Category: Postseason

• Terry Collins is still considering Juan Lagares in the outfield for Game 3

  In Game 1 of the World Series, Terry Collins employed an outfield alignment of Michael Conforto in left field and Yoenis Cespedes in center field. It was the same alignment Collins used from the end of July through the entire postseason against right-handed pitching, and it was hard to argue with that formula even though it meant having Juan…

  Michael Baron

  October 30, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series

• Noah Syndergaard has ‘some tricks up his sleeve’ for the Royals on Friday

  Since the day Noah Syndergaard was acquired, he has always been able to take everything in stride. Despite his large presence, his mean fastball and his, “hook from hell” curveball, Syndergaard has always had a relaxed demeanor with unquestionable focus about how he goes about his work. It has helped define his journey from the depths…

  Michael Baron

  October 30, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series

• Data suggests Mets starting pitchers must trust what makes them great – the fastball

  The first two games of the World Series just haven’t worked out for the New York Mets whatsoever. The Royals strength with their aggressive, fastball-hitting and rich-with-contact offense has crippled the Mets strength of power-armed strike throwers in the first two games of the series. Or has it? Certainly, the Royals are known for being…

  Michael Baron

  October 29, 2015

  Feature Stories, Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series

• Strat-O-Matic’s World Series prediction is going as expected, which may be good news for the Mets…

  Things have not gone as planned for the New York Mets so far in the World Series, as the Metropolitans trail the Royals 2-0 after the series’ first two games in Kansas City. By all accounts, nothing has gone right for the Mets in these first two games, as their starting pitching, offense, defense and…

  Rich MacLeod

  October 29, 2015

  Postseason, Rich MacLeod, World Series

• The Mets aren’t hitting much in the World Series, or in the postseason for that matter

  Two hits, both from Lucas Duda. That was the sum total of the Mets offensive output in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night, during which the Mets played a close game for the first five innings only to see the Royals runaway with the game beginning in the fifth inning, to which the…

  Michael Baron

  October 29, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series