NLDS Game Thread: Brewers vs. Rockies, Dodgers vs. Braves

Game 3 Milwaukee Brewers vs. Colorado Rockies, Coors Field 4:37 p.m. (EST) Wade Miley (5-2, 2.57 ERA) vs. German Marquez (14-11, 3.77 ERA) Milwaukee leads series 2-0 The Milwaukee Brewers will look to complete the NLDS sweep against the Colorado Rockies today and will send Wade Miley to the mound against German Marquez, who started Game 163 for the Rockies. To check out the matchup preview,...

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Morning Briefing: Dodgers and Brewers Go for Sweep!

The Brewers will look to finish off the Rockies today at 4:37 in Coors Field. The Dodgers will also look to finish the Braves at 8:07 in Atlanta. Playoff Recap  Gerrit Cole dominated the Indians lineup and they won 3-1 to go up 2-0 in the series. The series moves to Cleveland now. The Yankees outlasted the Red Sox and the series is now tied 1-1 as it heads back to Yankees Stadium. Latest Mets...

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Lack of Foresight Again Limiting Mets in GM Search

The New York Mets aren’t exactly clear on who will become their next general manager, but judging by yesterday’s New York Post article by Mike Puma, there’s one very clear takeaway: analytics will not be tolerated. While the general understanding has always been that the Mets’ executives have been more inclined to a more old-school look at the game (as evidenced by their...

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ALDS Game Thread: Indians vs. Astros, Yankees vs. Red Sox

Game 2 Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians, Minute Maid Park 4:37 p.m. (EST). Gerrit Cole (15-5, 2.88 ERA) vs. Carlos Carrasco (17-10, 3.38 ERA) Houston Leads Series 1-0 On Friday, Houston roughed up Indians’ ace Corey Kluber en route to a 7-2 victory. The reigning champs will look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead tonight with the potent Gerrit Cole toeing the rubber. To check out a...

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Jerry Grote: An Unsung Mets Hero Turns 76

Today we celebrate the birthday of former Mets catcher Jerry Grote who turned 76 years old. After acquiring Grote from the Houston Astros for a player to be named later (Tom Parsons) and cash, he would become a mainstay behind the plate for 12 seasons with the Mets. Grote helped nurture a very young pitching staff to great heights and guided the team to two World Series including The Miracle in...

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Cautious Optimism Is Key For 2019 Mets

Just a disclaimer, since you just saw my title: I acknowledge the Mets have a lot of heavy lifting to do this winter. But, I also think that New York has a solid core of players that should be built around, with some promising names on the horizon. If they make the appropriate moves, we could see some competitive baseball in Queens in 2019. This year, we saw the emergence of Brandon Nimmo, we...

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