Updating this report to include the following: The Washington Nationals have suspended Jonathan Papelbon for four games or essentially the remainder of the season. Papelbon dropped the appeal of his three-game suspension for hitting Baltimore’s Manny Machado, so he’ll be out for the seven remaining games of Washington’s season. “The behavior exhibited by Papelbon yesterday is...
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Before the Mets rolled into Cincinnati for their four-game series against the Reds at Great American Ball Park, the Los Angeles Dodgers had opened up a 2.5 game lead in the battle for home field advantage in the National League Divisional Series. However, after the Mets completed a sweep of the Reds this weekend and clinched the NL East division title in the process, the Dodgers on the other...
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For a passionate, patient and long-suffering fan base, clinching the NL East Title was an indescribable feeling of exhilaration and emotion. There were tears of joy everywhere. “We deserve this, the fans deserve it, the City of New York deserves it,” David Wright said. “I’m glad we could deliver for them. I can’t be more excited or more proud to wear the orange and blue. To be able to...
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Que sera, sera… Whatever will be, will be… The future’s not ours to see… Que sera, sera… That’s basically what Terry Collins told reporters on Friday night when he was asked how many innings or how many pitches Matt Harvey was going to throw on Saturday when the Mets take on the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in a 4:00 PM start. “I...
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After a convincing 6-4 victory against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night, the New York Mets (86-67) are on the brink of their first postseason in nine years. With the Washington Nationals losing again to the Baltimore Orioles before the Mets even took the field on Thursday, the Mets’ magic number to clinch the National League East title has been slashed to three. The Mets increased their...
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