BY MIKE RIFKIN With MLB free agency underway, we know a lot of the action will pick up after Thanksgiving and during the Winter Meetings. Here are some teams to watch this offseason.
Category Archives: Rifkin’s Rift Tide
STEARNS AGENDA (HOW TO FIX THE METS)
BY MIKE RIFKIN The case of the 2025 New York Mets is plain and simple they choked. With one of the highest payrolls in the sport the Mets missed the playoffs, one season after being two wins away from competing in the World Series. The results were unacceptable and outside of Carlos Mendoza the entireContinue reading ” STEARNS AGENDA (HOW TO FIX THE METS)”
Floor, No Cap
By Mike Rifkin The 2025 Major League Baseball season ended the same way the 2024 season did with the Los Angeles Dodgers hoisting the World Series Trophy. Now while teams can start thinking about what their 2026 rosters can look like, let’s look after the 2026 season where there might be a work stoppage. WhyContinue reading “Floor, No Cap”
THEY STRIKE AGAIN
BY MIKE RIFKIN On Sunday the Chiefs and Bills played another chapter in their fantastic rivalry. The Bills beat the Chiefs by a score of 28-21. In what was a fantastic game played by two outstanding teams, there’s one play in the game that stands out. In the third quarter down eight points the ChiefsContinue reading “THEY STRIKE AGAIN”
CH-CH-CHANGES (shoutout David Bowie)
BY MIKE RIFKIN Friday morning was the beginning for Dolphin fans, as General Manager Chris Grier and the team decided to “Mutually agree to part ways”. Grier had been in the organization since 2000, but has been the GM since 2016. So let’s be honest Grier won’t be the only one to go, he isContinue reading “CH-CH-CHANGES (shoutout David Bowie)”
HOW I WOULD BOOK : USO VS PUNK SNME
BY MIKE RIFKIN At Saturday Night Main Event CM Punk and Jey Uso will collide for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Due to injury Seth Rollins had to relinquish the championship, and now Punk, who was the number one contender and Uso, who won a battle royal will fight for the belt. So how shouldContinue reading “HOW I WOULD BOOK : USO VS PUNK SNME”
BLOW IT UP
BY MIKE RIFKIN Two years ago the Miami Dolphins were the talk of the NFL world. They were a fun, creative offense that was scoring 70 points like it’s Madden. Two years later they’re an absolute dumpster fire of an organization that lost 31-6 to the Cleveland Browns and now sit at 1-6 on theContinue reading “BLOW IT UP “
TO SKUBAL OR NOT TO SKUBAL
BY MIKE RIFKIN Tarik Skubal is arguably the best pitcher in baseball, you don’t even need to look at the numbers just watch his game five performance against the Mariners in the ALDS. Skubal is probably about to win his second consecutive CY Young award after going 13-6 with a 2.21 ERA with 241 strikeoutsContinue reading “TO SKUBAL OR NOT TO SKUBAL”
Starting Where?
By : Mike Rifkin The New York Mets suffered another miserable collapse in 2025, just like they did in 2007 and 2008. David Stearns in his end of season press conference said two words a lot in that press conference, RUN PREVENTION. When talking about run prevention, you’re talking about pitching and defense. Defensively theContinue reading “Starting Where?”
WHAT NOW?
BY Mike Rifkin If you’re a hockey fan one of the best days of the year is July 1st. July 1st is the beginning of free agency. The 2026 free agent class was stacked. Kirill Kaprizov, Connor McDavid, and Jack Eichel were the headliners of the class. But, as we get the season going allContinue reading “WHAT NOW?”
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