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Monday Mets: Trying To Turn Next Year Into Next Year

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

“Wait ’til next year.” For Brooklyn Dodgers fans, the uttering of this phrase was an annual ritual. While it would often take place near the end of the regular season, there were plenty of times[…]

Andujar Wasn’t Even The Yankees Best Rookie

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 John SheridanTop Story

When Shohei Ohtani was selected as the American League Rookie of the Year, there was an uproar among Yankee fans who believed Miguel Andujar deserved the award. The crux of the argument was Andujar was[…]

Monday Mets: The Perfect GM

October 29, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

Amongst the litany of baseball’s unwritten rules is one that suggests that major team announcements should not be made during the World Series by teams other than those who are actually in the World Series.[…]

Yankees Need A New Shortstop

October 19, 2018 John SheridanTop Story

The 2018 season was the best year of Didi Gregorius‘ seven year Major League career. With the year he was having coupled with the rookie campaigns of Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar, the Yankees did[…]

Yankees May Not Be True World Series Contenders

October 11, 2018 John SheridanNew York Yankees

The New York Yankees have been eliminated from the postseason. While the Yankees and Red Sox played fairly evenly when matched up head-to-head during the regular season, the eight games separating them in the standings[…]

Yankees-Athletics Postseason History

October 3, 2018 John SheridanTop Story

If history is any guide, the New York Yankees are going to win the Wild Card Game against the Oakland Athletics because the Yankees always beat the Athletics in the postseason. Really, it seems as[…]

Monday Mets: Mel & Ed Recap The Season

October 1, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

As Michael Conforto squeezed his glove around Peter O’Brien’s 9th inning line drive, it not only ended the game, it not only secured Noah Syndergaard’s first ever complete game shutout, it also put an end[…]

Monday Mets: You Still Follow The Team?

September 24, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

Well folks, we’ve made it to the final week of the season. It’s now officially fall, and for two-thirds of the teams in the majors, the season will end on Sunday. For some Mets fans,[…]

Knowing What We’ve Got Before It’s Gone

September 17, 2018September 18, 2018 Shai KushnerNew York Mets

I never appropriately appreciated David Wright during his career. When he first came up, I was enamored with what I thought he could be, then I took him for granted instead of being wowed by[…]

“Monday” Mets: Check Out The New Wheels

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

(Editor’s Note) The Tuesday after Labor Day is really a Monday, isn’t it? – MH) It’s been more than 7 years since the Mets traded Carlos Beltran for Zack Wheeler. I could write out a random[…]