After a frustrating extra-innings loss in Game 1, the New York Mets will look to rebound tonight with Jacob deGrom taking the mound against right-hander Johnny Cueto for the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. First pitch is at 8:07 PM. DeGrom has been very effective this postseason, and brings his 3-0 record and 1.80 ERA into what many are calling a must-win game for the Mets. The Mets have...
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Win or lose, was last night’s marathon physically and emotionally draining? It’s the World Series. Nobody gets much sleep. The players probably get more sleep than I do. I think I went to bed at 4:00 and I was up at 6:30. It’s a fun time of year, that’s what makes it so much fun. It’s kind of exhausting, but it’s exhilarating at the same time. The two hours of...
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Would it be a nice to get Familia back out there? No question about it. Matter of fact, these are the times you’ve got to do it. Not just for tonight, just for the whole future. You’ve got to get him back out there. It’s a tough spot, but he needs to be back out there. Yeah, perfect scenario is to look up and have Jake hand the ball to Familia and let him start the ninth inning...
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During last night’s telecast, Royals’ catcher Salvador Perez was spotted with a mysterious substance on his shinguard. Kansas City’s manager Ned Yost defended his catcher and told reporters after the game that it was not illegal. “It’s not illegal,” Yost said. “I don’t know what it was. It was brown. It’s not illegal for a catcher to have it on his shinguard. It’s illegal for...
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Listening to Mets left fielder Michael Conforto explain the botched play that led to an inside-the-park home run by Alcides Escobar to give the Royals an early first inning lead, showed how willing he was to take accountability – an admirable quality for one so young. “We were both going towards the gap and thought I heard something that sounded like ‘I got it,'” Conforto...
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The Mets lost last night in what felt like a grueling 14-round prize fight with each team suffering body blows before the Royals delivered the knock out punch against Bartolo Colon. Here are five things you should take away from Game 1: 1. The Royals bullpen was as good as advertised, allowing only one unearned run in eight innings of work topped off by Game 4 starter Chris Young who now has 15...
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