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Five reasons the Mets-Dodgers ‘feud’ is over
- Updated: May 29, 2016
11:16 AM ET
NEW YORK — New York Mets manager Terry Collins fears Noah Syndergaard may incur a suspension for throwing a 99 mph fastball behind Chase Utley in the third inning of Saturday’s 9-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. And while fans packing Citi Field for ESPN Sunday Night Baseball undoubtedly will give Utley an earful, it’s extremely likely the episode is over from an on-field perspective. Here are five reasons why:
1. Utley expected to get hit. Despite plate umpire Adam Hamari ejecting Syndergaard and interfering in natural events, major league players typically are accustomed — and accepting — of retaliation and players policing themselves. Utley, himself, gave an interview entering the series in which he indicated he expected to get hit with a pitch. So the pitch by Syndergaard was the closure to last year’s Game 2 slide in …
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