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NEW YORK -- Curtis Grandersons upbeat personality aided the Mets in navigating a difficult day at the ballpark. Supreme x Nike Air Max 98 .A couple of big swings in extra innings helped, too.Granderson hit a solo home run with two outs in the 12th inning after also connecting for a tying shot in the 11th, lifting New York over the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Saturday night, hours after it announced star right-hander Jacob deGrom is likely done for the season.The Mets moved into a tie with San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings, with St. Louis two games behind them.Granderson is the first Met ever to homer twice in extra innings in the same game, according to ESPN Stats and Info. He was in a 1-for-26 slump before his first shot.He never gets down, manager Terry Collins said. Hes never down. Hes the same guy every day. Hes dangerous.Granderson pulled a 3-2 pitch from left-hander Ryan ORourke (0-1) down the right-field line to win it, getting mobbed at home plate by teammates.After Minnesotas Byron Buxton hit a soaring homer for a 2-1 lead in the 11th, Granderson tied it 2-all leading off the bottom half against closer Brandon Kintzler.Grandersons second homer was the 201st by the Mets this season, breaking the team record set in 2006. It was his 28th home run this year and third career game-ender, including one on May 27 against the Dodgers.DeGrom was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday and will probably miss the rest of the year because of an injury to the ulnar nerve in his right elbow.Obviously to miss a guy like that in the rotation is going to be tough for us, Granderson said. But weve had some great guys step in even in the time hes been gone.Collins said the Mets will turn to a plethora of relievers to get through Sundays game against the Twins.I dont know what the lineup is going to look like tomorrow, Collins said. We have a lot of guys that are tired and a lot of guys that are banged up.The Mets moved a season-high 10 games over .500 and have won 10 of their last 13. Nine of New Yorks last 14 wins have come after trailing, and it has won six straight against the Twins dating to 2010.Josh Edgin (1-0) pitched a scoreless 12th and got his first victory since June 1, 2014.Twins starter Ervin Santana struck out nine, walked two and allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings.Rookie Seth Lugo labored through five innings of four-hit ball to again support the Mets decimated rotation. He walked four but stranded them all, allowing his only run on a homer by Eddie Rosario in the fourth.HAIRY SITUATIONMets general manager Sandy Alderson announced deGroms prognosis hours before New York began giving away Jacob deGrom Hair Hats at the gate.DeGrom has been out since Sept. 1 because of elbow pain. The 2014 NL Rookie of the Year felt fine while throwing a bullpen Friday but sensed a twinge after tossing a baseball in from the outfield during batting practice about 15 minutes later.DeGrom will need surgery but has not decided whether he will wait until the end of the season. Regardless, the 28-year-old will be ready for spring training.BUXTONS BREAKOUTBuxtons homer was the latest sign that the former hyped prospect may be finding his way in the majors. Since being recalled Sept. 1, Buxton is batting .333 with six homers and 15 RBI, a huge spike from his .193 average and 16 RBI in 63 games earlier in the year.I think hes had to deal with a lot in terms of the up and down and expectations, manager Paul Molitor said. And hes just kind of learning to trust his ability a bit more.TC ON NYCCollins began his postgame media conference by sending his prayers and best wishes to victims of an explosion in Manhattans Chelsea neighborhood Saturday night. The blast left 29 injured.Theyre in our hearts and prayers tonight, Collins said. It kind of brings things back to reality.TRAINERS ROOMTWINS: Rosario injured his left hand diving into first base trying to beat out a grounder in the 10th inning. He was replaced in left field by Logan Schafer. Molitor said it didnt look too good.Mets: LHP Steven Matz threw a 30-pitch bullpen and could return soon after already missing a month with left shoulder tightness. ... 1B Lucas Duda was activated off the disabled list prior to the game. He missed nearly four months recovering from a stress fracture in his lower back. To make space, the Mets transferred LHP Jonathon Niese to the 60-day disabled list.UP NEXTGabriel Ynoa gets the start in what should be a bullpen game for New York. Kyle Gibson (6-9, 5.08) will throw for the Twins. Air Max 98 Supreme UK . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Nike Air Max 98 Gundam . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. http:///...8-supreme-black.html . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Mike Tyson, the former undisputed heavyweight world champion, became a legend because of his awesome punching power. He even had a video game named for him -- the iconic Mike Tysons Punch-Out!!That fierce power was often on display, as Tyson -- the onetime Baddest Man on the Planet, who retired in 2005 with a record of 50-6 and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011 -- knocked out 44 of his opponents.Although I covered several fights at the end of Tysons career, I was a teenager in the mid-1980s when he was coming up, and because I grew up in upstate New York, where Tyson was based and fought regularly in his early pro career, he was already a celebrity to me long before he became an international figure. At school, my friends and I often talked about his fights and knockouts and looked forward to his next bout.In honor of Tysons 50th birthday on Thursday, here are my 10 favorite Tyson KOs.10. KO1 Michael Johnson (Sept. 5, 1985, Atlantic City, New Jersey)Tyson scored so many quick and exciting knockouts early in his career that I really could have picked any number of them, but this one is perfectly representative of the young Tyson, who was lightning-fast with his hands and head as he crushed opponents. Tyson came out looking for an early KO and dropped Johnson with a left hook. Johnson survived, and then Tyson ran to him, cocked back with a right hand that landed clean on Johnsons face, and down he went. Over and out.9. TKO1 Carl Williams (July 21, 1989, Atlantic City, New Jersey)In his ninth and final title defense before being upset by Buster Douglas, Tyson needed only 93 seconds to blow away Williams and move to 37-0. With Donald Trump, the owner of the host casino, in the ring before the bout, Tyson and Williams came out blazing. But the fight was over quickly, as the first time Tyson landed a solid left hook, he sent Williams staggering into the ropes and to the canvas on his rear end. Although he beat the count -- barely -- Williams was badly dazed, and Tyson had yet another exciting early knockout.8. TKO2 Tony Tubbs (March 21, 1988, Tokyo)Before he ventured to Tokyo for the Douglas fight, Tyson first fought there in the prime of his career, and he looked like Godzilla as he chewed up former world titleholder Tubbs. Tubbs made it through the opening round and landed a couple of solid shots in the second, but then Tyson landed a tremendous left hook to the head that took Tubbs legs away. He staggered cartoonishly and grabbed the top rope to try to keep his balance, but then fell flat on his back.7. KO1 Clifford Etienne (Feb. 22, 2003, Memphis, Tennessee)This makes my list because -- in addition to it featuring the pleasing aesthetics of Tyson absolutely drilling The Black Rhino with a massive right hand to the chin, sending Etienne to the canvas with his right leg folding beneath him as he went down -- it was the final win and knockout of Tysons career. Tyson needed just 49 seconds (his sixth-fastest KO) to get rid of Etienne and end what had been a wild buildup, which included the fight nearly being canceled after Tyson unveiled his facial tattoo to the world a few days before the bout.6. KO5 Francois Botha (Jan. 16, 1999, Las Vegas)Out of the ring for 19 months following his suspension for biting Evander Holyfields ears in a disqualification loss, Tyson returned against Botha and showed nothing in the first four rounds. He was down 40-36, 40-36 and 39-36, when suddenly the old Tyson showed up as he hammered Botha with a clean rigght hand to the chin. Air Max 98 Supreme Red. Botha went down hard, then struggled to back his knees but could not beat the count, after which he stumbled into the ropes and fell down.5. KO4 Larry Holmes (Jan. 22, 1988, Atlantic City, New Jersey)Holmes, the Hall of Fame former world champion, was past his prime and coming off a nearly two-year layoff when he was matched with a prime Tyson in a historic meeting of great heavyweights from different generations. As expected, Tyson destroyed Holmes, finally putting him away with a memorable onslaught leading up to a nasty right hand to the face that dropped Holmes flat on his back.4. KO1 Henry Tillman (June 16, 1990, Las Vegas)Four months after Douglas stripped Tyson of his unbeatable aura, Tyson returned with a vicious knockout of Tillman, who had twice defeated Tyson in the amateur ranks and had cost him a spot on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team. But their pro fight was a blowout that ended with a classic Tyson overhand right to the head that sent Tillman careening off the ropes and down in a heap. A classic one-punch Tyson KO.3. KO1 Marvis Frazier (July 26, 1986, Glens Falls, New York)Four fights before Tyson won the world title, he turned in an electrifying and wickedly violent knockout, needing only 30 seconds -- the fastest knockout of his career -- to destroy Frazier, the son of former heavyweight world champion Joe Frazier. Before the fans had even gotten comfortable in their seats, Tyson hurt Frazier with a right uppercut, a left to the head, another right uppercut and a right-left-right combination that dropped Frazier to his knees. This was the early, pre-prime Tyson at his ferocious finest.2. TKO2 Trevor Berbick (Nov. 22, 1986, Las Vegas)At 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old, Tyson fulfilled the prediction of father figure and late trainer Cus DAmato when he became the youngest heavyweight world champion. As historic as this knockout was, it was equally explosive. Who could forget the image of Berbick flopping around the ring when he tried to get up from a devastating left hook to the jaw? After Berbick survived a knockdown in the first few seconds of the second round, Tyson landed the title-winning left hook, essentially scoring three knockdowns with the single punch: First, Berbick fell from the hook. Then he tried to get up, but he was disoriented and fell down again. Finally, he attempted to get up again, but his legs again betrayed him, and he fell across the ring, crashing into the ropes, at which point the fight was stopped.1. KO1 Michael Spinks (June 27, 1988, Atlantic City, New Jersey)This was the apex of Tysons career, as he retained the undisputed title by blowing away the then-undefeated (and seemingly petrified) Spinks in just 91 seconds in what was, at the time, the richest fight in history. Tyson came to the ring with the hardware (three title belts), but Spinks was lineal champion, even though he had been stripped of his belt. Three days shy of his 22nd birthday, Tyson put aside his mounting personal problems and pulverized Spinks, dropping him twice -- first with a right hand to the body, and then moments later, for good, with a monstrous left-right combination to the jaw. Besides the violence of the KO, I loved Tysons reaction. He simply spread his arms to receive applause from the crowd, as if he knew the knockout had been preordained. He was never better than on this night. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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