Category: Rich MacLeod
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Once compared to Clayton Kershaw, Steven Matz has a chance to beat him on the big stage
As the hours, minutes and seconds count to Game Four of the NLDS between the Mets and Dodgers, young lefty Steven Matz prepares himself for the biggest start of his baseball life. It will be not easy task for Matz, not only because he hasn’t pitched a major league game since September 24th in Cincinnati, but also…
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Chase Utley once again dons the role of villain against the Mets
For the better part of a month, ever since an NLDS between the Mets and Dodgers seemed inevitable, I envisioned that Chase Utley would have some sort of impact on this series. As he stepped up to the plate in the 7th inning of Game Two, I once again mentioned this to my Just Mets writing partner…
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Chase Utley’s late slide at second base fueled a night of anger and confusion…
As I woke up on Sunday morning, I still found myself in the same daze and stupor that I was in from the 7th inning on during last night’s game in Los Angeles. Everyone knows the story by now. Chase Utley slid extraordinarily late and out of the way of the second base bag into…
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