Category: Op-Ed
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The Mets need more of the Michael Cuddyer who played on Saturday…
On Friday, Terry Collins started Kirk Nieuwenhuis in left field instead of Michael Cuddyer. The immediate conclusion onlookers drew was Cuddyer’s knee – in which he has been diagnosed with a bone bruise – was the cause for Nieuwenhuis playing, and Cuddyer was simply unable to go. But that was not the case, as Collins said Nieuwenhuis…
Michael Baron
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Wilmer Flores could still play shortstop, occasionally
Since the return of Daniel Murphy on June 30, the Mets have employed a new infield alignment which has placed Murphy at third base, Ruben Tejada at shortstop and Wilmer Flores at second base. The infield alignment has proven to be a better defensive solution for the Mets, as the infield has committed four errors in 14 games since the new formation, three…
Michael Baron
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The Mets continue to mismatch their relief pitchers with opposing hitters
In the eighth inning of Friday night’s 3-2 loss to the Cardinals, the Mets asked Sean Gilmartin to face left-handers Kolten Wong and Matt Carpenter to lead off the inning. Gilmartin proceeded to allow a single to Wong, although he did retire Carpenter in the next sequence But then, the Mets brought Hansel Robles into the game and allowed a…
Michael Baron
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The Mets have a problem in the outfield…
For most of the first half of the 2015 season, the story about the Mets woes both offensively and defensively have surrounded their infielders primarily. But as unproductive as much of their infield has been so far in 2015, their outfield has proven to be far more problematic to this point in the year. Of course,…
Michael Baron
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Noah Syndergaard found himself battling the team’s demons, and lost
Noah Syndergaard has quickly emerged to become one of the elite rookie starting pitchers in baseball, and unquestionably a candidate to become the National League’s Rookie of the Year, with an outside chance of winning the coveted award. He once again showed off his top shelf prowess against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Friday night,…
Michael Baron
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