Category: Op-Ed
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The Mets made some mistakes against the Rays, which doomed them
Heading into play on Saturday, the Mets had spun off seven wins in a row, starting with a dramatic sweep of the Nationals, a dominant sweep of the Marlins, and a character-driven win in game one of their series against the Rays. They looked unstoppable, almost flawless. They were firing on all cylinders. Even after…
Michael Baron
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Too many fastballs, frustration doomed Noah Syndergaard on Saturday
In his previous nine starts, Noah Syndergaard ascended to the top of the National League Rookie of the Year race with a stellar 1.80 ERA, to lower his season ERA to 2.66. But on Saturday, Syndergaard suffered a setback at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, when he coughed up a 3-0 in the first inning and went…
Michael Baron
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The Mets have gone from punchline, to throwing punches
The New York Mets are a first place team on August 8, 2 1/2 games ahead of their division rival. After covering this club for four years, and seeing the trials and tribulations they’ve gone through during that span, it’s almost impossible to believe. But, it’s true. The Mets are in first place. They actually…
Michael Baron
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Jacob deGrom continues to do what aces do, even when he’s not sharp
Pitchers go through ebbs and flows over the course of a baseball season, even the best in the league. After all, it’s impossible to make 30 impeccable starts, even if it’s expected – or assumed – with each of the Mets young starters. For the second consecutive outing, it appeared Jacob deGrom was swimming against the tide,…
Michael Baron
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The legend of Wilmer Flores gets more remarkable by the day
Just ten days ago, Wilmer Flores was a goner, crying his eyes out at shortstop in front of the home crowd after hearing he along with Zack Wheeler had been traded to the Brewers for OF Carlos Gomez. He was essentially an unwanted player after being put through the ringer in a failed experiment at shortstop, often times embarrassing himself…
Michael Baron
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