BY MIKE RIFKIN The MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and all everyone is talking about is the Los Angeles Dodgers acquiring back to back CY Young Award winner Tarik Skubal is bad for the game and how it might cause a lockout for 2027. But something else caught my eye on Monday duringContinue reading “LAND OF TWO EXTREMES”
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FOR THE FANS
BY MIKE RIFKIN All-Star Games are a fun exhibition to watch the league’s best go at it for nine innings to prove who is superior. They used to mean something to the players, but they always have meant something to the fans. But over the course of time the game itself has been overshadowed inContinue reading “FOR THE FANS”
OFFENSIVE TO WATCH
BY MIKE RIFKIN For the second consecutive day, and for the third time in four games the Mets were shutout. They lost 4-0 to the LA Dodgers. If you look at the Dodgers’ pitching staff you could understand if Ohtani or Yamamoto, the two pitchers the Mets will face over the next two games shutContinue reading “OFFENSIVE TO WATCH”
2026 MLB PREDICTIONS
BY MIKE RIFKIN The weather is nicer and snow is gone, which means spring is upon us. Which means the 2026 Baseball season is here. Here are my predictions for the upcoming season. AL DIVISION WINNERS EAST : RED SOX : The additions of Sonny Gray and Ranger Suarez give the Red Sox a greatContinue reading “2026 MLB PREDICTIONS”
MAKING IT HIS OWN
BY MIKE RIFKIN On Monday the Mets cleanse continued as they traded Jeff McNeil to the Athletics for a rookie ball pitcher. McNeil became the latest casualty in David Stearns’ attempt to shape the Mets into his own vision. With the McNeil departure, the four longest tenured Mets have been let go this offseason, BrandonContinue reading “MAKING IT HIS OWN”
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”
LA LEGENDS
BY Mike Rifkin Thursday was a tough day for Los Angeles sports fans. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw and Kings Center Anze Kopitar will both retire following their respective seasons. Both players are future Hall Of Famers in their respective sports and will be honored by their organizations. Clayton Kershaw was the seventh overall pick inContinue reading “LA LEGENDS”
A LEGEND RETURNS
BY : MIKE RIFKIN “ Hi I’m Jacob DeGrom and I have a chance with my stuff to just dominate baseball for years to come.” Joe Buck was right, Jacob Degrom dominated baseball and Friday night he returns to Queens as a member of the Texas Rangers. DeGrom came up in 2014 and posted aContinue reading “A LEGEND RETURNS”
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”
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?”
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