Maybe it’s the heat, maybe it’s the feeling of playoffs on the horizon, maybe it’s just the Subway Series. The stars took over. And the largest one shined as bright as his smile. Francisco Lindor finally had his signature moment. He became a New York Mets hero with three home runs off the Yankees to secure the Subway Series title for Queens. The summer classic between the two...
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It’s never dull during the Subway Series and the new kids in town are getting into the rivalry. As Francisco Lindor rounded the bases on his second home run of the night on Sunday he made a whistleblowing gesture toward the Yankees dugout, a reference to the belief they were whistling to tip batters off to Saturday’s starting pitcher Taijuan Walker’s pitches. ESPN reporter...
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I was three when the towers fell; Born into a world where I don’t know or remember a time before 9/11. My twin sister and I celebrated our third birthday just five days prior. My father was supposed to be in the city that day, just blocks from the towers at 60 Centre Street. Hundreds of times he had spent his morning on a bench across from the courthouse steps. Fortunately for my family...
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As the Yankees continue to lose games in the standings they also lost sense of the strike zone and how to play defense resulting in their seventh straight loss and a Mets 10-3 victory. The Subway Series resumed at Citi Field on Friday night. The Mets won for the first time while wearing their new black jerseys as New York received offensive contributions from every player in the starting lineup....
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Pete Alonso. The Polar Bear. The two-time Home Run Derby Champion. The Mets single-season home run record holder. The Major League rookie home run record holder. It took 347 games for Alonso to send 100 balls over the fence, the fewest of any Met. Mike Piazza needed 379 games, Carlos Delgado 443, and Dave Kingman 374 to reach the mark. Alonso is the youngest to do it by a wide margin and joins...
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