Grimace spotted on NYC’s purple line as Mets fans hope for luck against Phillies
Subway commuters experienced something surprising. Mets fans aboard the seven-row train ahead of Game 3 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday were greeted by Grimas, the team's lucky mascot, adopted from McDonald's. The purple character's face also happened to be on 10 cars of the purple train, including a decal of Grimas […]
Phillies Kill Off Mets’ Ninth-Inning Magic With Castellanos Walk-Off To Even Up NLDS
It's a party in Philadelphia tonight! after the third baseman Mark Vientos knocked on his Second home run of the contest With the score tied at the top of the 9th inning in Game 2 of the National League game between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, the Amazins pulled off another magical playoff […]
Phillies’ Nick Castellanos delivers walk-off hit to defeat Mets in NLDS Game 2
The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets proved over the past two days that there's nothing quite like playoff baseball in October. On Sunday, it was the Phillies who delivered a classic moment. The Mets were trailing by two runs when Mark Vientos came up to bat in the top of the ninth inning. Vientos […]
Phillies answer Mets’ ninth-inning magic with Nick Castellanos walk-off
The Mets found more ninth-inning magic, but so did the Phillies. Nick Castellanos hit a walk-off single, giving the Mets a 7-6 loss in Game 2 and tying the NLDS at 1-1. Mark Vientos hit his second game-tying two-run homer of the game off Matt Stram in the ninth inning, tying the game at 6-6. […]
Heroes, zeros from Mets’ NLDS Game 1 win: Phillies’ Jeff Hoffman flops
Herro, Zero, and the inside full pitch from the Mets' 5-1 win over the Phillies in Saturday's National League Game 1: hero In the game-changing, five-run eighth inning, several batters went wide, but Mark Vientos' two-strike single over left tied the game and provided the first hope. zero Phillies All-Star Jeff Hoffman, who posted a […]
Mets deliver big first punch to hated rival Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — The total crowd of 45,751 went wild as they all gathered in place 20 minutes before the first pitch. Phillies fans earned his reputation as the team's 10th man this October. They were showing off. So there it was. Zack Wheeler was great. He pitched an impressive 111 pitches, giving up one run […]
Mets shock Phillies with another late-inning rally in NLDS Game 1
PHILADELPHIA — Do it at your own peril to have a dominant pitching performance in the second half of the Mets game. Eventually, the Mets find a pitcher who can hit. So even though Zack Wheeler looked like Cy Young in seven innings on Saturday, the Phillies still had two more spots to cover. Mark […]
Five things Mets fans should know about the Phillies
Five things Mets fans need to know about the Phillies heading into Game 1 of the NLDS at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday afternoon: 1. A new chapter somehow A total of 1,080 games were played between the Mets and Phillies, a traditional National League East rivalry. Kyle Schwarber Getty Images Philadelphia has no shortage […]
Mets’ magic about to get put to test by powerful Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — The Mets set themselves up for the main event by settling old scores with a chatty old villain named Reese Hoskins. Remember Hoskins? He was a charter member of the Phillies comeback several years ago before going down with a knee injury. As a Philly player, he hit 15 home runs against the […]
Mets, Phillies add new layer to rivalry with first playoff meeting
PHILADELPHIA — The Mets faced the Braves, another archrival in the National League East, in the playoffs, but the Phillies were something new. Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday will be played at Citizens Bank Park, marking the first time the division rivals will meet in the postseason. The last time the Mets faced […]