Category: Op-Ed
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Dillon Gee was hit hard, and his rotation spot is in question, again
Dillon Gee seemingly has no margin for error. His last start came on May 3 and was then sidelined with a strained groin muscle. Upon being disabled, the Mets decided to call up a pitcher many have viewed would ultimately replace him in the rotation anyway, Noah Syndergaard. But Gee was essentially deemed healthy after his rehab…
Michael Baron
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In uncharted territories, Ruben Tejada hit rough waters on Wednesday
Navigating in uncharted territories was bound to affect Ruben Tejada at some point. Tejada committed his first two errors at third base on Thursday night, one of which came from Derek Norris in the first inning when he bounced a ground ball to third. Tejada decided to play a tougher hop on the back hand, and the…
Michael Baron
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Bad luck and poor execution doomed Noah Syndergaard on Tuesday
Despite feeling good and sharp on Tuesday night, Noah Syndergaard endured the worst start of his very young big league career. The young fireballer allowed seven runs on ten hits only four innings of work, but did strikeout ten batters, joining Padres RHP Andrew Cashner as the only two pitchers since 1900 to fan ten or more batters in…
Michael Baron
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It’s one of those hot streaks for Daniel Murphy…
It’s one of those streaks for Daniel Murphy where he is almost impossible to get him out. The stretch was defined by his performance at the plate on Monday night when Murphy went 4-for-5 with a double, home run three runs scored and three RBI. That ascended his line to .384/.438/.548 over his last 20 games…
Michael Baron
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Jacob deGrom, his dominance, and his evolution…
With all due respect, the best pitcher in New York right now might not be not Matt Harvey. That is not a knock on Harvey by any means. There’s no question Harvey has been spectacular outside of a start or two in his first year back from Tommy John Surgery. He has dazzled, dominated, and pitched like…
Michael Baron
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