One of the classic lines of A League of Their Own was Jimmy Dugan screaming at right fielder Evelyn Gardner, “Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There’s no crying! THERE’S NO CRYING[…]
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“The Professional Hitters”
Davey Johnson has some very definitive beliefs on the role of pinch hitters, clutch hitters and specifically, the great Rusty Staub, who passed away recently at the age of 73. The former longtime MLB player[…]
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Monday Mets: Vargas Vacation
One of the frustrating aspects of the endless opinion-sharing that modern technology invites, is the lack of accountability that comes along with it. I could post just about any prediction on here and risk virtually[…]
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Mets Lineup Not Only Thing Out of Order
In what should prove to be the nadir of the 2018 season, the Mets proved they cannot even accomplish the simplest of baseball tasks. Really, the simplest of them all. Batting in order. In the[…]
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Cliff Mapes’ 1949 New York Yankees World Series Ring Auctioned for $33,000
Cliff Mapes won’t go down in the annals of Yankees history as one of the franchise’s all-time greats. A mostly platoon outfielder over parts of four seasons with the club between 1948-1951, the Oklahoma native[…]
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Monday Mets: Would the Real Mets Please Stand Up
In order to keep these write-ups fresh, I usually wait until Sunday night to write them. Earlier this week I noticed a troubling trend with this team and started to jot down some notes, wondering[…]
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Reyes Must Go
Last night, Jose Reyes stepped up to the plate with two outs and the tying run in scoring position. There was not one Mets fan who expected Reyes to deliver in that spot, and for[…]
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Monday Mets: The First Month’s Ups and Downs
The first month of the season is done, and the Mets are holding on to first place in the NL East standings. Had I been told five weeks ago that this article would begin with[…]
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Sir Didi The Great?
Unless your name is Mike Trout or Bryce Harper, you’d be hard-pressed to argue there is a better baseball player right now than Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius. Yes, Gregorius. Through the first 22 games of[…]
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Harvey’s “Maggio Moment” Is Here
Gotta hand it to the local sports media and many Mets fans, Matt Harvey’s fall from #HarveyDay and “Dark Knight of Gotham” superstardom to selfish pariah has been incredible to watch. I never got all[…]
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