Category: Rich MacLeod

• Curtis Granderson has to start producing now more than ever

  It’s been a bit of an odd start for Curtis Granderson so far in 2015. While Granderson leads the league in walks (12), he’s hitting just .146 through 13 games thus far. Even more alarming is his slugging percentage, which is also .146, meaning that he has yet to record a single extra-base hit yet this season.…

  Rich MacLeod

  April 20, 2015

  Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod

• One year later, the Mets decision to stick with Lucas Duda has proved to be their best

  One year ago today, Sandy Alderson made arguably the best decision of his tenure as general manager of the Mets–trading away Ike Davis. This move ended the long internal debate over who would be the first baseman of this team for the foreseeable future, and Sandy and Co. decided to go with Lucas Duda, who was not…

  Rich MacLeod

  April 18, 2015

  Feature Stories, Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod

• The Mets can survive without David Wright in the short-term

  This may be the most obvious statement of the year, but the loss of David Wright hurts. The Mets are not only losing their captain, but they’ve lost one of, if not their best, bats in the line-up, his on-field leadership and his defensive play at 3rd base. There’s no tip-toing around it: This is a…

  Rich MacLeod

  April 16, 2015

  Feature Stories, Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod

• It’s #HarveyDay once again, finally…

  This afternoon in Washington, Matt Harvey will make his long awaited return to the mound after undergoing Tommy John Surgery in October, 2013. It will be 593 days since Harvey last appeared in a big league game. He last pitched on August 24, 2013 against the Tigers, during which he allowed 13 hits and two runs in…

  Michael Baron

  April 9, 2015

  Feature Stories, Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod

• The time is now, the Mets are a playoff team

  We all remember what happened the last time the Mets played October baseball. Since Carlos Beltran and rest of the ’06 squad walked off the field of Shea Stadium after losing Game 7 of the NLCS that night, a lot has happened. The Mets didn’t make it back the next year, or the year after…

  Rich MacLeod

  April 6, 2015

  Feature Stories, Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod