Category: Op-Ed
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Noah Syndergaard, the latest big-game pitcher for the Mets
It’s easy to look at what Lucas Duda has done in the last week and make the determination he should be named the National League’s Player of the Week. He may still be the most deserving candidate, but then there’s Noah Syndergaard, who put the cherry on top of a magnificent week on Sunday night in an eight…
Michael Baron
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The reborn Mets had a magical night on Sunday, capping a magical weekend
It all happened so fast in the third inning for the Mets, it was hard to digest what was going on. It started with a walk to Kevin Plawecki, which is unusual to begin with considering Nationals RHP Jordan Zimmermann is a strike throwing machine, walking batters to the tune of 1.6 per nine innings.…
Michael Baron
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Ahead of the biggest game in Citi Field to date, a look back at other notable games in the ballpark
Tonight is the 105th game of the 2015 season for the New York Mets. It is arguably the biggest and most meaningful for the Mets in a very, very long time. ESPN flexed this game a few weeks ago to be the primetime premier game for today, which starts at 8:08 PM. While the ballpark…
Michael Baron
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Lucas Duda was given a choice: produce or sit, and he chose to produce…
Lucas Duda was stuck in such a slumber for most of the last two months, many onlookers wondered if his 2014 season had been nothing more than a fluke. It was a fair question. In 45 games between May 31 and July 18, Duda had produced a .549 OPS with only three home runs and…
Michael Baron
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Trades in baseball are still very possible past the July 31 trade deadline…
Now that the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline has passed, the bulk of the major deals around baseball have more than likely come to a conclusion. However, a player can still be traded beyond the July 31 trade deadline. From the day following the World Series until July 31 the following year, a player may…
Michael Baron
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