Category: World Series

• Jeurys Familia quick pitched last night, and Alex Gordon was ready for it

  If you’ve watched Jeurys Familia at all this season, you know that the quick pitch is a major part of his arsenal. Not only does Familia bring a sizzling sinker, devastating split-finger and tight slider to the table, but with the quick pitch, it also adds the element of surprise when he’s facing hitters. Last night in…

  Rich MacLeod

  October 28, 2015

  Op-Ed, Postseason, Rich MacLeod, World Series

• The Mets must split in Kansas City, and it’s in the hands of Jacob deGrom

  13 hours later, the sting of that Game 1 loss is still rather fresh. But as the Mets have done time and time again in 2015, they’ve proven to be as resilient as any team in baseball in 2015. And as they’ve been able to do all year and as recently as Game 5 in…

  Michael Baron

  October 28, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series

• Two Mets starters not named Matt Harvey gave the team a shot in Game 1

  Lost in what was really a frustrating loss for the Mets in Game 1 of the World Series was some outstanding work from their starting pitching. No, not Matt Harvey, although he made a yeoman’s effort while allowing three runs in six innings (really two if the first pitch he threw in the game was caught).…

  Michael Baron

  October 28, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series

• Mets know they must clean their act up to win games in this World Series

  Tuesday night has really been billed as an epic game, and by all accounts, it was. A 14-inning duel of pitching, ending with one team executing slightly better than the other. That’s been the story of countless World Series from the past – games coming down to one little thing that mean the difference between…

  Michael Baron

  October 28, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series

• The Mets beat themselves both dramatically and painfully in Game 1

  Losses in the postseason hurt. Losses in the World Series always hurt more. But its one thing if a team just beats the other. It’s another thing when the losing team beats themselves, and those losses hurt more than any other kind of loss. It usually means a lost opportunity thanks to poor play and…

  Michael Baron

  October 28, 2015

  Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason, World Series