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Five Reasons to Stay Tuned to the World Series

By Damon Chlarson



1.      1. Yoenis Cespedes. Plain and simple, Cespedes has had an immeasurable impact on the New York Mets’ offense and personality. Cespedes went from being the cleanup hitter in Oakland, traded to Boston for Jon Lester, then traded to Detroit for Rick Porcello. “Yo” was then sent over to New York at the trade deadline (after a failed attempt to by the Mets to get Carlos Gomez). Now, it appears he’s found a home and he’s a dynamic personality with a big bat and a huge arm.

2.      2. The Kansas City Royals togetherness. Baseball is a mental game, and the unity in a clubhouse can cover a multitude of sins. Alex Gordon, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain, Yordano Ventura, Salvador Perez, and Eric Hosmer all came up together through KC’s farm system and are tight knit group. Recent additions Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist are fitting in well and contributing.

3.      3. The Mets’ pitching rotation is nuts. Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, and Steven Matz are a great young core. The latter two pitchers made their debut this season and are pitching in the World Series. They rely heavily on the punch out and work the strike zone. KC strikes out less than any other team. Something’s gotta give.

4.      4.  Daniel Murphy is hitting the screw off the baseball. He’s homered in six straight playoff games. SIX. He’s simply getting it done and winning games for the Mets. Between David Wright, Wilmer Flores, Yo Cespedes, and Murphy, this is a lengthy lineup worth watching.

5.      5, Jerry Seinfeld loves the Mets. He claps funny, and Twitter loves it. For all the Mets fans that suffer through Yankee glory days, this one’s for them.


Can you tell I’m rooting for the Mets? We’ve got two great pitching staffs and dangerous offenses that can get up in a hurry, and come back in a hurry. The Mets are coming off a sweep of the young Cubs, and Royals put the Blue Jays away in six games. Baseball is awesome. 

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