The New York Mets need Thor to lay his hammer on the talented, relentless Kansas City Royals offense.
Thor — that would be rookie fireballer Noah Syndergaard — takes the mound for the Mets on Friday night at Citi Field with his team down 2-0 in the World Series. Thor, for those not up on their Norse mythology, is the hammer-wielding god of lighting and thunder.
The 6-foot-6, 242-pound, golden-haired Syndergaard sounds ready for the biggest challenge of his young career.
"You can't be too focused on it (being) a World Series game," said the 23-year-old, who is 1-1 with a 2.