Month: September 2016

Wild Card Game Thread: Cards vs Reds, Rockies vs Giants

St. Louis Cardinals (82‐76) vs. Cincinnati Reds (67‐91) RHP Alex Reyes (4‐1, 1.58) vs. RHP Dan Straily (14‐8, 3.74) Reds Lineup 1. Jose Peraza (R) SS 2. Hernan Iribarren (L) CF 3. Joey Votto (L) 1B 4. Adam Duvall (R) LF 5. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B 6. Ivan De Jesus Jr. (R) 2B 7. Tucker Barnhart (S) C 8. Tony Renda (R) RF 9. Dan Straily (R) P Cardinals Lineup 1. Matt Carpenter (L) 1B 2. Randal...

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Jay Bruce Is Heating Up At The Perfect Time

When Jay Bruce didn’t make an immediate impact in blue and orange, many fans called for the veteran outfielder’s head, citing an uncanny similarity to a former Met with the same initials. Terry Collins tried everything. Moving him up and down the lineup, giving him a “mental health break,” and even benching him. Though Bruce’s numbers as a Met have been alarming to...

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Collins Had His Finest Moment As Mets Manager

During this three game series with the Miami Marlins, Terry Collins yet again showed everyone why he is a good human being and a leader of men. The Mets were in a terrible spot after the Jose Fernandez death. The team had to get up for the three game set while also showing proper reverence to a team that lost a teammate and a friend. The task was more complicated by the fact that players like...

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Mets One Road Homer Away From Tying Franchise Record

The New York Mets entered Wednesday night’s game against the Miami Marlins third in the National League in road home runs with 102, behind only the St. Louis Cardinals (121) and the Chicago Cubs (103). With two, two-run homers by James Loney and Jay Bruce in last night’s 5-2 win, the Mets are closing in on a franchise record for road home runs at 105, set in their N.L. pennant...

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Character.

It can be frustrating as a writer when you have so much you want to say but so little time to say it all. In your mind you begin to reduce and dissect about a quarter million words down to 500 and you hope that in the end, you did enough to convey your true sentiments as passionately as you can. When it comes to the last three days of soul-crushing, gut-wrenching emotions in Miami, after the...

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