockies at Coors Field. It was a day Terry Collins and the front office decided Harvey Day would take a break in an effort to address his innings concern and perceived fatigued from their star right-hander. In…
Michael Baron
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The captain – and spiritual leader – is back for the Mets
When franchise third baseman and captain of the team David Wright was originally placed on the disabled list on April 15th with a pulled hamstring, it seemed as if the Mets would only be without their star for a few weeks, maybe a month or so. Once it was revealed that Wright was not only dealing with a…
Rich MacLeod
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The Mets have beaten the lesser teams, which is ‘how a lot of teams win pennants’
The Mets have won the first two games of their three-game series against the Rockies, improving to 6-0 against Colorado with one more to play against them on Sunday. They’ve already outscored the Rockies 51-23 this season – the 51 runs scored against the Rockies represent 11 percent of their total output for the season.…
Michael Baron
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Jon Niese joined the Coors Field adventure on Saturday, and intends to forget it
As the visiting pitcher in Coors Field, the goal typically is to give the club enough innings to get to the middle or late portion of the game, and simple allow as few runs as possible. And for Jon Niese, he tried to do just that. Unfortunately, that still meant he allowed seven runs and 11 hits…
Michael Baron
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Wilmer Flores has grown through the trials and expected doom of his experiment
Tom Hanks once said in a feature movie, “There’s no crying in baseball.” Maybe there should be, because Wilmer Flores has flourished since the day he was nearly traded for Carlos Gomez on July 29, and cried his eyes out in front of the Citi Field faithful. He’s emerged as a cult hero of sorts among Mets fans,…
Michael Baron
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