Persuasive Essay On Winning Games

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The New York Mets came a long way in the 2015. But perhaps they came too far too fast. Because anytime a member of a professional sports club says the words “no one expected us to even get this far,” you’re doomed. So what if no pundit expected this outcome in April, you as a player or manager should! Winning games is what you get paid to do. I’m sorry, but simply finishing a 162 game schedule isn’t an accomplishment. There are no participation awards given out in Major League Baseball. And even if you had the tiniest seed of a doubt that you wouldn’t beat the defending American League Champion Kansas City Royals, you should let it be known that you’re up to the challenge and expect to win.

Now looking back over the series as a whole, after …show more content…

deGrom needed to pitch Game 1. If you win (which the NYM didn’t), you come back with Noah Syndergaard because there would be no pressure on the rookie phenom to lose home field advantage. Then you follow up with your “most veteran” starter, Harvey in Game 3 at home in front of a raucous New York crowd. Worst case scenario, deGrom pitches Games 1, 4 and even 7, while Harvey gets Game 3, then possibly bumped up to Game 6 if you need to win to stay alive. You already showed you no longer had a regard for an innings limit, so lets not get into needing 3 or 4 days rest. And although Steven Matz only gave up two runs in Game 4, he lasted a short five innings which taxed the already thin …show more content…

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