New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, batting .357 with five home runs in seven playoff games, is evoking memories of postseason heroes of the recent past, such as David Freese, Cody Ross and Scott Spiezio, as a good, second-tier starter having a Reggie Jackson-like October. Murphy enters Game 3 of the NLCS Tuesday with home runs in four consecutive games ... after homering in back-to-back games just once in his career. Funny things happen in the postseason.
As you've probably heard, Murphy will be a free agent after this season.