I just don't anticipate KC doing very much vs Mets' top three SP while I do expect the Met lineup to get their share of runs vs KC SP. Best KC can hope for - imo, keep games within one or two runs and make every game a bullpen battle from 7th inning on.
Pics or picks??? this pic always struck my fancy. O'Neill, #21 on top of the pack, good thing they rarely if ever, wear old fashioned steel cleats
This was tough...........I would love the Mets to win, but the brain wins................KC just missed last year. They won't let it happen two years in a row. KC in 7.
^^^^^ it's pretty even actually. ............▪ The 1970 Orioles, beat the Reds after losing to the Mets in 1969 ............▪ The 1977 Yankees, beat the Dodgers after losing to the Reds in 1976 ............▪ The 1989 A’s, beat the Giants after losing to the Dodgers in 1988 ...it also happened in 1907 1923 1927 1931 1935 1940 1943 1944 1956 1958 1961 ...that's 14 times a team lost the WS the year before, then returning to win it. ...conversely, teams have lost back to back WS 12 times....again, not much of a difference.
...Rick, I always thought those Bills teams got a bad rap...I mean, other than the Bills, no one has even come close to going to the SB 4 years in a row...incredibly hard to do, especially nowadays when it's so hard to keep a team together. ...the Buffalo Super Bowl teams that lost those 4 SBs had what, 4-5 Hall of Fame players?
Ron I'd agree with you if a few of those SB loses were close but with the exception of the 20-19 loss to the Giants in 91 they pretty much got bitch slapped in 92, 93 & 94. As far as going to the super bowl 4 straight seasons other teams have come close like the 1974-1977 Viking going to 3 & going 12-2 in the year they didn't make it (1976) And the 1987-1990 Denver Bronco's who also saw & lost 3 SBs in that time frame.
Two of the latest three examples did not favor the returning WS team which lost the previous WS. '77-'78 Dodgers '91-'92 Braves '10-'11 Tex Rangers I don't believe this KC SP as a whole can keep the games close enough or out- pitch the Mets' SP which doesn't bode well for KC's chances of turning games into 5-6 inning affairs with their bullpen protecting leads. Conversely, imo, all indications are the Mets' "SP" will usually give you at least 6+ GOOD innings. SF Giants were able win last WS with a couple/few mediocre(at best) SP but needed an all time historic performance from their ace pitcher Madbum including a few innings of relief on short rest in game 7. Mets have a couple of aces and one outstanding dominant # 3 starter (Syndergaard).....and Matz has definitely held his own as a #4. Met lineup is capable of scratching enough runs to support their pitching including Cespedes who had an MVP-like 2nd half while continuing his excellent overall production prior to his arrival with the Mets on July 31....which incidently, helped the Mets' overrall offensive production stats for the regular season.......sorry Kevin......without Cespedes, "your" Met hitters would've accumulated even less than humdrum total offensive stats as a team... ...yawn, lol
