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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”

Feeling The Heat

By Mike Rifkin We are less than a month away from the NFL season kicking off. All fans are confident that their respective teams are going to compete for a Super Bowl Championship. We often talk about coaches who need to show something as the pressure mounts, here’s a list of the ten Quarterbacks IContinue reading “Feeling The Heat”

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”

Absurd

By Mike Rifkin The NFL released its top 100 players list voted by the players, and there’s a new number one player. Tyreek Hill was voted by his peers as the best player in the NFL. Hill unseats his former Quarterback Patrick Mahomes as the best player in the league. Mahomes slipped to four behindContinue reading “Absurd”

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”

Securing The Bag

By Mike Rifkin Friday was a good day for a couple of NFL Quarterbacks. Tua Tagovailoa of the Dolphins and Jordan Love of the Packers both signed lucrative contract extensions. These two contracts land these two as two of the four highest paid Quarterbacks in the NFL based on AAV (average annual value). To quoteContinue reading “Securing The Bag”

All In?

By Mike Rifkin Training camps across the NFL are open and the season is right around the corner. One of the big storylines of the offseason was the Dallas Cowboys and how they were going to approach the offseason. Well, owner Jerry Jones told people that he was “All In”, well the Cowboys were notContinue reading “All In?”

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”