Daniel Murphy’s Game 1 home run a good omen for Mets, bad omen for Cubs?
Daniel Murphy kicked off the NLCS with a bang, smashing a solo home run to right field off Jon Lester in the first inning of Game 1 to pick up right where he left off in the NLDS.
This is of particular interest because the name Murphy is inextricably linked with the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs. Here’s a quick rundown of the history of Murphys with both franchises:
Hmm, indeed.
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1908 is the last time the Cubs won the World Series and Charles Murphy sold the team in 1913. The Mets, with two Murphys in tow, won their first World Series in 1969. The Cubs lost the 1984 NLCS at the former home of the San Diego Padres, Jack Murphy Stadium, where they lost three straight games to drop the best of five series after winning the first two games in Chicago. Above all, the damn goat that’s been haunting the Cubs since 1945 was named Murphy.
And now the Mets’ Daniel Murphy is dominating the postseason and has already announced his presence in the NLCS?
That must be a good sign for the Mets. For the Cubs? Yeah, not so much.
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