By : Mike Rifkin Currently the New York Mets own the best record in MLB at 9-3. Yesterday the Mets swept a doubleheader from the San Francisco Giants and a big reason why is the new guys they brought in during the offseason. In game two of the doubleheader Max Scherzer made his Citi FieldContinue reading “New Faces Shining Bright In Queens”
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METS LINEUP FULL OF SURPRISES
By Mark Halpern The New York Mets have had a great rotation to start the season (Please Read Mike Rifken’s recent post on our blogs that covers this), but the Mets lineup has been burning and turning. Usually throughout the first two weeks of the season you see lopsided stats cause some teams take longerContinue reading “METS LINEUP FULL OF SURPRISES”
Starting Strong
By: Mike Rifkin On Sunday David Peterson gave the Mets 4.1 innings of shutout baseball. The 4.1 shutout innings lowered the Mets starters ERA to a staggering 1.07 through 10 games. Peterson was making the start for Taijuan Walker who got hurt in his last start and manager Buck Showalter said he expects Walker toContinue reading “Starting Strong”
Quest For Perfection
By : Mike Rifkin Wednesday afternoon future Hall Of Famer Clayton Kershaw was pulled from his first start of the season after seven perfect innings and only threw 80 pitches against the Minnesota Twins. There have been 23 perfect games in the history of Major League Baseball with the last one by Felix Hernandez ofContinue reading “Quest For Perfection”
Tom Terrific
By : Mike Rifkin On Friday prior to the Mets home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks the Mets will unveil a statue of “The Franchise” Tom Seaver in front of Citi Field. Seaver was a member of the 1969 World Series Champion and 1973 National League Champion Mets teams. Seaver is the Mets all timeContinue reading “Tom Terrific”
MEGILL LOOKING LIKE DEGROM
By Mark Halpern When the New York Mets started the limited spring training, Taylor Megill was not even a thought for the starting lineup, let alone the MLB roster. The thought was he was going to go down to triple-A ball and would probably be called up in the summer when they would possibly needContinue reading “MEGILL LOOKING LIKE DEGROM”
Showalter is Bucking Mad
By Mark Halpern At the end of the 2021 season, I predicted that the Mets would get Buck Showalter as their manager. Buck is a very experienced manager and knew that he had a lot to accomplish this season. Buck brings a fire to the Mets dugout that we haven’t seen in a long time,Continue reading “Showalter is Bucking Mad“
National League Preview
By : Mike Rifkin With the Baseball season getting started this week here is my preview for the National League. NL EAST 5) Nationals – The Nationals offensively have Juan Soto and signed Nelson Cruz this offseason but outside of that it’s not a great lineup. Pitching wise they need Stephen Strausburg to stay healthyContinue reading “National League Preview”
American League Preview
By : Mike Rifkin With Major League Baseball ready to get started on Thursday here is my preview and predictions on each division in the American League. AL EAST 5) Orioles – Baseball America ranks the Orioles with the fourth best farm system in MLB. Once they get to the big leagues they would joinContinue reading “American League Preview”
Offseason Contracts I like/Dislike
By Mike Rifkin With Major League Baseball out of lockout and ready to begin their regular season next week. Here is a look at three signings I like and dislike Likes Kevin Gausman/ Yusei Kikuchi – Toronto Blue Jays. Last season the Blue Jays won 91 games and finished fourth in the AL East, thisContinue reading “Offseason Contracts I like/Dislike”
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