Category: Postseason
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Mets will not be throwing at anyone in retaliation on Monday
It’s been widely assumed the Mets would offer some form of retaliation against Chase Utley and the Dodgers after Utley collided with Ruben Tejada at second base, breaking Tejada’s leg on Saturday night in Los Angeles. But Terry Collins said his club will not be retaliating, instead the club will be focusing on winning Monday’s game three.…
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Jacob deGrom could still start Tuesday in Game 4 on short rest
On Saturday, Terry Collins said due to Jacob deGrom’s heavy workload in game three of the Division Series, it was unlikely the right-hander would be brought back on three-days rest to pitch in game four on Tuesday night at Citi Field. Instead, Collins said on Sunday Steven Matz would start on Tuesday, followed by deGrom in a potential…
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‘We’re not going to forget what happened,’ Jon Niese said about the collision…
Both Daniel Murphy and Jon Niese are playing in their first postseason in their careers, and both of them reminisced about their journey to get to this point in their talk with reporters at Citi Field on Monday. “It’s a lot of fun for me, you know, Niese said. “It’s been fun, but it’s been…
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Steven Matz feels ready for Game 4 despite limited recent work
Steven Matz will start game four of the National League Division Series at Citi Field on Tuesday night. He has not started in a game since facing the Reds in Cincinnati more than two weeks ago thanks to a sore back. He’s only logged a simulated game at the team’s minor league complex in Port…
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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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