Manager Terry Collins spoke to reporters before the start of Game 2 of the NLCS on Sunday and answered the following questions from the media at Citi Field. On Jeurys Familia and his dominance: “Well, you know, he’s been a starting pitcher in the past, so I know he has the ability to go multiple innings. You look at the job he did last year, he was a multiple inning guy. He’s...
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The New York Mets take their 1-0 lead over the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series into a marquee pitching showdown between Noah Syndergaard and Jake Arrieta on Sunday at Citi Field beginning at 8:07 PM. Mets Starting Lineup Curtis Granderson – RF David Wright – 3B Daniel Murphy – 2B Yoenis Cespedes – CF Lucas Duda – 1B Travis d’Arnaud – C Michael Conforto – LF Wilmer Flores...
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Mets closer Jeurys Familia has allowed only one hit and one walk in 6.2 scoreless innings this postseason. His three saves are tied for the most in Mets postseason history. He notched his third save of four or more outs in Game 1 of the NLCS. The last NL reliever to have back-to-back saves of four or more outs was Jason Motte with the Cardinals in Games 3 and 5 of the 2011 NLCS vs. Milwaukee....
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Rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard spoke to reporters Sunday night at Citi Field and fielded questions from the media. When did you learn you were starting Game 2? He just called me into his office and asked how I was feeling after my relief appearance, and my body and my arm have never felt better. So that’s what I told him and I’m ready to go. You were promoted after an injury to...
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There have been late bloomers before. Jamie Moyer didn’t really see any sustained success until the age of 33. Also at age 33 R.A. Dickey began a fantastic string of three seasons with the NY Mets where he posted a 39 – 28 record with a 2.95 era and a Cy Young in 2012. Hoyt Wilhelm didn’t even make it to the major leagues until the age of 29. And of course there’s Randy Johnson who really was a...
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Kudos to Newsday on this spectacular back page in today’s paper that perfectly describes the super-charged atmosphere at Citi Field, no doubt fueled by a dominant pitching performance by right-hander Matt Harvey. After the game, Harvey spoke to reporters and fielded questions. Was cold weather a factor in setting up your secondary pitches, making it much harder for the Cubs to kind of...
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