Rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard spoke to reporters Sunday night at Citi Field and fielded questions from the media. When did you learn you were starting Game 2? He just called me into his office and asked how I was feeling after my relief appearance, and my body and my arm have never felt better. So that’s what I told him and I’m ready to go. You were promoted after an injury to...
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Kudos to Newsday on this spectacular back page in today’s paper that perfectly describes the super-charged atmosphere at Citi Field, no doubt fueled by a dominant pitching performance by right-hander Matt Harvey. After the game, Harvey spoke to reporters and fielded questions. Was cold weather a factor in setting up your secondary pitches, making it much harder for the Cubs to kind of...
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Curtis Granderson continued his strong postseason play in Game 1 of the NLCS on Saturday night, going 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a key sacrifice fly to score Juan Lagares late in the game as the Mets won 4-2 and took a 1-0 lead over the Cubs in the championship series. He told reporters after the game that he’s starting to hit left-handed pitchers better now because he’s seeing...
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New York Mets manager Terry Collins spoke with reporters after the huge 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field. Collins gave some great answers to a host of great questions. Enjoy… How impressed were you with Matt Harvey and his command of all four pitches? “I think what we talked about earlier today and going into this game was to try to get him some consistency and a...
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Terry Collins told reporters this afternoon that Noah Syndergaard will start Game 2 of the NLCS on Sunday. “Well, Noah came in today, and I ran by all the scenarios that certainly we have had with all of these young pitchers this season, and that is, Okay, you’re at 187 innings for the year, how are you feeling?” “He said, “I’m feeling great. I feel great....
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