What is with all these night games, Cubbies? I thought it was an actual city ordinance that you can only have a certain amount of them in a week. Are the extra bleachers corralling the sound and not letting it escape into those Chicago neighborhoods? Old Kauffman Stadium, before the 200+ million dollar renovation, had no seats in the outfield between the foul poles. It made visiting outfielders...
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The New York Mets (20-13) were beaten by the Chicago Cubs (17-15) by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday night. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard made his Major League debut tonight, turning in an impressive but uneven start. After striking out Dexter Fowler, the first big league batter he faced, he went 5.1 innings, allowing 3 ER on 6 hits and 4 walks, striking out 6. Syndergaard threw 103 pitches, only 56 of...
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New York Mets reliever Buddy Carlyle (5.63 ERA) may be headed to the disabled list according to Manager Terry Collins. Carlyle was pulled from Monday’s game against the Chicago Cubs after his lower back tightened and he experienced spasms. “He needed help to get down the steps when his back tightened up and his hamstring tightened up on him,” Collins said. (Adam Rubin, ESPN New...
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The Mets (20-12) and Cubs (16-15) play game two of their four-game series at Wrigley Field on Tuesday at 8:05 PM Noah Syndergaard will make his major league debut and will oppose RHP Jake Arrieta (3-3, 3.41) for the Cubs. Syndergaard was 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA (six earned runs/29.2 innings) in five starts for Triple-A Las Vegas this year. He ranked fourth in the PCL in ERA and fifth with 34...
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Just as they were with Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler, don’t look for the Mets to bring up Noah Syndergaard for a spot start. Once he’s here, unless he really spits the bit, he’s not going anywhere. Like everybody else, I’m excited to see him pitch, just as I was when Harvey and Wheeler first came up. What it means is Dillon Gee will move to the bullpen or be traded. That much is inevitable when...
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2014 Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom struggled again for the third time in his last four starts on Monday. From the onset, he gave up back to back homeruns to Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo in the 1st inning and although he only gave up one run the rest of the way, he really never got into a real rhythm. He’s now 3-4 with a 3.46 ERA. One reason for his struggles on Monday was his lack of...
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