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”
Category Archives: MLB
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”
The Machine Returns
By: Mike Rifkin For the first time since 2011 Albert Pujols will play regular season games for the St. Louis Cardinals. The future Hall of Famer signed a one year contract with the team he helped win two World Series. After winning their second World Series in 2011 Pujols signed a 10 year 254 millionContinue reading “The Machine Returns”
Are The Toronto Blue Jays the AL East Favorites?
By: Mike Rifkin The Toronto Blue Jays finished 2021 with a 91-71 record. That record led them to fourth place in the AL East and missed the Wild Card by one game. That has been motivation for the Jays who have been very active since the baseball lockout ended. On Wednesday morning the Toronto BlueContinue reading “Are The Toronto Blue Jays the AL East Favorites?”
NEWS OUT OF METS TRAINING CAMP
By Mark Halpern The season hasn’t begun yet, and the Mets are filling the headlines by making trades, signing new free agents to the team, Steve Cohen not caring that he has a luxury tax built in for him. However, yesterday one of the Mets premiere players had a brush with death. Mets All-Star firstContinue reading “NEWS OUT OF METS TRAINING CAMP”
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