By: Mike Rifkin If you owned a sports franchise, your goal would be to do whatever it took to win. Over the weekend, Rockies Owner Dick Monfort spoke at a community event. He was talking about the San Diego Padres spending money. “That puts a lot of pressure on us. But it’s not just theContinue reading “What’s The Goal?”
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What could be next for the Mets?
By Mark Halpern Since Steve Cohen purchased the Mets, his quest for a championship back in New York is beyond Aggressive. The first move he did as an owner was traded for Francisco Lindor, last year we saw him go get the likes of Starling Marte, Eduardo Escobar, and Chris Bassitt and just this yearContinue reading “What could be next for the Mets?”
METS FIND THEIR 4TH OUTFIELDERIN TOMMY PHAM
By Mark Halpern In the wake of the Carlos Correa debacle almost two weeks ago, the Mets were looking again for another position player to add to this already impressive team. The Mets signed OF Tommy Pham today to a one-year $6 million contract, pending physical. Tommy Pham came up in the St LouisContinue reading “METS FIND THEIR 4TH OUTFIELDERIN TOMMY PHAM”
METS OFF SEASON MOVES
By Mark Halpern Well, Mets fans, here we are again in the offseason with no World Series trophy. However, I am not disappointed they didn’t win the trophy; I was more upset that they didn’t win the division. The Mets have a lot to do in the offseason to try to have a repeat performanceContinue reading “METS OFF SEASON MOVES“
Max Disaster
By: Mike Rifkin The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets 7-1 in game one of their Wild Card series. Mets ace Max Scherzer gave up four home runs in the loss. Scherzer went 4.2 innings giving up seven runs on seven hits and four strikeouts. For the second straight start Scherzer had aContinue reading “Max Disaster”
Mets Regular Season Recap
By : Mike Rifkin A lot of people are still down based on what happened with the Mets last weekend in Atlanta, but that has to change. The Mets are still playing in the Wild Card Round against the San Diego Padres. The Mets were 4-6 vs the Padres this season. Despite what transpired inContinue reading “Mets Regular Season Recap”
METS GET WILD CARD
By Mark Halpern After being in first place for 175 games, the Mets got swept by the Atlanta Braves in a crucial series at Citi Field this past weekend. Like the Yankees, the Mets held control of first for the longest time. The team was on cruise control, but just like the Yankees, thingsContinue reading “METS GET WILD CARD“
Swept Away
By: Mike Rifkin The New York Mets entered Atlanta with a one game lead in the NL East and if they won one game they controlled their own destiny. But worst case scenario happened as the Braves swept the Mets and not only lead the division by two games, but their magic number to clinchContinue reading “Swept Away”
METS SEPTEMBER CALL UP THOUGHTS
By Mark Halpern September is a mere four days away, and ball clubs will get the option to add players to the roster till the end of the season. September call-ups are when minor leaguers who are at the top or having a fantastic season in the minors can get the chance to beContinue reading “METS SEPTEMBER CALL UP THOUGHTS”
Next Man Up
By : Mike Rifkin Mark Canha is the latest Met to step up in a big way as his two home runs led the Mets to a 10-9 victory over division rival Phillies. After a rain delay Canha hit a game tying three run home run to tie the game at 7. After Jean SeguraContinue reading “Next Man Up”