Daniel Murphy was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2015 National League Championship Series, becoming the second player in team history to win the award, joining LHP Mike Hampton who received the honor in 2000.
Last night at Wrigley Field, Murphy homered for the sixth straight game, while going 4-for-5 with two RBIs.
In four games during the NLCS, Murphy hit .529 with a .556 OBP, four home runs, one double, and six RBIs. His four home runs during the series match the NLCS record for home runs. His 1.294 slugging percentage in the LCS was the highest ever, surpassing Bob Robertson’s 1.250 in 1971.
“I got a chance to play with Babe Ruth,” Curtis Granderson said after the game, joking about Murphy. “That’s what I’m going to tell people when I get old and gray.”
Prior to the postseason, Murphy had never homered five times in any month. His career high for home runs was 14 this season. In fact, he didn’t hit his seventh home run of the regular season until Aug. 2. He has already hit seven during the team’s nine postseason games this October.
“The guy’s on a different planet right now,” Lucas Duda said.
“We just have open mouths, staring at each other,” added Michael Cuddyer. “Really, there’s nothing else that we can say. It’s not surprising. It’s not shocking. We just open our mouths and stare.”
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There was a point early this week when this felt like a fluke, just some sort of lucky, hot streak. However, at this point, he’s clearly doing something to get more lift. It could be a matter of pitch selection and recognition. I’ve heard our Toby Hyde and others, as well as Keith Hernandez, talk about how Murph’s simply getting his hands through the zone level and quick, that the plane of his bat is perfect and unlike at any other point in memory, so he’s striking the ball perfect and getting perfect results. This sounds about as good of a reason as any, and gives me hope that he can continue it into the World Series. In either case, he’s been incredible to watch. Last night, instead of the typical cheer or amazement, I simply said, “Of course,” when his eighth-inning ball landed in the stands for another home run. It feels common place at this point, which speaks to the volume (mass and decibels) of what he’s doing…
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