No need to invoke Gibson and Drysdale and old school yarns of days gone by. No, the proper reference is right across the Hudson River a mere 15 years ago.
Mike Piazza lying on his back, staring into the sky, blinking; Clemens on the mound, hands on his knees, pretending to give a damn.
Mets fans are experts on high and tight fastballs is all I'm saying.
Or one can look back a few weeks ago, when Mets fans wanted to put Old School Utley in jail. A forgotten play because the Mets beat the Dodgers ... and a quick quiz would reveal Mets "fans" in shiny new orange-n-blue hats couldn't name the injured Mets shortstop if Chris Carlin offered them $100 on Beer Money.
Syndergaard is right: if the Royals don't like it, then they ought to fight ... or, better yet, win the game.
Just like if Tejada doesn't like getting slid into, then he ought to get out of the way.
Syndergaard was fine. Six innings, three runs, and, most importantly, the win. He pitched about as well as Harvey and deGrom. Starting pitchers often look better when their offense scores nine runs, but, whatever.
The thing is: if the first pitch was really so intimidating, why did the Royals bat .600 and score three runs the first time through the lineup?
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