While the New York Mets are absolutely pleased with how Yoenis Cespedes has worked out for the team, one rival executive who has talked with Mets brass told Jon Heyman of CBS Sports that he would be “shocked” if the Mets retained him. “Yoenis Cespedes carried the Mets through August, and Daniel Murphy is carrying them now, when it counts most, in October”, writes Heyman. “They...
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It didn’t take long for Daniel Murphy to continue his epic postseason performance in Game 2 on Tuesday night of the National League Championship Series. The free agent to be, ripped a laser off Cubs starter Jake Arrieta in the first inning for his fifth home run of the playoffs to put the Mets ahead for good on their way to a 4-1 victory and a 2-0 series lead as the NLCS shifts to Chicago....
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The Mets bullpen came up huge on Tuesday night, with four relievers combining for 3.1 innings of scoreless relief. “Our bullpen, we know what we’re capable of,” said Addison Reed, who pitched a perfect seventh. “We have all the confidence in the world in each other.” Aside from a brilliant start by Noah Syndergaard, and another save by Jeurys Familia, lefthander Jon Niese, Reed and Tyler...
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Noah Syndergaard struck out nine and fired 5.2 dominating innings as the Mets defeated the Cubs by a score of 4-1 last night at Citi Field. Syndergaard surrendered only three hits and one run all night as Chicago’s lineup was simply overmatched against the Mets’ rookie sensation. Even though this was only his second postseason start, he handled it like a seasoned veteran. He seemed...
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You’re heading to Chicago with a 2-0 series lead, what’s that say about your starters? “Well, we’ve pretty much haven’t hid the fact that we think we have pretty good pitching. They’re young, they’re inexperienced. They don’t have the credentials that Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke and Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta have, but they’re going to...
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The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 4-1 tonight at Citi Field, and in the process take a huge 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. Offense: Jake Arrieta. Just the man’s name will strike fear into the bravest. The Cy Young candidate had a regular season record of 22-7 with a ridiculous 1.77 ERA. Just the mere prospect of facing the dominant righty made...
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