Watching outfielder Yoenis Cespedes limping to the dugout after popping out to shortstop in the sixth inning of Sunday’s season-ending loss to the Kansas City Royals, might have been his final act with the New York Mets. A team source told Adam Rubin of ESPN New York that while the Mets are expected to modestly pursue Cespedes as a free agent, it is highly likely he ends up signing...
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Columnist Neil Best of Newsday caught up with a very frustrated Sandy Alderson after last night’s season-ending loss to the Royals. The two of them crossed paths as Sandy was walking down a Citi Field corridor with his dog. “We’re going home disappointed,” he said. “To me, it wasn’t a successful season if it wasn’t as successful as we all would have...
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What went on in the dugout between you and Harvey before the ninth? Well, I told him that we were going — that was enough. And he just came over and said, “I want this game. I want it bad. You’ve got to leave me in.” I said, “Matt, you’ve got us exactly where we wanted to get you.” He said, “I want this game in the worst way.” So obviously I...
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Following Sunday night’s 7-2 win over the New York Mets in Game 5 of the 2015 World Series, Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez was named World Series MVP. Perez, 25, batted .364 (8-for-22) with a .375 on-base and .455 slugging percentage while playing stellar defense and guiding his pitching staff through a 4-1 series win over the Mets. “You guys know what we do all season. We...
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After a good night’s sleep followed by pancakes and bacon for breakfast with real maple syrup, not that Aunt Jemima crap, I’m ready to move on and put Saturday’s Game 4 shit-show behind me. The mission is simple. We need to win three games in a row, and as impossible as that may seem, the Mets have put together 11 and 8 game winning streaks already this season, so hey, you...
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