During manager Terry Collins meeting with the press yesterday he did not give a ringing endorsement to start slumping first basemen, Lucas Duda in game three of the NLCS. In the postseason thus far Duda is 2-for-21 with 2 walks and 13 strikeout’s. It is worth noting that the Chicago Cubs will be sending RHP Kyle Hendricks, who Duda is 2-for-4 with a home-run and 2 walks in six appearances...
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No matter what the Mets do, they just keep winning in the playoffs, even when they’re joking around. One example of that came in the third inning, when after Curtis Granderson stole second base, red-hot Daniel Murphy was intentionally walked so they could pitch to Yoenis Cespedes. Murphy then signaled to Granderson to go for a double steal on the second pitch. Granderson took off and stole...
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The Mets bullpen came up huge on Tuesday night, with four relievers combining for 3.1 innings of scoreless relief. “Our bullpen, we know what we’re capable of,” said Addison Reed, who pitched a perfect seventh. “We have all the confidence in the world in each other.” Aside from a brilliant start by Noah Syndergaard, and another save by Jeurys Familia, lefthander Jon Niese, Reed and Tyler...
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The Mets wrapped up a series win against the Dodgers in the National League Division Series on Thursday night, which earned the team the privilege of matching up against a scary-good Cubs team that won 97 games in the NL Central, the toughest division in baseball. Along the way, the Cubs knocked off the 98-win Pirates in the Wild Card Game followed by knocking off the 100-win Cardinals in the...
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From the second inning until he actually got into the game, Noah Syndergaard was up and down and warming up for an eternity until his electrifying appearance in the seventh inning. He may have pitched a complete game in the bullpen before ever getting into the actual game. In the biggest spot of his career though, and in an unfamiliar position for himself, he thrived, he impressed, he sparkled....
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