By: Mike Rifkin Last season the Baltimore Orioles finished with an 83-79 record and just missed the playoffs. You could see that things were changing in Baltimore as it was their first winning season since 2016. The Orioles are proving last season was not a fluke; they are 41-24 and 5.5 games behind the RaysContinue reading “Locking Up The Core”
Category Archives: Rifkin’s Rift Tide
What A Mess
By: Mike Rifkin For the third consecutive night, the New York Mets couldn’t hold a multi-run lead in a loss to the division-rival Atlanta Braves. It’s their sixth consecutive loss for the Mets, and they are 3-7 in their last ten games. On Wednesday night Max Scherzer couldn’t hold a 4-1 lead, and Adam OttavinoContinue reading “What A Mess”
Failure To Launch
By: Mike Rifkin In 2018 the Winnipeg Jets lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games in the Western Conference Finals. This year, the Jets again lost in the first round of the playoffs when the Golden Knights dispatched them in five games. Since their appearance in the Western Conference Finals, the Jets haveContinue reading “Failure To Launch”
Golden Knights
By: Mike Rifkin The Vegas Golden Knights have had a rich history since their inception in 2017. Now they will be making their second appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith have become cogs in the lineup for Vegas since the expansion draft; both players were acquired from the Florida Panthers,Continue reading “Golden Knights “
Leafs Of Change
By Mike Rifkin On Friday, Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan Shannahan announced the team would not renew the contract of General Manager Kyle Dubas after five seasons as the team’s General Manager and nine years with the organization. In the regular season, the Leafs had a record of 221-109-42. This year the Leafs won theirContinue reading “Leafs Of Change”
NHL Awards
By : Mike Rifkin Tonight is the NHL Awards Ceremony. I’m going to give you the candidates who were announced for each award and give my candidates and pick who I would have win and who I think will win. NHL AWARD Nominees and Winners HART: Connor McDavid (Oilers), David Pastrnak (Bruins), Matthew Tkachuk (Panthers)Continue reading ” NHL Awards”
Dolphins Key Games
By Mike Rifkin On Thursday, the NFL schedule was released. The Miami Dolphins in 2022 made the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Here are some of the key games on the Dolphins’ schedule, minus the games in what should be an ultra-competitive AFC East. Week 1: AT Chargers: Two AFC wildcards from lastContinue reading ” Dolphins Key Games”
What’s The Point
By Mike Rifkin In the fifth inning of Tuesday’s Mets-Reds game, Reds outfielder Wil Myers knocked a ball away from Mets Shortstop Francisco Lindor during a play. He should have been ruled out because Myers touched a live ball during play. Instead, the umpires said they didn’t see it in a call, which was aContinue reading “What’s The Point”
Rock Bottom
By: Mike Rifkin Many things have gone wrong so far this season for a team that won 101 games last season. On Sunday, the Colorado Rockies defeated the New York Mets 13-6. The loss gave the series to the Rockies, putting the Mets under .500 at 17-18. The Mets are now 3-7 in their lastContinue reading “Rock Bottom”
MLB Weekend Preview (5/5-5/7)
By Mike Rifkin The first weekend of May and we’re beginning to see the dog days of the baseball season. Here’s a look at some of the big series this weekend across Major League Baseball. Yankees at Rays : Two teams that are polar opposites of each other will begin their season series when theContinue reading “MLB Weekend Preview (5/5-5/7)”
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