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They certainly seem willing to hook a starter early, and going to Duffy can get the Mets caught out with a lineup full of lefties facing a lefty.

The Royals traded us Ambiorix Burgos, the worst person in Mets history. REVENGE!

That's about as weird a statement as there is. Just about all of them AA guys, until they're not. Bryce Harper was a AA guy. Wasn't as good down there as Conforto was, though. Everybody gets outplayed by somebody, and that's a good thing if you're a fan. It's bad logic to insinuate that somebody sucks because somebody else is better. He was/is here to play his best until Conforto or Nimmo or somebody pushed him aside. It was a two-year deal for a reason. He's contributed. God willing, he'll contribute again. There's every chance he will.

Cuddy isn't sucky! If I have to put it on a bumper sticker, I will!

Let's talk about third base. There is a burly character name Mike Moustakas, a lifelong (five years) Royal with a low average, low walk rate, middling Todd Zeile-ish power, who nonetheless put up easily his best season this year. Check out this outlier. YearGamesAverageOBPSLGOPS201189.263.309.367.6752012149.242.296.412.7082013136.233.287.364.6512014140.212.271.361.6322015147.284.348.470.817 I don't wanna jump to conclusions, but steroids, amirite? Amirite, folks? Moose was a post-season hero last year by hitting a game-winning homer in Game 1 of the 2014 ALDS, putting the Royals on a momentum run that carried them all the way to the series. This year, on September 12, 2015 (the kind of garbage time game that makes Keith go nuts), he set a franchise record with 9 RBIs in a 14-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Suck on THAT, George Brett. So, you know, a middling guy with a flair for the dramatic. Just don't let him turn into Daniel Murphy and we'll be OK. He's got a Greek flag above his locker, because of course he does, and he's got a Flushing connection, being the nephew of former Mets batting coach Tom Robson. Mike is married to Stephanie Moutstakas (nee Kinzler, with a Z, so probably unrelated to Ian). He has an English bulldog named Molly and often thinks about becoming a firefighter.

The Rotation Royale hadn't been announced last I checked, but I'm thinking Young will be appearing out of the pen.

I don't tend to make too much hay over the difference in defense, but the high-average/high-contact character of the Royals could really push that philosophy to the breaking point. It'll be interesting to see what breaks when such a high-strikeout pitching staff as the Mets have runs up against such a low-strikeout offense. If nothing else, I tend to think we've seen the last of Cuddyer starting in left field for this season, with Lagares taking over as Conforto's platoon partner. At least, he'd be taking over if the Royals weren't so stacked with righties. It looks like their only left-handed starter (beardsman Danny Duffy) has been bounced to the pen. So we may be looking at all Conforto, all the time, with the exception of possible double-switches and defensive replacements.

We may see a game or so with Conforto DH-ing and Laggy in center. He's hot!

Mets in two.

Some days, you just get the idea that Bruce wants you to hate him.

I was totally counting on playing the Jays. I prefer this matchup.

Take a back seat, Chris.

Anybody with tickets, time to find Big Al and take him to the World Series. Because � and I know this may come as a shock � the Mets are on their way to the World Series.

I have no problem with Yankee fans hopping on the bandwagon. Just, you know, take a back seat and behave. Don't make us look bad by acting like... quel est le mot?... Yankee fans. We have enough louts, mooks, and bullies to deal with already in the Mets base without Yankee fans making this coming Metly Golden Age insufferable. You want to act up and gay-bait and give people the finger through the window of the bandwagon? Get out and walk. And if you want to bail out the next time the Yankees make a run for the championship? That's fine. There are worse things than frontrunners. But you lose your seniority on the bus again. And this guy? For all that is good and holy, disown him with extreme prejudice.

I imagine if he wasn't a Met fan, he'd've become one by now. Fred Wilpon has been a heckuva supporter, and a president has to march with his benefactors.

Lorde.

The Royals have no charms to soothe the restless dreams of youth.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I agree about Mary, but not about Laverne and Shirley.

The idea that Johnny roots LA and 1980s New Jersey LaRussa is Mets all the way is life imitating art imitating life imitating art.

Slept like a rock last night. The sleep of the just. The sleep of a champion.

Off of Mariano Rivera, Game One, opposite field, if I'm remembering rightly. OE: Game Two. The Clemens Game was Game Two.

Bob Geren is busy keeping our bench from flying up in the air.

I think all this clinching on the road has made this whole run all that much more surreal.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: As you know, the Cubs fans believe that they haven’t been back to the World Series since 1945 because a fan wasn’t allowed to bring his pet goat into Wrigley Field and they’ve been cursed ever since. The name of that pet goat? Murphy. Want more Murphy? The name of the Cubs owner when they last won the WS in 1908? Charles Murphy The name of the GM of the team (Mets) that broke the Cubs hearts in the pennant race in a year (1969) that the Cubs assumed they'd get to the WS? Johnny Murphy The Mets announcer that year? Bob Murphy The home stadium of the team (Padres) that eliminated the Cubs in their first playoff appearance since 1945? Jack Murphy Stadium And then Daniel Murphy happened. History is the story of men named Murphy. And women. And goats.

Wow! Rottblatt!