By Mike Rifkin The Dolphins take their undefeated record on the road to Buffalo to play division rival Bills. The Dolphins are coming off a 70-20 win over the Broncos last week, while the Bills are coming off a 37-3 thrashing over the Commanders. The two teams met three times last year, including the WildContinue reading “Showdown Sunday”
Tag Archives: New York Mets
A Stearn Hire
By : Mark Halpern and Mike Rifkin Coming into the 2023 season, the New York Mets and their fans had high expectations regarding this team. Future Hall Of Famers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer were supposed to lead this club to their first World Series Championship since 1986. To say the 2023 season has beenContinue reading “A Stearn Hire”
A Glimpse Into The Future
By: Mike Rifkin September first means roster expansion across Major League Baseball. For teams out of the playoff picture, that means young prospects will get their opportunity to show their front office what the future may hold. Multiple reports say the Mets are recalling third baseman Brett Baty from Triple-A and calling up Ronny Mauricio.Continue reading “A Glimpse Into The Future”
Building The 2024 Mets
By: Mike Rifkin At the trade deadline, the New York Mets decided to punt on the 2023 season. This past weekend against the Braves showed how far apart the two organizations are. The Mets are looking to the future. Just look at the prospects they got at the trade deadline Luisangel Acuna (Max Scherzer trade)Continue reading ” Building The 2024 Mets”
Nucleus
By: Mike Rifkin The Mets have been one of the biggest disappointments in MLB. Tuesday was the MLB trade deadline and the end of the Mets fire sale. The Mets traded away future Hall Of Fame Pitchers Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander. They also traded Outfielders Mark Canha and Tommy Pham and reliever Dominic Leone. Continue reading “Nucleus “
JUST IN TIME
By: Mike Rifkin As we approach the 2023 MLB trade deadline, everyone keeps asking if the Mets will buy or sell. One of the names people keep bringing up is future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander. On Tuesday night, Verlander pitched six shutout innings in the Mets’ victory over the Yankees. Verlander has given upContinue reading “JUST IN TIME”
KEYS TO A TURNAROUND
BY: Mike Rifkin The New York Mets had high expectations entering the 2023 season after winning 101 games last season. But the Mets will enter the second half of the season with a record of 42-48, and every time you think they’re making a run, something else happens. The team enters the second half sevenContinue reading ” KEYS TO A TURNAROUND”
Max-imum Problems
By : Mike Rifkin For his second consecutive start, Max Scherzer couldn’t hold a multiple-run lead in the Mets’ 7-6 loss to the Yankees. A five-run fourth inning did in Scherzer, who couldn’t get out of the fourth and finished by going 3.1 innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and two strikeouts. ThisContinue reading “Max-imum Problems”
What A Mess
By: Mike Rifkin For the third consecutive night, the New York Mets couldn’t hold a multi-run lead in a loss to the division-rival Atlanta Braves. It’s their sixth consecutive loss for the Mets, and they are 3-7 in their last ten games. On Wednesday night Max Scherzer couldn’t hold a 4-1 lead, and Adam OttavinoContinue reading “What A Mess”
What’s The Point
By Mike Rifkin In the fifth inning of Tuesday’s Mets-Reds game, Reds outfielder Wil Myers knocked a ball away from Mets Shortstop Francisco Lindor during a play. He should have been ruled out because Myers touched a live ball during play. Instead, the umpires said they didn’t see it in a call, which was aContinue reading “What’s The Point”