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Replay in baseball will make everything better, they said. It will help eliminate controversy, they said.

Well, Major League Baseball has had expanded replay for two years now. And though the system has indeed done its share of good, what we're seeing this postseason is baseball going through its own "tuck rule" moment.

You remember the tuck rule, right? You know. 2002 NFL divisional playoff game. Oakland Raiders vs. New England Patriots. Tom Brady. Charles Woodson. Snow-globe setting. Anything?

The New York Mets started off the National League Championship Series with a bang, riding dominant pitching in Games 1 and 2 at Citi Field to a 2-0 series lead. 

The series shifted to Chicago and Wrigley Field Tuesday night, but the hometown Cubs had their hands full with Mets ace Jacob deGrom. After giving up a home run in the first inning, deGrom morphed back into his normal self—the one who's nearly impossible to hit.

The New York Mets are one win away from advancing to World Series for the first time since 2000, and in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series the squad will be calling on yet another rising ace.

After the trio of Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom hammered the Chicago Cubs in the first three games of the set, Steven Matz will be looking to slam the door on the NL wild-card winners.

With the season on the line, the Cubs will call on Jason Hammel, who didn't even make it through the fourth frame in his lone outing during the NL Division Series.

For the perfect postseason run, each team has its necessary list of ingredients. Compiling a lineup fit for the postseason is an ongoing process—one in which each team tries to find the right concoction.

With four teams left in the Major League Baseball playoffs, it seems no other team has found a more ideal mix of pitching, hitting and baserunning than the New York Mets.

The New York Mets took a 3-0 National League Championship Series lead and moved to within one win of their first World Series appearance since 2000 with Tuesday night's 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

The San Diego Padres spent big money last offseason to acquire legitimate talent, but, after a wildly disappointing season, it's clear the team was and still is missing a large piece.

That piece is leadership.

It was also clear at the beginning of the season that manager Bud Black was in over his head with his new group of players. Matt Kemp, Justin Upton and other big-name acquisitions failed to produce early, and Black suffered for it. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ postseason run ended in the National League Division Series against the New York Mets, and catcher Yasmani Grandal will reportedly undergo left shoulder surgery with an eye on returning to health next season. 

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Seeing the season recently end, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner continues to deal with a left knee injury. 

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Turner to Have Surgery

Tuesday, Oct. 20

The Dodgers announced on Tuesday that Turner will be having arthroscopic surgery on Thursday to "clean up loose bodies" in his left knee.     

You can't be any more locked in than Daniel Murphy is right now. 

In the top of the third inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday night, the New York Mets second baseman hit his fifth home run in as many games, which tied an MLB record, according to Fox Sports' Jon Morosi.

The American League Championship Series, as advertised, has showcased a potent, high-scoring offense. The surprise? It's been the Kansas City Royals, not the Toronto Blue Jays, who've done the bulk of the mashing.