By Mike Rifkin Friday night, the vibes at Citi Field were immaculate. The Mets had a seven run third inning, looking for their second consecutive win over the division rival Atlanta Braves, and their fifth straight win overall. But the vibes changed in the sixth inning of that game and changed the series as aContinue reading “Reversal Of Fortune”
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ARE WE WITNESSING ANOTHER MIRACLE METS
BY MARK HALPERN If Estelle Getty was writing this, this is how it would open “Picture it flushing Queens 1969. The Mets were in third place and chasing the Cubs all season and on August 14th a Miracle began.” That magical season in 1969 proved that even being so far back, came back to notContinue reading “ARE WE WITNESSING ANOTHER MIRACLE METS”
ARE WE WITNESSING ANOTHER MIRACLE METS
BY MARKHALPERNIf Estelle Getty was writing this, this is how it would open “Picture it flushingQueens 1969. The Mets were in third place and chasing the Cubs all season andon August 14th a Miracle began.” That magical season in 1969 proved that evenbeing so far back, came back to not only win the pennant but,Continue reading “ARE WE WITNESSING ANOTHER MIRACLE METS”
Kings Of New York
By Mike Rifkin The New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees 12-3 on Wednesday night, completing their first Subway Series sweep since 2013. The Mets scored 36 runs in the four games, hit 13 home runs and 25 extra base hits. The depth of the Mets lineup is what you take away from theseContinue reading “Kings Of New York”
HOW I WOULD VOTE : BASEBALL HALL OF FAME 2025
BY Mike Rifkin On Sunday the Baseball Hall of Fame presented their class of 2024. The class consisted of Joe Mauer, Todd Helton, Adrian Beltre and Jim Leyland (Vet committee). So let’s look ahead to how I would vote for next year’s class. *Note will not include from Veterans committee. Returning First Time
First Half MLB Awards
By Mike Rifkin We have reached the halfway point of the Major League Baseball season and it has been quite eventful. Here is how I would vote for the awards at the halfway point of the season. AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP : Aaron Judge, Yankees : Judge has 34 home runs, which is a Yankee recordContinue reading “First Half MLB Awards”
HELP
BY MIKE Rifkin The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 7-5 on Tuesday night. The win propels the Mets to .500 (45-45) on the season. Now, you’d think a victory and getting back to .500 would be nice and it is, everything would be positive? No, Jose Quintana was a positive with seven shutoutContinue reading “HELP”
ICED COLE
BY MARK HALPERN On Tuesday night 06/25/24, the New York Mets kicked off their subway series against the cross-town rival New York Yankees. Over the past 20 games, the Mets have been one of the hottest teams winning 15 of their last twenty, and have put themselves in a great position to be BUYERSContinue reading “ICED COLE”
Pressure Is Mounting
By Mike Rifkin We’ve entered the dog days of summer and that means playoff races across Major League Baseball are getting more intense. The addition of the third wild card in both leagues have made more teams feel like they’re still in the race. The Toronto Blue Jays have dropped six in a row andContinue reading “Pressure Is Mounting”
VIENTOS HAS EARNED HIS SPOT
BY MARK HALPERN Over the past few years, Mets fans had some real excitement about the talent we had in Triple-A 2 years ago. The Mets have 3 MLB-ready players ready to vault to the Mets and we are talking about Baty, Alvarez, and Vientos. Rookies can do great in the minors and then justContinue reading “VIENTOS HAS EARNED HIS SPOT”
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