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Co-creator, @just_mets . I’ve been writing about the Mets since 2009, having covered the Mets for SNY and MLB.

Dobbs Ferry, NY
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Michael Baron
3 years
Cancer free!
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9 years
It's Cespedes for the rest of us. Again! Well done #Mets .
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Also - lets not forget José Quintana and his six scoreless innings. He was magnificent tonight. #Mets
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4 years
I have joined my mother in the hospital, having now tested positive for COVID-19 with pneumonia. We’ve on aggressive medication and the best doctors in the city (including my sister) are watching over us. We will talk again soon! Hopefully about some good #Mets news. #LGM
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3 years
You may be pleased to learn I finished my treatment for cancer at Sloan today. Now, we let it bake, get another scan next week, and see what all of this means going forward.
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4 years
Cancer surgery was successful! Show of hands for a volunteer to bring me one of those carvel ice cream things in a Mets helmet from Citi Field? Talk soon. #LFGM
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4 years
That is a pathetic, disgraceful loss for the New York #Mets .
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3 years
A shot of Shea Stadium from the last seat in the upper deck. #Mets
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2 years
I'm sure all of the players agree with this, and many owners will not, but I am of the belief that if there's a "Steve Cohen Tax" for spending too much money, there should be a, "Tampa Bay Rays Tax" for not spending enough. That's what I'm thinking as I drink my coffee.
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Michael Baron
4 years
Maybe next time Jacob deGrom is at 77 pitches through six innings, Luis Rojas will let him pitch the 7th inning. #Mets
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Michael Baron
2 years
If I were the #Mets , I'd consider it a good idea to pursue long-term extensions with Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil this winter.
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Michael Baron
2 years
Maybe the #Mets can consider extending Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil now.
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Michael Baron
5 years
Dear those who hate Michael Conforto - Michael Conforto is really good. Don’t forget that. He should be extended long-term by the #Mets . Thank you, and good evening.
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Michael Baron
3 years
I can’t wait to get back to worrying about Jacob deGrom’s elbow.
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Michael Baron
3 years
Good ol’ Shea in its final year… #Mets
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4 years
Update - I’m on my way home. I still have a long road ahead to get back to normal. But I’m good enough for my own bed now. I am forever grateful to the doctors and nurses at NYP/Weill Cornell. They saved me. Without them, I don’t know what might’ve happened. Talk soon! #LGM
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Michael Baron
2 years
24 hours from now, Citi Field will be going bat shit crazy, hosting it’s first playoff game in six years. #Mets
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Michael Baron
5 years
Here’s an idea for the #Mets this winter. Sign Anthony Rendon.
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Michael Baron
4 years
David. Allen. Wright. A career that ended too soon. One of the greatest #Mets of all-time and a good man who positively impacts everyone he knows. Happy Birthday! #Mets
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4 years
Please keep my mother in your thoughts this evening, as she was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. She is doing better after treatment over the last 30 hours or so, but we all know how dicey this is. One step at a time, & she could use a cheer or two from #MetsTwitter too.
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Michael Baron
3 years
Francisco Lindor, last 11 games: .341/.396/.591 3 doubles, triple, 2 home runs 4 RBI, 12 runs scored. #Mets
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Michael Baron
1 month
The #Mets are now: 2 games behind the Padres for the 1st wild card 1/2 behind the D-Backs for the 2nd wild card 1 game ahead of the Braves for the 3rd wild card That’s a very positive outcome today.
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3 years
Jacob deGrom leads the league in: ERA (0.56) ERA+ (688 - that’s just stupid) FIP (0.92) WHIP (0.531) Hits per 9 (3.7) HR per 9 (0.4) BB per 9 (1.1) K per 9 (14.5) K:BB ratio (12.88) God of Pitching.
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Michael Baron
5 years
Dear #MetsTwitter , The #Mets didn’t do anything wrong here. They are a victim of a scandal they were not a part of. Thank you.
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5 years
I'm going to be stepping away from Twitter for a while. I’m sick, so I need to focus on my wellness and that of my family. For me, this is mild, but I need to work to make sure it stays mild, and keeping the rest of my family healthy. Stay strong, stay well, see you soon. #LGM
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Michael Baron
4 years
The franchise is joining me for good luck at this morning’s biopsy at Sloan.🤞 #Mets .
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Michael Baron
2 years
The #Mets starting rotation is 8-0 with a 1.11 ERA in the club's last nine games.
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Michael Baron
4 years
Folks - my daughter Victoria was hit by a car this morning in Dobbs Ferry. We are only lucky she has nothing more than some minor problems with her left foot. But this was the ugliest nightmare you can possibly live through. Please keep her in your thoughts. She’s a strong kid!
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4 years
I’ll say this - if signing James McCann (who is an above average player) positions the #Mets to sign George Springer, Trevor Bauer, a Liam Hendriks type, and leave flexibility for the trade deadline, sign me up. Immediately.
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Michael Baron
3 years
David. Allen. Wright. #Mets
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Michael Baron
4 years
I don’t know if the #Mets can get away with this, but they should wear 41 jerseys with no name on the back for the next few games. That would be a hell of an awesome tribute to the best player to ever put on their uniform.
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Michael Baron
3 years
Max Scherzer is trending on Twitter because he is pulling up to Roger Dean Stadium in a Porsche? Maybe he drives a Porsche because he’s awesome at baseball, and that’s perfectly ok? At least he earned it, unlike some of the folks on the other side of the negotiating table.
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3 years
The #Mets need to sign Max Scherzer. Period. At worst, he is insurance to Jacob deGrom. At best, they have the best 1-2 punch in baseball and it isn’t close. Even if they have to overpay, this has to be the target.
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Michael Baron
2 years
Perhaps the home plate umpire could stop granting time out on every other pitch.
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Michael Baron
4 years
Here’s the deal. You don’t let homegrown stars like Michael Conforto go to free agency. You also don’t let people like Michael Conforto go to free agency. That combination should make him a Met for life. And soon. #Mets
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3 years
#Mets need to retain Javier Báez. Must-sign.
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Michael Baron
3 years
I don’t get how anyone can be upset with team brass and/or the owner calling the #Mets out. For years, all anyone wanted was for Jeff and Fred Wilpon to be accountable, or speak transparently about the club. Now that is happening, we don’t want it? Can’t have it both ways.
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4 years
Some good news about my mother today... She is out of ICU and in her own room. She has a lot of energy in her voice. As for me, I’m hanging in. Perhaps I’ll be home later today after the last dose of remdesivir. But we will see. Thanks again for your well wishes! #LGM
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4 years
The #Mets now officially have the richest majority owner in #MLB . I mean, that’s good.
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Michael Baron
3 years
Francisco Lindor, last seven games: .406/.424/.750 13-for-32, 3 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs, 4 RBI, 10 runs scored. Now that’s what everyone was looking for. #Mets
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In a span of just over 72 hours, the #Mets have played two of the best games they ever have in franchise history. Two ninth inning comebacks from the dead! This team is ridiculous! #LGM
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Michael Baron
5 years
Maybe the #Mets should go buy a reliever before 4 PM today. I mean, why not? Go try and win this damn thing.
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3 years
And if I may be so bold, when you consider what Jonathan Villar has done at the plate, his baseball IQ, his speed, defense, etc., you figure JD Davis could be relegated to a part time utility role. Villar has earned a starting role. #Mets
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2 years
Edwin Díaz just threw a fastball 103 mph. #Mets
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4 years
It’s been a long 20 days, but I’ve finally broken through and feeling better. Still can’t taste anything, still have fatigue. But everything appears to be trending towards normal. Thank you to the doctors involved, my family, & all of your support & kind words during this time.
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3 years
The #Mets 2.72 starting pitching ERA is the best in baseball.
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2 years
The #Mets have gone 16 hours without throwing their money around. This is bordering on unacceptable.
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Michael Baron
4 years
Dominic Smith is quietly having an MVP caliber season. He has two more extra-base hits tonight and now has 40 RBI. He is hitting .338 with a 1.034 OPS. Absolutely fantastic for a fantastic kid. #Mets
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5 years
Joe Panik, with the #Mets -Hitting .343. -seven-game hitting streak. -Hit in all eight starts since joining the club. #Mets
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4 years
My mother is home from the hospital. She has a long recovery ahead, but she's making progress. As for me, this has been a very difficult challenge. I'm still isolated away from my family, and still quite ill. But I feel like the turning point is near, and I’ll be back soon! #LGM
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One of the greatest games in #Mets history. I won't ever forget this day, this moment. They were amazing today. Congratulations to the club for an outstanding year, regardless of what happens next.
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Michael Baron
3 years
Marcus Stroman: 3-0, 0.90 ERA. Tremendous effort so far in 2021. #Mets
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Michael Baron
4 years
The #Mets could use these three extra days off to work on hammering out a deal with Michael Conforto, yeah? Just a thought.
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4 years
Jacob deGrom ERA alert: 0.45 #Mets
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5 years
Just want to say thank you to you, #MetsTwitter , for following and staying with me on this wild ride in 2019. We have had ups and downs, glory and sadness. But you stayed with me through thick and thin, and for that I am forever grateful and thankful. Let’s go #Mets .
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2 years
That was unquestionably the biggest game of the year for the #Mets . Absolutely had to have it, no question about it, and they found a way late to comeback, then they fell down before finding a way to keep hold the fort against the game’s elite. A lot of character.
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2 years
The #Mets are entering a stretch where they will play 16 games against the #Braves and #Phillies over the next 18 days. Nobody said it would be easy.
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3 years
#Mets have had an A+ off-season so far. From Max Scherzer to Buck Showalter and everyone else in between. Great win-now moves, improving the roster culturally and physically.
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2 years
This is the best #Mets team since 1986.
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4 years
I’m just not sure what Brandon Nimmo has to do to convince a large portion of #MetsTwitter of how good and how valuable he is right now. Is he Mike Trout? No. But he has proven time and time again in recent years his importance to this ballclub.
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2 years
At some point, someone should remind the #Mets they're in a pennant race.
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4 years
#Mets starting rotation: Jacob deGrom David Peterson Pray for a 3 day rain out
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2 years
Jacob. Anthony. deGrom. The 2nd best pitcher in #Mets history, the new club icon, a dominant class act on track for the Hall of Fame. Happy Birthday!
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2 years
The #Mets have been outclassed and outfoxed pretty much from the first pitch Friday on in this series. Just an awful performance all around this weekend and there’s no other way to say it. No offense, no pitching. No energy. There’s really nothing else to say about it.
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2 years
Think of the rest of the #Mets season on the macro level. If they go at least 4-2 in any combination, they will win the NL East. No matter what.
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3 years
It has indeed been a hell of a first 10 days for Billy Eppler. #Mets
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3 years
Tylor Megill is unquestionably earning his stripes. Nothing seems to bother him. He has simplified his mechanics, beefed up his stuff and he is looking seriously legit early on. #Mets
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3 years
If healthy, Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer would form the best 1-2 punch in baseball, and it’s not close. No pitcher has been better than Scherzer since 2013, and none better than deGrom since 2018. Period. #Mets
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2 years
That’s the best comeback you may ever see by the #Mets . Incredible!
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2 years
Why Joely Rodriguez continues to be used close and late in a pennant race, especially when the bullpen is rested, is beyond me. #Mets
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2 years
The #Mets will have control over Jeff McNeil through his age-35 season, which could conceivably lead to another Met-for-life. That's a good thing.
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4 years
Steve Cohen has spent more minutes in the last two months in front of a camera with reporters than the previous owner had done in the last 13 years. That transparency alone is quite refreshing. #Mets
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2 years
You'll be pleased to learn JD Davis has hit .279/.380/.581 with a double, 4 home runs and 5 RBI in 50 plate appearances since being traded to the Giants at the trade deadline.
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3 years
Did any of you have Jeurys Familia at a 2.16 ERA on Memorial Day? What a great turnaround he’s had in 2021. #Mets
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3 years
I think it would be ultra cool if Mike Piazza caught Al Leiter - in black jerseys - for the ceremonial first pitch on July 30. #Mets
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Michael Baron
2 years
The #Braves lost. They finish with a 101-61 record. The #Mets are on their way to finishing with a 101-61 record. Yeah.
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4 years
Zack Wheeler - 6 IP, 1 hit, 8 K for the #Phillies today. That one hit - by Travis d’Arnaud. Wheeler was a real miss by Brodie. Zero debate. #Mets
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2 years
I still can’t believe the #Mets signed Max Scherzer.
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2 years
With the #Mets possibly getting snowed out today and tomorrow in Denver, perhaps they could spend that time working on contract extensions for Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo.
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Carlos Mendoza should've lifted Phil Maton after three batters. It was painfully obvious he didn't have his breaking ball. This isn't the regular season. Guy doesn't have it, get him out of there. Can't wait. #Mets
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2 years
Pete Alonso’s 162-game pace this season: 48 home runs 150 RBI #Mets
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2 years
Since the #Mets acquired Daniel Vogelbach, Pete Alonso has hit .329/.430/.616 with five home runs and 19 RBI in 20 games. Good protection.
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4 years
Free agents can begin signing with other clubs now. For the #Mets , it’s a unique opportunity. They’re flush w/ cash in an industry ravaged economically by the pandemic. They’re well under the lux tax threshold of $210m, & they have a hungry new owner. Let’s get after it! #LGM
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3 years
It was a cool place to watch baseball. The sound and roars of the crowd were so incredible, and when the #Mets did something great, the building shook. Unforgettable.
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How can you not love this?
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3 years
The #Mets really need to get Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, and Carlos Carrasco injected into this rotation. Like, really, really need to.
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3 years
The #Mets now lead the #Phillies by five games in the National League East.
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2 years
I’m sure people will argue this, but whether the #Mets couldn’t convince Jacob deGrom with money, or he didn’t want to be here, or whatever the true reason is, it’s a lost opportunity to make Jacob deGrom a franchise icon for life. It’s just a sad ending to his story with them.
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4 years
When you wake up still pissed off following a crap loss, you know #Mets baseball is back! Let’s wipe the dirt off the jersey and go win one tonight! #LGM
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5 years
I’ll say this - that’s probably the worst loss for the #Mets in the last 10 years. Maybe 20.
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2 years
Max Scherzer is pitching for the #Mets today. Rejoice.
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4 years
The #Mets just held their most functional press conference since perhaps 1969.
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3 years
Pete Alonso’s current 162-game pace: 47 HR 114 RBI #Mets
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4 years
Tom Seaver, the greatest Met of all-time, one of the best pitchers of all-time, the hero and idol I never got to see pitch, has passed away at age 75. Sad day in #Mets history, sad day for baseball.
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5 years
#Mets bullpen as of Christmas: Dellin Betances Seth Lugo Justin Wilson Brad Brach Jeurys Familia Edwin Diaz Rob Gsellman This will either be dominant or, well 2019. There are questions and concerns, but it will be better on paper on opening day 2020 than it was a year prior.
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2 years
I just noticed - the #Mets are 23-14 against teams with a .500 or better record. 62% of their games have been against teams with a .500 or better record so far this season. So it hasn’t been necessarily easy, they’ve done this without their 2 best pitchers in large measure too
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4 years
I’d really like to gain a full understanding as to why many on #MetsTwitter believe trading Pete Alonso is a good idea after an unquestionably rough 60 game stretch, during which he was still on-pace for 40+ home runs. To me, this is someone you fix and build around.
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5 years
I already miss #Mets baseball… 178 days until opening day...
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Michael Baron
5 years
Dear #MetsTwitter - drop the ‘Michael Conforto is mediocre’ thing. He is not mediocre. He is really good. #Mets
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The #Mets are 60-35 since May 30. The best record in baseball during that span.
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