When Daniel Murphy came to the plate in the 8th winning as the go-ahead run I thought for sure that he would find a way to get a hit to at least tie the game for the Mets. My heart and stomach dropped when he flied out with the realization that the Mets would have to travel to Los Angeles for Game 5. After the complete debacle in Game 2 and the dominance by the Mets in Game 3, we end up exactly...
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Mets’ rookie Michael Conforto will make his second career postseason start tonight against Dodgers right-handed starter Zack Greinke. Conforto already faced Greinke back in game two, and he had successful night at the plate against him. While he only recorded one hit, it was a huge one. Conforto blasted a solo home run to right field which gave the Mets an early 2-0 lead. “I had two...
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You may have heard Terry Collins say last night, that win or lose this season has been a success. In fact he called the NLDS gravy. “This, to me, is gravy. We’re going to go out and play real, real hard, but they can’t take away what these guys accomplished all year long. You can’t take that away from them. No matter if we lose tomorrow night or we come out on top,...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Brandon Butler As I write this, I have to be very honest. Heading into the 2015 season, we heard loud and clear once again that “this was going to be the year we go from a rebuilding team to a title contender”. Sandy Alderson reiterated to the media once again that the Mets were going to “win 90 games”. We heard all of that jazz. But hearing that same old stuff copied and...
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With everything on the line tonight at Dodger Stadium, Jacob deGrom is not worried about the pressure. He’s focused on delivering a great start and is trying to approach it one pitch at a time. “I just try to block everything out once I get on the field,” the right-hander explained. “The nerves go away, and it’s the same game we’ve been playing all year. I’m able to think about that...
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Before flying out in his final at-bat during Tuesday night’s game four, Lucas Duda had struck out in six consecutive plate appearances. Overall, Lucas has gone 2-for-15 in the NLDS with 0 HR and 0 RBI’s. Duda is a big part of this line-up and the Mets need to have him get it going in this win or go home finale. He is known to be a streaky hitter and seemed to be getting it going at...
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