Crystal Ball: Noah Syndergaard, RHP, New York Mets
Moving forward with our series of Crystal Balls, we turn our gaze to Noah Syndergaard of the New York Mets, per reader request.This is intended to generate discussion about a player by presenting one possible outcome for his career, based on what we currently know about him.It is not just thrown together; I try to make them logical, based on the outcomes of players who were similar at the same stage of their career.
John Sickels
Bill de Blasio bets on the New York Mets with rainbow bagels
Does the rainbow bagel fit in the pantheon of classic New York City grub?Mayor Bill de Blasio seems to thinks so â€" its the food he put on the line for a wager with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Wednesdays National League Wildcard Game between the Mets and the Giants.The dessert-meets-breakfast concoction, which is served with sweet cream cheese, has certainly been a trendy hit, but there probably arent many New Yorkers who would rank it above a good old-fashioned everything bagel with schmear (and, when feeling really indulgent, lox).
Jillian Jorgensen
New York Mets Morning Briefing: Happy clinch day (maybe)!
PHILADELPHIA -- On Aug. 19, the New York Mets sat two games under .500 and 5½ games out of the second wild-card spot.Since that point, they have produced the best record in the majors and are on the verge of clinching a postseason berth.With their magic number at one, the Mets (86-74) can secure their second straight trip to the playoffs -- and a home wild-card game -- by beating the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.
Adam Rubin
MLB playoffs: San Francisco Giants top New York Mets 3-0 in NL wild card (recap and stats)
RECAP: Giants 3, Mets 0NEW YORK (AP) Nobody takes to October like Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants.Bumgarner pitched a four-hitter for his latest postseason gem, outlasting Noah Syndergaard in a classic duel between aces, and injury substitute Conor Gillaspie hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning that sent San Francisco to a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets in the NL wild-card game Wednesday night."This game was everything we thought.
Sean Meagher
New York Mets Tim Tebow Arizona Fall League
Sep 28, 2016; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; New York Mets player Tim Tebow fields a ground ball during his first at bat during an instructional league game against the St. Louis Cardinals in structional league team.Mandatory Credit: Jeremiah Wilson/Treasure Coast News via USA TODAY SportsAfter brief stint in Instructional League, the New York Mets are having Tim Tebow step up his level of competition and are sending him to the Arizona Fall LeagueThe hottest ticket in Arizona wont be for the Cardinals.Or the Suns.
David Hill
