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Kings Of New York

By Mike Rifkin The New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees 12-3 on Wednesday night, completing their first Subway Series sweep since 2013. The Mets scored 36 runs in the four games, hit 13 home runs and 25 extra base hits. The depth of the Mets lineup is what you take away from theseContinue reading “Kings Of New York”

First Half MLB Awards

By Mike Rifkin We have reached the halfway point of the Major League Baseball season and it has been quite eventful. Here is how I would vote for the awards at the halfway point of the season. AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP : Aaron Judge, Yankees : Judge has 34 home runs, which is a Yankee recordContinue reading “First Half MLB Awards”

HELP

BY MIKE Rifkin The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 7-5 on Tuesday night. The win propels the Mets to .500 (45-45) on the season. Now, you’d think a victory and getting back to .500 would be nice and it is, everything would be positive? No, Jose Quintana was a positive with seven shutoutContinue reading “HELP”

ICED COLE

BY MARK HALPERN On Tuesday night 06/25/24, the New York Mets kicked off their subway series against the cross-town rival New York Yankees. Over the past 20 games, the Mets have been one of the hottest teams winning 15 of their last twenty, and have put themselves in a great position to be BUYERSContinue reading “ICED COLE”

VIENTOS HAS EARNED HIS SPOT

BY MARK HALPERN Over the past few years, Mets fans had some real excitement about the talent we had in Triple-A 2 years ago. The Mets have 3 MLB-ready players ready to vault to the Mets and we are talking about Baty, Alvarez, and Vientos. Rookies can do great in the minors and then justContinue reading “VIENTOS HAS EARNED HIS SPOT”

“Sticking” To It

By Mike Rifkin The bottom of the ninth inning of the Mets-Cubs game on Sunday was a roller coaster before it even started. Mets closer Edwin Diaz was ejected before throwing a pitch when the umpires determined his hands were too sticky. With the ejection Diaz is now suspended for 10 games barring an appeal.Continue reading ““Sticking” To It”

SAY HEY : A Willie Mays Tribute

BY MARK HALPERN The entire sports world shared a moment of sadness when it was announced that Willie Mays has passed away at the age of 93. Mays was born in Westville, Alabama on May 6th, 1931. Cat Mays, his father was a good ball player for the local Iron plant, and his MotherContinue reading “SAY HEY : A Willie Mays Tribute”

NEVER QUIT METS

By Mark Halpern Being a sports fan in New York is tough. New York fans are spoiled because we only expect the best even though we all come back for more. New York teams can spend money, have the right advertisers, have a huge pavilion that is predicted to open (between 2027-2028) with hotels thatContinue reading “NEVER QUIT METS”

Long Term vs Short Term

By Mike Rifkin To describe the New York Mets first half of the season it’s been a roller coaster ride. Since he took over the franchise Steve Cohen has discussed making the Mets into an east coast version of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last year’s trade deadline Steve Cohen used his big wallet to eatContinue reading “Long Term vs Short Term”

Meet The Mess

By Mike Rifkin The New York Mets might have hit rock bottom on Wednesday, but that’s saying a lot for a team that has struggled since the beginning of the month. The Mets lost to the Dodgers 10-3 and were swept in the three game series by Los Angeles. That makes the Mets 7-19 inContinue reading “Meet The Mess”