Daniel Murphy

For all the numbers, data, formulas and eyeball scouting, the decision-makers in Major League Baseball are still human—sometimes.

They are prone to non-analytical judgments. They have feelings. They watch the postseason like everyone else. They feel the ups and the downs, and they see and feel the emotion involved with it all.

Regular-season Daniel Murphy is an OK player. Pretty good, even. If we really want to stretch, we can say he might even be quite good.

But postseason Daniel Murphy? He's something else, man. Just going off the evidence, he's a historic postseason slugger who's basically the same thing as peak Barry Bonds*.

*In a good way.

To no one's surprise, New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy was named the 2015 National League Championship Series MVP on Wednesday.

The New York Mets' home run binge is a big reason why they're on course for the 2015 World Series. Second baseman Daniel Murphy has been leading the charge.

FINAL SCORE: Mets 8 - 3 Cubs

The New York Mets are moving on the World Series for the first time since 2000 after completing the sweep of the Chicago Cubs with an 8-3 victory in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night.

Wrigley Field was a haunted house for the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets again played the ghoul. 

It’s hard to assume something wide sweeping about sports as a whole, but if there was ever a more emphatic response to a loss than Kansas City’s, I haven’t seen it.

After losing 11-8 on Monday night in Toronto—a game that was largely decided early, even though Kansas City made a late push—the Royals answered in force, beating the Blue Jays 14-2, scoring nine runs in the final three innings and taking a 3-1 lead in the ALCS.

You can't be any more locked in than Daniel Murphy is right now. 

In the top of the third inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday night, the New York Mets second baseman hit his fifth home run in as many games, which tied an MLB record, according to Fox Sports' Jon Morosi.

Daniel Murphy had a very strong 2015 season for the New York Mets and has had an amazing postseason run. That might not be enough to keep him with the Mets after this season, however.

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There is enough of a sample size to pass judgment.

The American League and National League Championship Series are both two games old, and both are somewhat surprisingly 2-0 in favor of the teams with home-field advantage. The Kansas City Royals and New York Mets are two wins away from heading to the 2015 World Series, but as the division series reminded us, you cannot count out the trailing teams.