Bring on the Dodgers!
That's what I feel like doing, celebrating! "Captain America" David Wright put the finishing touches on an afternoon of momentous proportions by mashing a three-run shot in the top of the ninth. The Mets had been picked by various sources throughout Spring Training as the second or third-best team in the National League East. Today, [...]
Who here is kind of afraid of the lineups that Terry Collins is going to trot out against the Dodgers in the National League Division Series? That's a general question, but more specifically applies to the rotation that the Dodgers will be throwing out against the Mets. The team from Los Angeles will have a [...]
Major League Baseball rules allow its teams an opportunity that no other league or sport does. As of September 1st each year a team's active roster can be expanded from the 25 player limit that has been effect since the season began to as many as 40. All teams take advantage of this opportunity and [...]
The Cincinnati Reds barely needed to show up, but if they hadn't, they would have missed "The Noah and Duda Show." Noah Syndergaard pitched a masterful seven and two-thirds innings, surrendering five hits, walking none and striking out 11. The only smudge on his night came when he tired in the eighth and gave up [...]
Anyone can make a noteworthy entrance but few can make a memorable - for the right reasons - farewell. Perhaps you’re thinking about Lou Gehrig and his “Luckiest man alive” speech. Or maybe you’re thinking about Ted Williams, giving the figurative finger to the Boston press corps in a speech before his final game and [...]
While these last games of the season are primarily for securing the National League East division crown and playoff berth, and secondarily for fighting for home field advantage, there is clearly a third purpose – settling on a post season roster. As the team stands right now, we have 38 active players and we can [...]
The Mets got some critical rallies, and collected 12 hits on the way to their victory tonight. Daniel Murphy in particular has stayed hot over his past seven games, hitting .360/.385/.800, with two home runs, six RBI and just one strikeout. He was three-for-five tonight with a rare triple, while Lucas Duda appeared to be [...]
The Mets are taking slow, inexorable steps towards their first division title in nine years. By the calculations over here, they should clinch sometime in the September 30/October 1 area. Funny word, should. Similar things were said in 2007 and 2008 – and many fans right now are pushing the panic button, having horrible flashbacks [...]