Mark Halpern

ICED COLE

BY MARK HALPERN On Tuesday night 06/25/24, the New York Mets kicked off their subway series against the cross-town rival New York Yankees. Over the past 20 games, the Mets have been one of the hottest teams winning 15 of their last twenty, and have put themselves in a great position to be BUYERSContinue reading “ICED COLE”

WILL THEY ROAR OR MEOW

By Mark Halpern The Detroit Lions and the entire NFC North will play a powerful division. The Lions are the reigning NFC North champions and with good reason. Goff was better than the old Goff. Goff not only had plenty of time thanks to a formidable offensive line, he was given the best weapons toContinue reading “WILL THEY ROAR OR MEOW”

VIENTOS HAS EARNED HIS SPOT

BY MARK HALPERN Over the past few years, Mets fans had some real excitement about the talent we had in Triple-A 2 years ago. The Mets have 3 MLB-ready players ready to vault to the Mets and we are talking about Baty, Alvarez, and Vientos. Rookies can do great in the minors and then justContinue reading “VIENTOS HAS EARNED HIS SPOT”

SAY HEY : A Willie Mays Tribute

BY MARK HALPERN The entire sports world shared a moment of sadness when it was announced that Willie Mays has passed away at the age of 93. Mays was born in Westville, Alabama on May 6th, 1931. Cat Mays, his father was a good ball player for the local Iron plant, and his MotherContinue reading “SAY HEY : A Willie Mays Tribute”

JEALOUS MUCH

By MARK HALPERN As an analyst, I try and see things from both sides good and bad. I wrote an article last week giving praise to Angel Reese and saying that she should get some recognition for how she steps out on the court and plays hard. Well, one thing I said isContinue reading “JEALOUS MUCH”

WHERE SHOULD THE KNICKS GO?

BY MARK HALPERNIf the Knicks want to be successful in this NBA, upgrades are goingto be needed. After the season the New York Knicks had this question:“Where are they most vulnerable?,” as we watched this franchise get soclose to grabbing that brass ring. Some decisions have to be made and itisn’t in only one spot.Continue reading “WHERE SHOULD THE KNICKS GO?”

NEVER QUIT METS

By Mark Halpern Being a sports fan in New York is tough. New York fans are spoiled because we only expect the best even though we all come back for more. New York teams can spend money, have the right advertisers, have a huge pavilion that is predicted to open (between 2027-2028) with hotels thatContinue reading “NEVER QUIT METS”

BEING THE FACE OF A LEAGUE IS HARD

By Mark Halpern Just about every sport has a face of the league that is chosen not only by the fans by analysts and coaches, players too. For Caitlin Calrk she didn’t ask for this honor but, has taken it with a grain of salt and has had to put on her best faceContinue reading “BEING THE FACE OF A LEAGUE IS HARD”

Gambling Men

BY Mark Halpern I hate to start it this way but, at the rate these players that are being caught for gambling Pete Rose’s case for the Hall of Fame will end up on the back burner now. There are multiple lifetime bans for betting on their respected teams and 4 minor leaguers get aContinue reading “Gambling Men”

HEY WHAT ABOUT ME

By Mark Halpern As I have stated in my previous articles that Caitlin Clark is now the face of the WNBA. Well, that hasn’t been well perceived very well by certain players who think they deserve more attention than what they are currently getting. Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky was Clark’s evilContinue reading “HEY WHAT ABOUT ME”