In the ninth inning of a tied playoff game, Cubs manager Joe Maddon looked at his lineup card, shaking his head as if disappointed there weren’t an array of different choices in the way of relief. With limited options in his undependable bullpen, Maddon turned to 38-year-old starter John Lackey, throwing for the second day in a row for the first time in his career. The veteran right-hander took...
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The Houston Astros advance to their first ever ALCS, as starting pitchers were the new relievers in the playoffs at Fenway Park Monday afternoon. It was a heartbreaking 5-4 loss for a Boston team all too familiar with a big comeback when on the brink of elimination. A day after David Price saved the Red Sox season with four scoreless innings, Chris Sale looked to mimic his pitching pal until...
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For the next six months my husband will welcome the sight of me shaking my head in front of the TV without having to question, “The Mets?” My relationship with the only baseball team I’ve ever loved had its share of difficulties this season. Without getting into too many details, let’s just say while I was in the bedroom, the Mets were sleeping on the couch. In a year fraught with a flurry of...
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The plight of Mets pitching was on full display against the Phillies Friday night at Citizen’s Bank Park. Matt Harvey’s final performance of the season ended as futile as it began in New York’s 6-2 loss in the first game of their final series. The right-hander’s 6.70 ERA also set a record for highest by any player in franchise history with at least 90 innings tossed. Showing...
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On Tuesday night at Citi Field, a meaningless matchup between two teams far removed from post season play had special significance for a rookie trying to make his mark with the Mets. The struggling Travis Taijeron collected his first career walk-off hit – a single on a line drive to left field in the Mets 4-3 win over the Braves. Rafael Montero, in his first quality start in September, limited...
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