Mets-Cubs is the best matchup we could have hoped for

New York and pitcher Jacob deGrom trailed 2-1 in the fourth inning of the decisive Game 5 of their NL Division Series when Murphy singled and the Dodgers shifted three infielders to the right side and left no one near third with left-handed hitting Lucas Duda at the plate.

Jake Arrieta (P/Chicago Cubs) – Arrieta faced the Cardinals in Game 3 of the NLDS on October 12. There’s always next year, they say.

The battle both teams wage is one against the unfamiliar. Thats the currency with which we deal, ” Alderson said. With Orel Hershiser on the mound, the game was over, and the Mets went on to lose, 6-0. So despite their obvious differences, this really isn’t a few head-to-head clash of baseball cultures and philosophies.

“I have been waiting for this since I was in elementary school, and it feels much different than 1998, or 2003, or even 1984”, Buick, a Sycamore attorney and die-hard Cubs fan said.

Still, everyone involved is acutely aware of all the young talent that will be on display.

Chicago survived the wild-card game against 98-win Pittsburgh and took down the 100-win St. Louis Cardinals in the Division Series to move one step closer to its first pennant in 70 years and first World Series title since 1908.

After the game, Mets manager said the Dodgers are a good team, adding, “I told everybody; you come into a series, a five game series, and you gotta see Kershaw twice and Greinke twice and you win it – you better enjoy it because that’s hard to do”. When he was hired to manage the Angels before the 1997 season, Collins chose Maddon to be his bench coach. Terry Collins thought about taking him out early on, but never did. This season, Maddon got the best of his old friend as the Cubs won all seven meetings by a combined score of 27-11.

The New York Mets and Chicago Cubs will square off with a spot in the World Series on the line, two big-market, upstart teams that are here a bit ahead of schedule.

After his heroics this series, it’s finally time to recognize the true impact that Murphy provides, and that he has been one of the main anchors of the Mets lineup. The Mets wouldn’t promote rookie outfielder Michael Conforto to the majors until July 24, wouldn’t trade for slugger Yoenis Cespedes until July 31, and wouldn’t reactivate Wright until August 24.

“I think everybody kind of had enough talk and discussion about that whole ordeal”, Harvey said Friday. “I’m certainly well aware that I got him up four times last night [Thursday]”. Truly witty, intellectual and historically relevant comments such as “It’s been, like, a hundred years since the Cubs won”, and “You know the Ottoman Empire still existed when the Cubs won”, or even the simple yet elegant “You guys suck” are quite common. In game three they hit a record six home runs from six different players which may seem incredible for other teams, but for this squad, it seems just like another day at the office.