I’ve often said, and it bears repeating, that the 2015 New York Mets are a team of destiny. Since first uttering that “the stars and planets were aligning for this team” back in July, the phrase has become a staple in mainstream and local media to describe the this Mets team, once September rolled around. Always at the forefront, those guys, real visionaries. It was just so...
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How huge was that stolen base by Cespedes? “Well, Yoenis Cespedes came in knowing that we had to be a little aggressive on the bases, something we don’t normally do. We’re not that kind of a team. But we told the guys, look, if you get on and you think you can go, go. And Yoenis got a great job, and it just shows you there is not a phase of this game that he can’t do. And...
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Are you freaking kidding me! Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy crushed a third-inning solo home run into the center-field bleachers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday against the Cubs. Murphy joins Carlos Beltran as the only players in postseason history to homer in five consecutive games. Beltran did it with the Houston Astros back in 2004. Additionally, Murphy now...
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Former Mets GM Omar Minaya was a guest on WFAN on Monday and while most of the interview centered on a lot of what he covered a few days ago while at Citi Field, he did add something new with regard to Daniel Murphy. “What we always used to say about Daniel was that this was a guy who had a chance to lead the league in hitting someday because he never, ever gives up an at-bat.” “He plays so...
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Jon Morosi of Fox Sports points out that the New York Mets’ postseason rotation comprised of Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Matt Harvey and Steven Matz are historically the second quartet in modern baseball to meet the following criteria: 1. They are each 27 or younger. 2. They made their Major League Baseball debuts with the same team, the Mets. 3. They made their MLB postseason debuts...
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