By Matt Mancuso
Good morning, Mets fans!
Today, Stephen Strasburg hopes to lead the Nationals to a commanding 3-0 lead in the NLCS. Strasburg has a tough task ahead of him as he’ll be opposed by Jack Flaherty, who pitched to a 0.91 ERA in 15 second-half starts. The game can be viewed on TBS at 7:38 p.m.
With their 3-2 victory last night, the Astros tied the series 1-1 against the Yankees. Gerrit Cole will take the mound against Luis Severino in the third game of the series. It will be available to be viewed on FS1 at 4:08 PM on Tuesday.
Latest Mets News
Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that Joe Girardi has already emerged as a favorite for the Mets’ managerial opening.
Jon Heyman of MLB Network hears Mike Bell is in contention for the Pirates’ managerial opening. Bell, who is the Diamondbacks current farm director, will be interviewing today for the Mets’ job.
Anthony Rieber of Newsday hears that Carlos Beltran only wants to be hired for the Mets’ skipper. He’s reportingly denied interview requests from both the Padres and the Cubs.
Seaver, the latest documentary produced by Edward Burns, premiered last night on Fox Sports.
Latest MLB News
Jay Kernis of CBSNews.com profiled Jason Benetti, the White Sox’s play-by-play announcer who suffers from cerebral palsy.
Aaron Judge is listed day-to-day after injuring his quad in the Yankees’ Game 1 ALCS victory.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic heard that Girardi and Buck Showalter will receive an interview from the Phillies this weekend.
Latest NL East News
Per Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, the Phillies will interview Dusty Baker for their managerial job.
Latest on MMO
Michelle Ioannou‘s touching piece about her late brother is your must-read article of this week.
Carl Aridas looked over the 1974 Mets Topps Set.
Rob Piersall reminisced about the Mets’ magical 2015 run.
Piersall also analyzed the impact Brandon Nimmo and Robinson Cano could have on the lineup in 2020.
Jack Hendon suggests signing Yasmani Grandal this offseason.
On this Date in Mets history
1970: Tommie Agee won his first-ever Gold Glove award.
1973: The Mets staged a 12th-inning rally to draw even with the A’s in the 1973 World Series.
1986: Gary Carter walked off Charlie Kerfeld in the 12th inning to give the Mets a 3-2 lead in the NLCS.
Birthdays: Duaner Sanchez (41), Ryan Church (42), Brent Strom (72), Art Shamsky (79)
