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The Lighting is Leaving The NY Mets

Noah Syndergaard heads to Angels By Mark Halpern The New York Mets fans got some bad news this morning: All-Star pitcher Noah “Thor” Syndergaard has decided not to sign with the Mets and instead decided to sign with the Angels. It’s a one-year $21 million contract with no options. So yes, like many players inContinue reading “The Lighting is Leaving The NY Mets“

Covid and the Saints

By Mark Halpern Yesterday I found out that six, count it six different assistant coaches on the New Orleans Saints tested positive for the Covid virus. I would be angrier if they weren’t vaccinated, but they all were; however, the people they must have been around were not. The people around the ones who gaveContinue reading “Covid and the Saints”

9/11 Baseball Mets vs Yankees

20th Anniversary Edition NEVER FORGET Twenty years today started like any other day for me. I would get up and go to work at the store I managed while in college called Drug Mart of Millwood. I was resetting the front end when a customer whom I have known for at least ten years cameContinue reading “9/11 Baseball Mets vs Yankees“

Best Food in Stadiums and Venues Pt1. (MLB)

By Mark Halpern So, we all love going to the ballpark to watch our favorite team or players play the game of Baseball. However, watching the game is only part of the experience. Back in the early days of Baseball, ballparks offered concessions such as Beer, Hotdogs, Knishes, Hot Pretzels, and other small edibles. OverContinue reading “Best Food in Stadiums and Venues Pt1. (MLB)”

Trade Deadline Finale

By Mark Halpern This morning most of anyone who watches baseball will be checking in to see if their teams have done anything to upgrade their team as the 4 pm deadline approaches. As of Yesterday, the big trades revolved around the Dodgers and Yankees. The Mainers, Tampa Rays, and the Boston Red Sox allContinue reading “Trade Deadline Finale”

Back in Black

By Mark Halpern For those of you who don’t know, I am a die-hard NY Mets, Dallas Cowboys, NY Knicks, and yeah, a NY Rangers fan. Throughout the years, I have collected jerseys and hats from all of my favorite teams. I have had many jerseys over the years but, the style I loved theContinue reading “Back in Black”

Trade Deadline Part 3

By Mark Halpern Wednesday, we saw one big team and two small teams make trades. The New York Yankees land slugger Joey Gallo. Gallo was on the Texas Rangers and is a fan favorite there. The ball explodes on his bat, with a Yankee short porch in the right and left field. He could beContinue reading “Trade Deadline Part 3”

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”