Just say no to Michael Cuddyer and Tyler Clippard

Terry Collins stayed true to his word, mostly, and ran his best players out there last night rather than one of his all righty lineups against lefty Clayton Kershaw. It worked. Kershaw gave up four hits, all of them to left-handed hitters, including a solo homerun to Daniel Murphy. There was some concern that Collins [...]

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Mets fans wanted home field advantage a lot more than did the front office

This is being written before the first pitch has been thrown by Clayton Kershaw on Friday night. Were the Mets to win that game then the home field advantage swings back to them in a big way. By the time you read this the Mets could be up 1-0 in games or in a big [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 3 Dodgers 1 (NLDS Game #1, 10/9/15)

"I'd like to thank everyone who made this day necessary." -- Yogi Berra This day was extremely necessary. A win tonight guarantees -- at worst -- a split in Los Angeles, which is exactly what the Mets want. The Mets took the crucial first game of the 2015 National League Division Series with a tried [...]

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