Category: Op-Ed

• A dissection and understanding of Terry Collins’ 8th inning bullpen management in Game 4

  In the World Series, a manager’s decisions can either serve as a path towards the commissioners trophy, but can lead them in the other direction and haunt him and a team over the long, cold winter. For Terry Collins on Saturday night, he made a decision to place his faith in Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning,…

  Michael Baron

  November 1, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series

• It was a symbolic end to a deflating loss for the Mets in Game 4

  Saturday’s Game 4 of the World Series served as the definitive reminder that baseball could be just as joyous and rewarding as it can be humbling and provide an equally numbing feeling on the other side of the sports spectrum. Look no further than Daniel Murphy, who single-handedly carried the offense through the battlegrounds of the…

  Michael Baron

  November 1, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series

• Noah Syndergaard has sent a message that is loud and clear

  Noah Syndergaard sent a message to the Royals with the first pitch of the night in Game 3, which sailed past the head of Alcides Escobar and sending him straight down to the ground. “That’s my plate out there, not theirs,” Syndergaard said on SNY after Friday’s game. Unquestionably, Syndergaard’s pitch had intent, if for no…

  Michael Baron

  October 31, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series

• Strat-O-Matic predicted David Wright’s home run in Game Three…

  Remember Strat-O-Matic? The baseball-based simulator that accurately predicted specific plays and the results of the first two games of the World Series based on computer simulations and algorithms? Well yeah, they’re at it again. After accurately predicting that the Mets would drop the first two games of the Fall Classic in Kansas City, Strat-O-Matic predicted…

  Rich MacLeod

  October 31, 2015

  Postseason, Rich MacLeod, World Series

• Despite the non-save situation on Friday, Jeurys Familia wanted the ball anyway

  Game 1 was as painstaking a loss as the Mets have endured throughout their 54-year history. The Mets had recorded 25 outs while maintaining a 4-3 lead, with arguably the best closer in the National League on the mound, a pitcher who had been lights out dominant since July 30. But on that night, Jeurys Familia proved…

  Michael Baron

  October 31, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series