After consecutive disappointing 4th place finishes, the New York Mets look poised for some serious improvement in 2019. First year GM Brodie Van Wagenen capped off a very strong offseason by putting the finishing touches on a five-year extension with Jacob deGrom that will keep the Cy Young Award winner in Flushing for the foreseeable future. Van Wagenen wasted no time putting his own stamp on...
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New York Yankees guest instructor and former Mets center fielder Lee Mazzilli was struck in the head by a ball in batting practice last week and was taken to a local hospital where he was admitted and spent two nights there. Ron Guidry visited with Mazzilli at his home over the weekend after he was released from the hospital. “He’s pretty good,” Guidry reporters at George M. Steinbrenner Field...
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When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn, we didn’t have things we take for granted today, like 4K TV’S, smartphones, and the internet. We didn’t go online back then, we would go outside. We had rotary phones and when you dialed a number, you actually “dialed” a number. And the only multiplayer games I played were flipping cards, stickball, and baseball. I really...
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A sure sign that Opening Day is right around the corner is when we start rolling out all of our staff picks, predictions and odds for the 2019 baseball season. We begin with our 2019 MLB Award Winners and which players we believe will be taking home some hardware for their production and performance this season. Here goes… Marshall Field Al Cy Young: Chris Sale NL Cy Young: Noah...
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“Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours.” ~ Marcus Aurelius Life is fleeting. I was deeply saddened upon learning of the passing of veteran Boston Globe columnist Nick Cafardo. For well over a decade, I would start most of my Sunday mornings the same way with a hot cup of coffee, pancakes –...
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