BY MIKE RIFKIN According to reports Minnesota Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov turned down an eight year $128 million dollar extension with the team. The contract would’ve made Kaprizov the highest paid player in the NHL in total dollars and AAV (Average Annual Value) at 16 million dollars per season. Last season Kaprizov was limited toContinue reading “PRETTY WILD”
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THREE’S COMPANY
BY MIKE RIFKIN The Mets on Sunday will call up Brandon Sproat to make his MLB debut on Sunday against the Reds. Sproat is the third Mets pitching prospect to start following Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong. Over his last 11 appearances for Triple A Syracuse Sproat has posted a 2.40 ERA with 70 strikeoutsContinue reading “THREE’S COMPANY”
Earned It
By Mike Rifkin One of the things most Mets fans hoped for last Winter was a new contract for Pete Alonso. Alonso’s season in 2024 was not what he hoped for. He hit 34 homers, which outside of 2020 was a career low, 88 RBI along with a slash line of .240/.329/.459. The free agentContinue reading “Earned It”
NEED MORE
BY MIKE RIFKIN One of the things I thought the Mets needed at the trade deadline was another starting pitcher. There are a few reasons why they did need a starter, the biggest being the rotation as is has been ineffective. Outside of David Peterson no Met starter has gotten out of the sixth inningContinue reading “NEED MORE”
Keeping Up With the Jones
By Mike Rifkin Earlier this summer I wrote an article based on Quarterbacks who are under pressure entering the season. (https://thesportsinsanitynetwork.com/2025/07/14/quarterbacks-under-pressure/) One of the QB’s on the list is Anthony Richardson of the Colts. During the draft process a lot of analysts talked about Richardson’s upside, but also noted that he had played 24 gamesContinue reading “Keeping Up With the Jones”
POLAR HISTORY
BY MIKE RIFKIN Gary Cohen said it best on Tuesday night saying “The Polar Bear is on his own private iceberg.” when Pete Alonso homered in bottom of the third inning of the Mets 13-5 win over the division rival Atlanta Braves. Alonso homered twice in the game giving him 254 career home runs, passingContinue reading “POLAR HISTORY”
BOONE-HEAD MISTAKE
BY MIKE RIFKIN The Yankees lost 5-3 on Friday night to the Houston Astros. This loss makes the Yankees 19-30 since June 13th, the worst record in the AL in that span. Going further the Yankees have 24 wins since June first, the same amount of wins as the White Sox. Once again in aContinue reading “BOONE-HEAD MISTAKE”
POST RAW AFTER SUMMERSLAM TAKES
BY MIKE RIFKIN I was in attendance for Raw Monday night, after SummerSlam. Here are some hot takes for both shows.
Does MLB Need a Salary Cap?
By : Mike Rifkin It’s been reported that over the weekend that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the Philadelphia Phillies in New York to discuss multiple things including a salary cap in the next CBA. The current CBA (collective bargaining agreement) will expire December 1st 2026. According to the reports Phillies superstar Bryce HarperContinue reading “Does MLB Need a Salary Cap?”
ALL IN
BY MIKE RIFKIN The Pittsburgh Steelers put an exclamation point on their offseason by re-signing star Edge rusher TJ Watt to a three year 123 million dollar extension. The 41 million dollar AAV makes Watt the highest paid non-qb in the NFL. GM Omar Khan and Coach Mike Tomlin were busy this offseason, in additionContinue reading “ALL IN”
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