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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The Mets’ starting pitching has been dominant for the entire series against the Cubs, and last night’s starter, Jacob deGrom, wasn’t any different in Game 3 at Wrigley Field. He fired seven strong innings while allowing only two runs and four hits. He also struck out seven and earned his third win of the postseason. While Kyle Schwarber homered early off deGrom in the first...
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How huge was that stolen base by Cespedes? “Well, Yoenis Cespedes came in knowing that we had to be a little aggressive on the bases, something we don’t normally do. We’re not that kind of a team. But we told the guys, look, if you get on and you think you can go, go. And Yoenis got a great job, and it just shows you there is not a phase of this game that he can’t do. And...
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The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 5-2 in Game 3 of the NLCS on Tuesday night at Wrigley field. The Mets hold a commanding 3-0 lead over the Chicago Cubs and find themselves one game away from punching their ticket into the World Series. Pitching: Jacob deGrom again gutted his way through yet another elite performance and picked up his third win of the postseason. He did...
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Are you freaking kidding me! Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy crushed a third-inning solo home run into the center-field bleachers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday against the Cubs. Murphy joins Carlos Beltran as the only players in postseason history to homer in five consecutive games. Beltran did it with the Houston Astros back in 2004. Additionally, Murphy now...
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Former Mets GM Omar Minaya was a guest on WFAN on Monday and while most of the interview centered on a lot of what he covered a few days ago while at Citi Field, he did add something new with regard to Daniel Murphy. “What we always used to say about Daniel was that this was a guy who had a chance to lead the league in hitting someday because he never, ever gives up an at-bat.” “He plays so...
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