BY MARK HALPERN In a very surprising move yesterday the New York Mets traded long time favorite OF Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers for 2B Marcus Semien. Nimmo, was the Mets first round pick in 2011 (13th overall). Nimmo was called up during the 2016 season, and since was a mainstay in the MetsContinue reading “THANK YOU NIMMO!”
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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”
BOONE-HEAD MISTAKE
BY MIKE RIFKIN The Yankees lost 5-3 on Friday night to the Houston Astros. This loss makes the Yankees 19-30 since June 13th, the worst record in the AL in that span. Going further the Yankees have 24 wins since June first, the same amount of wins as the White Sox. Once again in aContinue reading “BOONE-HEAD MISTAKE”
Going For It : Mets Trade Deadline Needs
By Mike Rifkin Under Steve Cohen’s ownership, the Mets goal has been to win the World Series, the team’s first since 1986. Cohen has shown multiple times through his wallet that he’ll do whatever it takes to win the World Series. In free agency he has signed Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Starling Marte, and JuanContinue reading “Going For It : Mets Trade Deadline Needs”
A New Show In Town
By Mike Rifkin On Saturday the Mets recalled one of their top prospects in Luis Angel Acuna. Acuna, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Rangers in exchange for Max Scherzer. Steve Cohen ate a lot of Scherzer’s salary to acquire Acuna. Acuna, has been playing shortstop in the absence of Fransisco Lindor,Continue reading “A New Show In Town”
All Time Great or All Time Distraction
By Mike Rifkin This past weekend the New York Yankees honored the 2009 World Series Championship team (the last one they won). One member of that team has yet to be honored with a plaque in monument park and thinks he deserves it. That is Alex Rodriguez, but let me ask this question is A-RodContinue reading “All Time Great or All Time Distraction”
SCOTT BORAS DISSED BY MONTGOMERY
BY MARK HALPERN When you think of Sports Agents in the world today a few rank as high as Scott Boras. Boras is known to get his clients lucrative contracts. Sometimes these contracts are so unreal that even some of the best baseball analysts today don’t have clear answers. Jordan Montgomery, a Boras client, wasContinue reading “SCOTT BORAS DISSED BY MONTGOMERY”
WHEN YOU’RE WRONG YOU’RE WRONG
By Mark Halpern It takes a long, complex process to put your opinions on paper and put them out there for the world to read. However, it takes the class to write an apology article. At the beginning of the MLB season, I was one of the sternest critics of Corey Seager and how IContinue reading “WHEN YOU’RE WRONG YOU’RE WRONG”
Statement Weekend
By: Mike Rifkin As we get closer to September, the races across Major League Baseball are tight. Three teams, in particular, made statements this weekend on their quests to make the postseason. The Seattle Mariners went to Houston and swept the reigning World Series Champions. They outscored the Astros 19-9 in the three-game series. TheContinue reading “Statement Weekend”
MLB Weekend Preview
By: Mike Rifkin As April ends and May begins, here is a look at some of the more significant series this weekend. American League: Yankees at Rangers: Two teams with high expectations coming into the season. The Yankees because of who they are, and the Rangers for what they did in the offseason. The YankeesContinue reading “MLB Weekend Preview”
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