Rookie left-hander Steven Matz will look to send the New York Mets to their first World Series since the Subway Series in 2000 when they take on the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. Matz will be opposed by Cubs right-hander Jason Hammel in a 8:07 PM showdown at Wrigley Field tonight. Only once in major league history has a team come back from a 0-3 deficit to...
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The Mets of the past few seasons have been characterized by the steps they’ve taken to improve according to a carefully orchestrated master plan. It’s been lurch and surge all the way, like driving with a bad clutch, and then suddenly around half way through the 2015 season it all seemed to kick into gear. There were many among us, including our fearless GM Sandy Alderson, who...
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I’ve often said, and it bears repeating, that the 2015 New York Mets are a team of destiny. Since first uttering that “the stars and planets were aligning for this team” back in July, the phrase has become a staple in mainstream and local media to describe the this Mets team, once September rolled around. Always at the forefront, those guys, real visionaries. It was just so...
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Jeurys Familia was flawless yet again as he saved his fourth straight postseason game for the Mets last night, leaving them just one win away from their first World Series since 2000. Familia came in and retired all three batters he faced in the 9th inning, and he now has the opportunity to close out all four games in the NLCS against the Chicago Cubs. Lost in all the Murphy magic and Mets...
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During last night’s 5-2 Game 3 win against the Cubs, the bat of Yoenis Cespedes came alive. “La Potencia” went 3-for-5 at the plate with a double, two RBI’s, one run scored and a stolen base. Cespedes who thus far has had a subpar- to his standards – postseason, is getting red-hot at the right time. “I think every player goes through some rough patches and...
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After struggling for most of the postseason, David Wright has busted out of his slump. He collected three hits and a walk during four at-bats last night as the Mets beat the Cubs 5-2. He entered yesterday’s game with a .087 batting average in 23 playoff at-bats, but he already showed signs of life in Game 2 against Jake Arrieta. He blasted a RBI double in the first inning against the...
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