The New York Mets announced on Saturday, that beginning today and throughout the rest of the 2018 season, the team will wear a patch on the right sleeve on their home and away uniforms honoring Rusty Staub, who passed away on Thursday. The round patch features the autograph of Rusty Staub in orange on a black field. Staub compiled a lifetime .279/.362/.431 batting line with a 124 OPS+, 2,716...
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So who still wants to rag on Sandy Alderson for not wanting to trade Brandon Nimmo for Josh Harrison or Andrew McCutchen over the Winter? That’s not to suggest that Sandy is walking on water, he has his flaws, but he unfairly had to take a whole lot of flak this offseason over his decision to hold on as tightly as he did to Brandon Nimmo. And now, after a dominant spring training...
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Matt Mancuso AL Cy Young: Jose Berrios NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw AL MVP: Francisco Lindor NL MVP: Joey Votto AL Rookie of the Year: Gleyber Torres NL Rookie of the Year: Ronald Acuna AL Comeback Player: Garrett Richards NL Comeback Player: Dansby Swanson AL Manager of the Year: Paul Molitor NL Manager of the Year: Mickey Callaway Josh Finkelstein AL Cy Young: Corey Kluber NL Cy Young: Clayton...
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Last week, I was reminded of one of my favorite baseball books by one of my co-writers Tim Donner, an excellent writer in his own right. He quoted the legendary sportswriter of the Washington Post, Thomas Boswell, who is also known for many of his best-selling baseball books including one of my favorites, Why Time Begins On Opening Day. Opening Day… Even now as an adult, I still...
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Welcome to Opening Day! Ask any die-hard fan of the Amazins and they’re sure to know that the New York Mets have the best record in baseball history on Opening Day with a nifty 35 wins and only 21 losses. But did you know, that the Mets actually lost eight of their first nine opening day contests, and since 1971 they have been on an incredible 34-13 run, good enough for an amazing .723...
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