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Next Man Up

By : Mike Rifkin Mark Canha is the latest Met to step up in a big way as his two home runs led the Mets to a 10-9 victory over division rival Phillies. After a rain delay Canha hit a game tying three run home run to tie the game at 7. After Jean SeguraContinue reading “Next Man Up”

BATY GETS THE CALL

By Mark Halpern At the beginning of the Mets season, much of the focus was on the big-league team as it should be, but the Mets farm system was talked about in great detail before and after the lockout. The Mets have one if not the top farm system in all of baseball. The namesContinue reading “BATY GETS THE CALL“

Time To Leave A Mark

By: Mike Rifkin The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The win pushes the Mets winning streak to six consecutive games. The Mets currently have a seven game lead in the NL East over the Atlanta Braves and 10 game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets next 11 gamesContinue reading “Time To Leave A Mark”

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”