By Mike Rifkin The Milwaukee Brewers had a fantastic week of baseball. The Brewers took two of three from the Dodgers and swept the Cleveland Guardians, two of the best teams in baseball. The Brewers outscored the Guardians 9-4 over the three games. The Brewers own a 11 game lead in the NL Central, theContinue reading “Something Brewing”
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Walk This Way
By Mike Rifkin No, this is not a tribute to the greatest American Rock Band that has announced their retirement but congrats on a tremendous journey.. In the Mets 9-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics Mets’ pitchers walked six hitters. Walks have been a theme for the Mets pitching staff, who have walked 447 hitters,Continue reading “Walk This Way “
Scoreless In Seattle
By Mike Rifkin The New York Mets were swept by the Seattle Mariners over the weekend. The Mariners outscored the Mets 22-1 over the three games, and the Mariners pitching staff only allowed 17 hits. The Mets were shutout for the first 24 innings of the series until Jeff McNeil hit a home run inContinue reading “Scoreless In Seattle”
Wrong Direction
By Mike Rifkin In 2021 the Chicago White Sox won 93 games and a lot of people thought that was the beginning of something special on the South Side. Well, things turned the other way for the White Sox and now who knows when it will end. On Sunday the White Sox lost to theContinue reading “Wrong Direction”
Long -Term Vision
By Mike Rifkin The MLB trade deadline has come and gone, there were winners and losers. Teams asked themselves if they should go all in or if they should hold onto some top prospects and have some flexibility for the winter and beyond. One of those teams who had this question : the New YorkContinue reading “Long -Term Vision”
Reversal Of Fortune
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”
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
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