Category: League Championship Series

• What to look for: Mets vs. Cubs, NLCS Game 3, 8:07 PM ET

  The Mets will look to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven National League Championship Series against the Cubs on Tuesday night at 8:07 PM ET at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Here is tonight’s starting lineup for New York: Curtis Granderson – RF David Wright – 3B Daniel Murphy – 2B Yoenis Cespedes –…

  Michael Baron

  October 20, 2015

  Game Day, League Championship Series, Postseason

• The Cubs weaknesses are playing right into the Mets strengths in the NLCS

  By all accounts, the Cubs came into the National League Championship Series with a young, energetic, balanced and high-octane offense. They’re a wonderfully disciplined team with a 9.1 percent walk rate, second only to the Dodgers in the National League, they hit for a lot of power, and while they had the fifth best on-base…

  Michael Baron

  October 20, 2015

  Feature Stories, League Championship Series, Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason

• Cubs not planning on starting Jon Lester in Game 4 of the NLCS

  Jon Lester started for the Cubs in game one of the National League Championship Series and allowed four runs in 6 2/3 innings to drop game one to the Mets. Heading into game three, the Mets find themselves in command of the NLCS with a 2-0 lead, with play resuming on Tuesday night at Wrigley…

  Michael Baron

  October 19, 2015

  League Championship Series, Postseason

• Curtis Granderson is coming up big while doing a lot of little things in October

  In the postseason, little things matter a lot, seemingly more so than during the regular season when they matter too. And Curtis Granderson continues to do a lot of little things to help both save and create runs in October for the Mets. In the first inning of Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Cubs, Granderson did what…

  Michael Baron

  October 19, 2015

  League Championship Series, Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason

• Noah Syndergaard gets it, and is delivering it for the Mets in dominant fashion

  The Mets have won the first two games of the National League Championship Series against the Cubs. And they’ve done that all without even starting their ace. That comes on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field in Jacob deGrom. Meanwhile, the Cubs will try to avoid falling down 3-0 in this best-of-seven NLCS having thrown their two…

  Michael Baron

  October 19, 2015

  League Championship Series, Michael Baron, Op-Ed, Postseason