BY MARK HALPERN For the better part of the off season and spring training the Mets were really only focused on one player and that was Yamamoto. The Mets organization had come out and said we will not be signing players (that includes extension for the Polar Bear) more than what we need. Well oneContinue reading “A TRUE DH”
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Don’t Poke The Bear
By Mike Rifkin One of the big headlines entering the 2024 Mets season is the impending free agency of first baseman Pete Alonso. The 29 year old Alonso had 46 home runs and 118 RBI last season. Outside of 2020 Alonso has hit over 30 home runs and drove in more than 90 runs. OverContinue reading “Don’t Poke The Bear”
IS IT TIME FOR A SALARY CAP IN THE MLB?
By Mark Halpern For years and years many different sports teams are controlled by the use of a salary cap. A salary cap is a total amount a team is allowed to spend on their professional roster. The NFL, NBA and NHL all have salary caps but, the one that doesn’t is Baseball. Now youContinue reading “IS IT TIME FOR A SALARY CAP IN THE MLB?”
Big Names Still Available
By Mark Halpern There are Mets fans wondering why the Mets haven’t been more aggressive in going after talent. Picture yourself as Steve Cohen you could buy whoever you wanted and outbid every other team would just go and do that? No because Baseball is personal it’s a business and Steve Cohen is a smartContinue reading “Big Names Still Available”
Too Loyal?
By Mike Rifkin Spring Training is upon us, meaning Baseball is back. Every team has high expectations to compete for a World Series Championship. One team that people are going to have doubts about is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who saw the best player in the world (Shohei Ohtani) go across the I-5Continue reading “Too Loyal?”
Making Moves
By Mike Rifkin The city of Baltimore is jumping with joy right now. Most people would say the city should be sad after the Ravens lost in the AFC Championship game, but no, Baltimore should be ecstatic after what has occurred over the past few days. A few days ago, it was announced that theContinue reading “Making Moves”
Baseball Hall Of Fame 2024
By Mike Rifkin Next Tuesday, the Baseball Hall Of Fame will announce their class of 2024. Players need at least 75% of the vote to be enshrined into the Hall. Players also will have ten years on the ballot to get in; otherwise, they need the Veterans Committee to put them in. If a playerContinue reading “Baseball Hall Of Fame 2024”
Trust The Process
By Mike Rifkin We’re into December and are just seeing some of the big names in MLB get moved. Juan Soto was traded to the Yankees, and Shohei Ohtani just signed a record-setting contract in sports history with the Dodgers, but outside of that, the Hot Stove hasn’t moved, but don’t tell that to MetContinue reading ” Trust The Process”
Well That Backfired
By Mike Rifkin On Saturday, the biggest contract given out in professional sports was signed. Shohei Ohtani decided to stay in California, but instead of staying in Anaheim, he took the I5 to Los Angeles and played for the Dodgers, who is saying no to 10 years and 700 million dollars. We can discuss whoContinue reading “Well That Backfired”
In Need Of A Splash
By Mike Rifkin MLB’s Winter Meetings start this weekend. Yes, free agency has begun, but history tells us that many significant deals go down at the Winter Meetings. Last year at the Meetings, Aaron Judge, Justin Verlander, Trea Turner, and Xander Bogaerts all signed massive contracts. This year, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto (who has beenContinue reading “In Need Of A Splash”
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