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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Update: Lucas Duda is not in tonight’s lineup against lefthander Jon Lester and the Chicago Cubs. Michael Cuddyer will man first base and bat 6th in the order. * * * * * * * * Could Lucas Duda be heading to the bench for the start of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs tonight with lefthander Jon Lester on the mound? The always streaky first baseman has picked...
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Get your game faces on! The New York Mets and Chicago Cubs will face each other for the first time ever in the postseason when both teams take the field tonight at Citi Field. Right-hander Matt Harvey starts Game 1 in the National League Championship Series for the Mets, and he opposes left-hander Jon Lester for the Cubs on Saturday at 8:07 PM. Harvey, who will start Game 5 as well, says the...
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An MMO Fan Shot by By Matt Stephens I’d like to think that by this point my 2014 post on Yoenis Cespedes has become somewhat famous as far as the site is concerned. For those that don’t know, I’ll explain briefly: In October of 2014, Joe D. posted a fan shot in which I plead for the Mets to trade for Yoenis Cespedes by dealing from our arsenal of young pitching weapons. I made bold claims that...
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All or most of us have wanted since that awful season that shall remain nameless (or dateless) – hint: it was eight years ago – not to mention the year that followed, is to rid ourselves of the curse. OK, we don’t have a Bambino or a goat conveniently nestled into a clever-sounding curse, but let’s admit it was every bit as real. We existed under a black cloud that brought us...
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