BY MARK HALPERN The Mets have had hit a big time speedbump in their season. A massive reason for them being 3-12 in their last 15 games is the fact that the starting pitching just isn’t going deep into games. . The Mets have had to deal with injuries (just like all other teams), ClayContinue reading “TRADE DEADLINE”
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UGLY WEEK
BY MIKE RIFKIN Thursday marked one week since the Mets lost ace Kodai Senga to a hamstring injury. Since the injury, it feels like a dark cloud has hovered over the Mets. Last Thursday was also the last time the Mets won a game. After back to back sweeps against the Rays and arch rivalContinue reading “UGLY WEEK”
Sweep And Sour
By Mike Rifkin Sunday was a bittersweet day for the Boston Red Sox and their fans. In the afternoon the Red Sox defeated their arch rivals the New York Yankees 2-0 to complete the three game sweep. Over the last two weekends the Red Sox won five of six meetings against the Yankees, and areContinue reading “Sweep And Sour”
HOW MUCH DOES GOING TO A GAME COST? AFFECTING REGULAR FAMILIES
BY MARK HALPERN We all know that professional athletes make a lot of money once they make it. Over the last decade teams have been spending more on players and when you spend millions of dollars on a player the money has to be made up somewhere and unfortunately, it’s the fans who ultimately payContinue reading “HOW MUCH DOES GOING TO A GAME COST? AFFECTING REGULAR FAMILIES”
WHOA HERE HE COMES
WATCH OUT LEAGUE IT’S MAURICIO TIME BY MARK HALPERN One thing the Mets have an abundance of is young position players. The guy who people seemed to forget was Ronny Mauricio, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL, suffered in Winter Ball. But now Mauricio is back. The Mets made the moveContinue reading “WHOA HERE HE COMES”
A WEEKEND AT CITI : THE STARS ARE OUT
BY MIKE RIFKIN Memorial Day weekend, the first sign of summer coming and that means Baseball will take over the hierarchy. And what better way to celebrate the weekend with an epic showdown in the greatest city in the world. The Mets will welcome the Dodgers to Citi Field this weekend in a rematch fromContinue reading “A WEEKEND AT CITI : THE STARS ARE OUT”
It Happened Again
By Mike Rifkin The Baltimore Orioles were swept this weekend by the Washington Nationals. For the Orioles, they’ve now dropped six in a row and are 2-8 in their last 10 games played. Furthermore a team that had such lofty expectations at the beginning of the season has the fourth worst record in all ofContinue reading “It Happened Again”
REINSTATED
BY MIKE RIFKIN On Tuesday MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred released a statement reinstating several players including Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. Manfred said in a statement “In my view, once an individual has passed away, the purposes of rule 21 have been served. Obviously, a person no longer with us cannot represent a threatContinue reading “REINSTATED”
I’VE SEEN THIS STORY BEFORE: SKENES FEELING LIKE DEGROM DID AS A MET
BY MARK HALPERN Mets fans love and remember their ace Jacob DeGrom through the good and bad. DeGrom was a bulldog, who can forget game five of the 2015 NLDS where he gave the Mets a chance to win. From that moment Degrom eventually became the best pitcher in baseball. But while DeGrom might haveContinue reading “I’VE SEEN THIS STORY BEFORE: SKENES FEELING LIKE DEGROM DID AS A MET”
A POLAR VORTEX HOVERS OVER CITI FIELD BY MARK HALPERN
Pete Alonso had made it pretty clear that he wanted to stay in New York with the Mets. The way things were going Mets fans were starting to believe that Alonso might go elsewhere cause he wasn’t getting the contract “he wanted.” The reason for the quotes is because his agent wanted him to getContinue reading “A POLAR VORTEX HOVERS OVER CITI FIELD BY MARK HALPERN”
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