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Statement Series

By : Mike Rifkin On Sunday the New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-2, taking four of five in the series and pushing their lead in the National League East to 6.5 over the Braves. For the first time this season the defending World Series Champions have lost three games in a row. InContinue reading “Statement Series”

Banking On Health

By : Mike Rifkin With the MLB trade deadline passing my biggest takeaway on the New York Mets is that they are banking on the guys currently injured to have big returns. The Mets at the trade deadline added Darin Ruf from the Giants for JD Davis and three prospects. Ruf will DH when theContinue reading “Banking On Health”

Kings Of Queens

By: Mike Rifkin On Wednesday Starling Marte got the walk-off hit as the Mets defeated the Yankees 3-2 completing a sweep in the first installment of the Subway Series. The Mets have now won six of the last eight meetings against their in state rivals. A big difference in the series was hitting with runnersContinue reading “Kings Of Queens”

Subway Series Preview

By : Mike Rifkin Tuesday night at Citi Field will be the first installment of the Subway Series 2022 with both the Mets and the Yankees sitting in first place in their respective divisions. Both teams made changes after disappointing seasons. Last season the Mets won four of six meetings, but overall the Yankees leadContinue reading “Subway Series Preview”

JEFF MCNEIL’S RETURN TO FORM

By Mark Halpern Picture it Queens 2018; a young 2nd baseman is promoted from AAA to the majors to become a staple in the Mets organization. Jeff Mcneil has done the same thing every day he steps out onto the ball field, and that is to give his team the best shot to win theContinue reading “JEFF MCNEIL’S RETURN TO FORM”

MLB Awards

By: Mike Rifkin With the MLB All Star Game upon us here is how I would vote for each award. AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP : Aaron Judge – Yankees : Judge on Sunday tied a Yankees record by hitting his 33rd Home Run before the All Star Break. His 70 RBI’S are the most for aContinue reading “MLB Awards”

Mets Unsung Hero

By : Mike Rifkin The New York Mets have gotten a lot of contributions throughout the first half of this season. David Peterson, Trevor Williams, Colin Holderman, Yoan Lopez, and Adonis Medina have contributed to help a pitching staff that has had some injuries. Offensively Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso, Starling Marte, Jeff McNeil and FranciscoContinue reading “Mets Unsung Hero”

HOMERUN DERBY 2022

BY Mark Halpern We are just two days away from the most extraordinary event during the All-Star break, the Home Run Derby. This year’s field combines a bit of old and new players to the derby. Let’s take a look at them one by one. PETE ALONSO: is your two-time defending Home Run Derby champ.Continue reading “HOMERUN DERBY 2022”

5 cities where the MLB should expand to.

By Lawrence Lang With the recent talk of Major League Baseball wanting to expand to 32 teams, the question is, where does MLB go if they were to expand to 32 teams. Here are my top five cities that I think deserve an MLB team. Las Vegas and Montreal would be excluded since Vegas willContinue reading “5 cities where the MLB should expand to.”

Angels Need to Be Careful

By : Mike Rifkin Every Season we expect the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to be a playoff team. And every year it is the same result they aren’t. The Angels just got swept in Baltimore by the Orioles and are now 38-49 fourth place in the AL West and seven games back of theContinue reading “Angels Need to Be Careful”