Category: Op-Ed
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The new Bobby Parnell has been very effective so far
Bobby Parnell had pitched in just one game between July 31, 2013 and June 13, 2015. That game was nothing short of a disaster. He blew a save on Opening Day in 2014 with diminished stuff and poor location, the warning signs of something very wrong with the former Mets closer. As it turns out,…
Michael Baron
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Could Lucas Duda be coming around, finally?
Lucas Duda had been nowhere to be found over the club’s most recent six week stretch of games. He entered play on Friday having gone 19-for-123 with 42 strikeouts and only nine RBI in 34 games since May 31, during which the team had gone 15-19. But his evening on Friday started off with a…
Michael Baron
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Matt Harvey’s human after all, but still a cut above the rest…
If there’s one thing Matt Harvey has proven in the first half of his first season back from Tommy John Surgery, it is that he is just as human than anyone else who suffered from the same injury. Much to his chagrin, of course. But it’s hard to be upset or discouraged with the overall body of…
Michael Baron
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Aside from their stellar pitching, big hits have won the Mets games lately…
The Mets have managed to win five of their last seven games, all against National League West opponents and all of whom had a .500 record or better entering play. There’s no question the Mets have gotten stellar pitching during that stretch. They’ve posted a 1.34 ERA and won all five of those contests during…
Michael Baron
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Will the five gems the Mets have in their rotation ever pitch together?
Nothing is guaranteed. That’s the number one rule in sports. When we think one scenario will pan out a certain way, there’s a good chance it doesn’t. There’s no other fan base than can relate to that statement like the fans of the New York Mets. This is the same team that once drafted and developed Dwight…
Michael Baron
Just Mets 