In four series, including one in 2006, Gonzalez is a career.294/.360/.500 hitter to go along with four home runs and ten runs batted in.
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Matt Harvey and Steven Matz round out the Mets rotation at Citi Field in Game 3 and Game 4, if necessary. Kershaw will oppose Jacob deGrom in Friday’s playoff opener. Harvey said he apologized to Alderson, manager Terry Collins, and his teammates.
It’s still unclear exactly why Harvey showed up at Citi Field only after the team had wrapped up its work for the day on Tuesday.
Harvey eventually did arrive at the ballpark, where he said he apologized to the team.
“Unfortunately, (Tuesday) I screwed up”. “The big questions for all of us was his health and if he’s had enough reps”. With two of the best pitchers in baseball starting this game, and two of the worst offenses in MLB facing them, look for a low-scoring game at Dodgers Stadium. “Why he wasn’t here?”
The Los Angeles Dodgers own the largest payroll in the major leagues, but their path to a World Series title is largely in the hands of just two players. “On an off-day, who really cares?”
“Obviously, (Tuesday) was not the greatest”, Harvey told reporters, via ESPN.com.
Could there be any additional discipline?
Well, I’ve probably written about a million words on this blog over the last 6 years or so, but then along comes the Bitter Brother in a Wall St. Journal article and he says it all in about 30 words. Is he going to have to wait on a couple guys on the plane? All three of them know what it’s like to be a kid playing in October.
Besides wishing the team well, fans send their thoughts and prayers for Rusty Staub as the Mets Hall of Famer suffered a heart attack while flying back to New York from Ireland this past Thursday.
“There’s so much panic around here. He’s doing better, but it’s still not where it needs to be”, Mattingly said. “This isn’t college, where he’s going to miss the first quarter of a football game”. You start to think about an NLCS with maybe the Cubs and well. you get the point. We’re aware of that.
As Tejada stated, Kershaw does throw a lot of fastballs and it seems that the game plan for game one will be to jump on a few early fastballs. “And we get on that plane today and we’re back in a smaller group and get ready to go, and when Friday comes the intensity and the competitiveness will come out”.
Shortly before the workout ended, Alderson said he was aware of Harvey’s absence, but not of the reason. “When we land in Los Angeles, it’s going to be exciting”, Collins said.
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“We understand it’s a mistake”.
