Harvey will open World Series for Mets

True story: To truly determine the better of two good baseball teams, eliminating the massive impact that random variance has on the sport, a World Series would need to be 269 games long, according to statistician Leonard Mlodinow. Hall of Famer George Brett held the record with seven runs in the 1978 ALCS against the Yankees in four games in a best-of-five series.

That makes this year’s return to the Fall Classic so much sweeter. The betting odds vary, depending on the sportsbook. He rolled over the fourth fastball, a soft grounder to third baseman Mike Moustakas, who made the play and threw to to first for the out. 271 postseason average more than 30 points higher than the next team.

The Toronto Blue Jays have spent the last two months destroying the American League, setting up an American League Championship Series that has seemed predestined since August.

New York entered the 2015 season having not reached the playoffs in nine years. They have a chance now because among all that transpired Friday night at Kauffman Stadium – among the managerial hijinks and the home run heroics and the feats of an inhuman closer – Mike Jirschele again made the right move.

Five years later, both are All-Stars. And by the way, our pitching right now could use a blow, because we’re pushing them pretty hard.

Mets: RH Matt Harvey (13-8, 2.71 ERA, 188 Ks, 189 1-3 IP), RH Jacob deGrom (14-8, 2.54 ERA, 205 Ks, 191 IP), RH Noah Syndergaard (9-7, 3.24, 166 Ks, 150 IP), LH Steven Matz (4-0, 2.27 in 6 starts). All those guys throw upper 90s.

In this age of analytics and algorithms, the Royals are a throw-back. But it was a Royals way – and perhaps the most meaningful way they could have have won – considering the disappointment of last season.

[Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images]Staring at a 3-0 deficit with six outs remaining, the Royals believed they could win.

Hosmer remembered the Royals taking advantage of an opponent’s defensive lapse in the decisive game of the ALDS against the Astros, when Carlos Gomez fell down in center field and Jirschele waved in Cain from first base after a Hosmer single. They have faith in the dumb luck of baseball and the talent that they have assembled. Yost spent more than a decade coaching in Atlanta under legendary manager Bobby Cox, gaining knowledge that he undoubtedly implements with his Kansas City boys. “They think they are going to win”.

Keeping the game close until the later innings will be easier said than done against the Mets.

Now for the good news, the Royals starting rotation is not as strong as either the Dodgers or Cubs.

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The remarkable comeback in last year’s wild-card game gave the Royals the reputation of being a team that never quits. New York led the NL in runs after the All-Star break, and their lineup is one of the deepest in baseball.

If Murphy or Duda cool off, the Royals still have Yoenis Cespedes, David Wright and Curtis Granderson to contend with.

If a team is looking to string together huge innings against the Mets’ stellar pitching staff, it won’t find success.

New York’s middle relief was it’s biggest weakness this season, but the backend of the bullpen has gotten the job done.

Toronto was 4-for-41 with runners in scoring position in the four losses to the Royals. They played with gusto, but in the second half, the Kansas City Royals completely dominated over them. He’s homered in six straight games and seven times in the postseason overall. One of the worst offenses in the majors became one of the very best from July 25 on….