Mark Halpern

Trade Deadline Part 2

By Mark Halpern So in part one of this series, I talked a lot about certain players rumored to be traded. Those rumors heated up a little today for the likes of Max Scherzer and Kris Bryant as the Tampa Rays have now shown interest. This comes as no surprise that Tampa would try andContinue reading “Trade Deadline Part 2”

Trade Deadline Part 1

By Mark Halpern So with the trade deadline quickly approaching, we hear the rumors of big-name players who will be free agents at the end of this year. When it comes to teams making a trade for this type of player, I call it a rental and can be very costly to teams. The bigContinue reading “Trade Deadline Part 1”

Power or Small Ball

By Mark Halpern In today’s baseball game, many teams rely on more players who can hit the long ball than just getting on base and moving runners around to score. The game of baseball has changed so much over the last 100 years.Teams, when baseball started, didn’t have teams filled with power hitters who couldContinue reading “Power or Small Ball”

Open Match

By Mark Halpern The Open Championship was held at Royal St George last week, and it was full of top players. If you read my blog, I had picked John Rahm to win it. Looking where he finished at 3rd place was a good standing but, his first round was atrocious. He shot 71 1Continue reading “Open Match”

Paul Needs to Ball

By Mark Halpern (Written 7/20/2021 12:00 pm in case this posts after the game) So, tonight is game six of the NBA finals. The Milwaukee Bucks won a crucial game on the road in Phoenix to bring game six back home. We all know home-court advantage always gives the home team an upper advantage. CanContinue reading “Paul Needs to Ball”

The G.O.A.T or Foolish G.O.A.T

By Mark Halpern The term G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) is thrown around a lot regarding sports. In the game of Football, however, when we use this term, Tom Brady is currently at the top of the list. As we all know, Tom Brady has almost as many Super Bowl rings as fingers and moreContinue reading “The G.O.A.T or Foolish G.O.A.T”

Second Half Run

By Mark Halpern So here we are returning from the All-Star break and looking at how things are going for the Mets are trending up. The Mets, during the first half, had the worst luck with Injuries, rainouts, and some really under performances from some players. Now we look to the second half of baseball,Continue reading “Second Half Run”

Nobody is perfect. Lets try again

By Mark Halpern So, my last week’s John Deere event picks went nowhere near what I had predicted. The play from the two youngsters was good. Smalley and Gannon did well but not well enough. I still see bright futures from them, but TPC Deere Run is a course I said in my recent postContinue reading “Nobody is perfect. Lets try again”

The Return of America’s Team

By Mark Halpern So football is right around the corner, and I am beyond excited to see my Dallas Cowboys open the season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 9th, 2021. I have been a Cowboys fan since 1982 when my brother bought me my first Jersey of Danny White. In the 80’s weContinue reading “The Return of America’s Team”

Time To Knock The Cover Off The Ball

By Mark Halpern What do Shohei Ohtani, Pete “the Polar Bear” Alonso, Trevor Story, Trey Mancini, Salvador Perez, Matt Olsen, and Juan Soto have in common? They are the participants in this year’s All-Star Game Home Run Derby at Coors Field in Colorado. The participants have a huge advantage compared to other parks. Coors fieldContinue reading “Time To Knock The Cover Off The Ball”