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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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”
“Sticking” To It
By Mike Rifkin The bottom of the ninth inning of the Mets-Cubs game on Sunday was a roller coaster before it even started. Mets closer Edwin Diaz was ejected before throwing a pitch when the umpires determined his hands were too sticky. With the ejection Diaz is now suspended for 10 games barring an appeal.Continue reading ““Sticking” To It”
SAY HEY : A Willie Mays Tribute
BY MARK HALPERN The entire sports world shared a moment of sadness when it was announced that Willie Mays has passed away at the age of 93. Mays was born in Westville, Alabama on May 6th, 1931. Cat Mays, his father was a good ball player for the local Iron plant, and his MotherContinue reading “SAY HEY : A Willie Mays Tribute”
NEVER QUIT METS
By Mark Halpern Being a sports fan in New York is tough. New York fans are spoiled because we only expect the best even though we all come back for more. New York teams can spend money, have the right advertisers, have a huge pavilion that is predicted to open (between 2027-2028) with hotels thatContinue reading “NEVER QUIT METS”
Gambling Men
BY Mark Halpern I hate to start it this way but, at the rate these players that are being caught for gambling Pete Rose’s case for the Hall of Fame will end up on the back burner now. There are multiple lifetime bans for betting on their respected teams and 4 minor leaguers get aContinue reading “Gambling Men”
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