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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“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”
Long Term vs Short Term
By Mike Rifkin To describe the New York Mets first half of the season it’s been a roller coaster ride. Since he took over the franchise Steve Cohen has discussed making the Mets into an east coast version of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last year’s trade deadline Steve Cohen used his big wallet to eatContinue reading “Long Term vs Short Term”
SMALL BALL VS THE HOMERUN
BY MARK HALPERN Baseball isn’t known as America’s pastime for no reason. The game is exciting and over the years from inception till now the game has changed. In the beginning the way teams scored runs by singles, doubles and the occasional triple. The Homerun was considered to be a bonus if you had aContinue reading “SMALL BALL VS THE HOMERUN”
Meet The Mess
By Mike Rifkin The New York Mets might have hit rock bottom on Wednesday, but that’s saying a lot for a team that has struggled since the beginning of the month. The Mets lost to the Dodgers 10-3 and were swept in the three game series by Los Angeles. That makes the Mets 7-19 inContinue reading “Meet The Mess”
Make It Fair
By Mark Halpern I think it was said best in the movie Moneyball “The problem we’re trying to solve is that there are rich teams and there are poor teams. Then there’s fifty feet of crap, and then there’s us. It’s an unfair game.” This quote isn’t really far from the truth. When you lookContinue reading “Make It Fair”
All You Need Is Patience
BY MARK HALPERN After missing out in the playoffs the Mets went into the offseason and made changes in the front office and to the roster as well. The Mets have the BEST general manager in the sport in David Stearns. Most Mets fans were ecstatic because knows how he can put a team together.Continue reading “All You Need Is Patience”