Let’s call Daniel Murphy’s season to date what it really is:
The greatest revenge tour New York ever has seen, from either side of the revenge viewpoint. Murphy has opted to take the high road in every way this year — refusing to acknowledge whatever anger/resentment/disappointment he may have had by not being invited back to Flushing and invoking Sandy Alderson’s name on the card he held at the All-Star Game, noting Alderson’s battle with cancer.
The numbers, of course, tell a different story: 13 games played, a .423 average, seven home runs, 21 RBIs. Murphy is having an MVP-worthy season against everyone; against the Mets he is a combination of Rogers Hornsby and Babe Ruth.