Gut Reaction: Mets 12 Reds 5 (9/25/15)

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 [...]

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Daniel Murphy’s farewell, Curtis Granderson walks it out, Mets’ young pitching

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 [...]

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Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell and the odd men out of the playoff roster

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 [...]

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