By Mike Rifkin During Friday’s Major League Baseball trade deadline, the New York Mets made a splash, acquiring shortstop Javier Baez from the Chicago Cubs. Baez will play shortstop until Francisco Lindor returns from his oblique injury and then shifts to Second base. After this season, Baez is a free agent but has said heContinue reading “Offseason Decisions”
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Trade Deadline Finale
By Mark Halpern This morning most of anyone who watches baseball will be checking in to see if their teams have done anything to upgrade their team as the 4 pm deadline approaches. As of Yesterday, the big trades revolved around the Dodgers and Yankees. The Mainers, Tampa Rays, and the Boston Red Sox allContinue reading “Trade Deadline Finale”
Back in Black
By Mark Halpern For those of you who don’t know, I am a die-hard NY Mets, Dallas Cowboys, NY Knicks, and yeah, a NY Rangers fan. Throughout the years, I have collected jerseys and hats from all of my favorite teams. I have had many jerseys over the years but, the style I loved theContinue reading “Back in Black”
Trade Deadline Part 3
By Mark Halpern Wednesday, we saw one big team and two small teams make trades. The New York Yankees land slugger Joey Gallo. Gallo was on the Texas Rangers and is a fan favorite there. The ball explodes on his bat, with a Yankee short porch in the right and left field. He could beContinue reading “Trade Deadline Part 3”
Trade Deadline Part 2
By Mark Halpern So in part one of this series, I talked a lot about certain players rumored to be traded. Those rumors heated up a little today for the likes of Max Scherzer and Kris Bryant as the Tampa Rays have now shown interest. This comes as no surprise that Tampa would try andContinue reading “Trade Deadline Part 2”
Trade Deadline Part 1
By Mark Halpern So with the trade deadline quickly approaching, we hear the rumors of big-name players who will be free agents at the end of this year. When it comes to teams making a trade for this type of player, I call it a rental and can be very costly to teams. The bigContinue reading “Trade Deadline Part 1”
Power or Small Ball
By Mark Halpern In today’s baseball game, many teams rely on more players who can hit the long ball than just getting on base and moving runners around to score. The game of baseball has changed so much over the last 100 years.Teams, when baseball started, didn’t have teams filled with power hitters who couldContinue reading “Power or Small Ball”
Is The Yankee Season Salvageable ?
By Bill Murphy I was born in 1994, so I was around during the golden age of the New York Yankees, seeing them win seven American League Pennants and Five World Series. One of my earliest memories of watching baseball was watching the core four (Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettite). My Continue reading “Is The Yankee Season Salvageable ?”
Second Half Run
By Mark Halpern So here we are returning from the All-Star break and looking at how things are going for the Mets are trending up. The Mets, during the first half, had the worst luck with Injuries, rainouts, and some really under performances from some players. Now we look to the second half of baseball,Continue reading “Second Half Run”
Time To Knock The Cover Off The Ball
By Mark Halpern What do Shohei Ohtani, Pete “the Polar Bear” Alonso, Trevor Story, Trey Mancini, Salvador Perez, Matt Olsen, and Juan Soto have in common? They are the participants in this year’s All-Star Game Home Run Derby at Coors Field in Colorado. The participants have a huge advantage compared to other parks. Coors fieldContinue reading “Time To Knock The Cover Off The Ball”
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