BY MARK HALPERN What is a captain? A captain is defined as a person who commands, leads or is the head of a group. There are many types of captains. A ship has a captain, there are captains of industry, of course captains in the military. There is no secret that Fransico Lindor is admiredContinue reading “OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN”
Tag Archives: New York Mets
MISSING THE MARK
By MIKE RIFKIN One of the things fans loved about the 2024 Mets was the fact that young players were key contributors to the lineup. The “Baby Mets” as they were called, Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos and Ronny Mauricio. Fast forward a year and a half later and the latest edition of theContinue reading “MISSING THE MARK”
FAILED
BY MIKE RIFKIN Tuesday was another night at the office for the New York Mets, who lost 9-6 to the Chicago Cubs. For the Mets this is their third consecutive defeat after dropping the final two games in Philly over the weekend. In those three games the Mets have been outscored 30-11 and now sitContinue reading “FAILED”
REINFORCEMENTS ARE ON THE WAY
BY MARK HALPERN No matter how you sliced it, the 2026 Mets were going to be different than the teams of yeas past. The front office did what they thought was a good job in putting together a team that could contend but, not necessarily based on power. The first half lets face it injuriesContinue reading “REINFORCEMENTS ARE ON THE WAY”
DO SOMETHING
By Mike Rifkin If you want to go on a diet, I’d suggest don’t watch the New York Mets. They’ll cause you to stress eat. As each game is played I feel like Randy Quaid in Major League 2, there’s just not an enough positives and way too many negatives. And if you’re a strugglingContinue reading “DO SOMETHING”
BACKFIRING
The Mets lineup is to blame for their start this season, but what they did on Sunday was disrespectful, and there’s only one person to blame.
A 1/1 FOR THE AGES
BY MARK HALPERN As most of you may or may not know, I have been a Sport Card Hobby dealer in the Sport Card Business for the better part of the last 3 decades. Let me first address the title. A “1/1” is a specialized card with in a trading card set and it’s gotContinue reading “A 1/1 FOR THE AGES”
ROCK BOTTOM?
BY MIKE RIFKIN The Mets lost 2-1 in 10 innings on Sunday, marking the Mets eleventh straight loss as they finished a road trip 0-6 against the Dodgers and Cubs. Every little mistake the Mets have made, has wound up coming up costing them in a big way, and Sunday and old friend beat them.Continue reading “ROCK BOTTOM?”
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”
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