One of the questions I am asked most often is what I think the Mets will do this offseason, and quite frankly I don’t really see the Mets doing too much. Perhaps the most significant decision facing the Mets is trying to re-sign Yoenis Cespedes – and I’m hearing the front office will be focusing most of their efforts on getting some kind of resolution on this before they do...
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The Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays play Game 3 of the 2016 American League Championship Series at the Rogers Center at 8:00 PM tonight. The Indians enter Game 3 with a 2-0 advantage in the series. RHP Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26) vs RHP Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37) Indians Lineup 1. DH Carlos Santana 2. 2B Jason Kipnis 3. SS Francisco Lindor 4. 1B Mike Napoli 5. 3B Jose Ramirez 6. RF Lonnie...
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One week into the Arizona Fall League season, the Tom Goodwin led Scottsdale Scorpions are 2-3 and are in last place in the Eastern Division. Ultimately, the record and standings are window dressing for a league that is intended to be a showcase for young talent and an opportunity for the best minor leaguers to play alongside one another and improve their games. With that in mind, here is a...
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One of the players I most enjoyed covering was Robin Ventura for those two years he played for the Yankees. In a clubhouse full of stars and egos, Ventura was a voice of calm, reason and humorous relief. I enjoyed stopping by his locker to shoot the breeze for a minute or two, talking about things other than baseball. Very smart, clever and possessing an insight on numerous issues. When there...
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The Mets ranked dead last in the majors with a .225 team batting average with runners in scoring position. As a result of this and other issues, there was much hand-wringing over the Mets offense, and by natural extension of that, hitting coach Kevin Long. However, lost in all of the hand-wringing and finger-pointing was the fact that many of the Mets batters actually had a good season. In fact,...
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