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?”
Category Archives: MLB
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”
A Bronx Feud
By Mike Rifkin Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman has had an interesting start to his offseason. Last week at the General Manager’s meetings, Cashman was very annoyed during a media session where someone asked him about the Yankees being analytically driven. Cashman said, “No one is doing their deep dives; they’re just ammunition and bulls***Continue reading “A Bronx Feud “
End Of An Era?
By Mike Rifkin On Monday night, the Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Astros 11-4 in Game seven of the ALCS. The Astros had been the AL Champs the last two seasons and have been in the ALCS every year since 2017. During this span, the Astros have been to four World Series, winning two. TheContinue reading “End Of An Era?”
WHEN YOU’RE WRONG YOU’RE WRONG
By Mark Halpern It takes a long, complex process to put your opinions on paper and put them out there for the world to read. However, it takes the class to write an apology article. At the beginning of the MLB season, I was one of the sternest critics of Corey Seager and how IContinue reading “WHEN YOU’RE WRONG YOU’RE WRONG”
The Legend Grows
By: Mike Rifkin In the top of the ninth inning, trailing by two runs, the Houston Astros had the right man up. With two runners on, Second Baseman Jose Altuve hit a go-ahead three-run home run to give the Astros a 5-4 victory and a 3-2 series lead in the ALCS. The home run gaveContinue reading “The Legend Grows”
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