This year was supposed to bring the return of one of the best spectacles for the game of baseball, the World Baseball Classic. Unfortunately the classic has been postponed indefinitely, due to the ongoing global pandemic. Still, hope is that normalcy will one day return and the WBC will resume. How many have seen or attended a Magallanes vs. Caracas game in the league known as VWL? Those who...
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Last week, I wrote about Trevor Bauer and the game he played with the Mets. Then, disappointment set in for some Mets fans. Recall, also, I wrote Sandy Alderson and the Mets were not finished in fulfilling their off-season needs. The chapter is closed on Trevor Bauer. I said last week also that this was a good thing for the Mets. You see, I call Sandy Alderson a “Master” without any bit...
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So the Mets come up short with Trevor Bauer. They failed to sign George Springer. Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco came from Cleveland and catcher James McCann was signed. The Mets got better defensively with Lindor and McCann. And without Bauer, the starting rotation is solid with Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman, Carrasco, David Peterson and Joey Lucchesi, who could be a sleeper. And if Noah...
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Steven Matz is not a major loss for the Mets. As a NL insider informed me, “He was below average and has a tendency to crush under pressure.” That same insider said the Mets upgraded their pitching in the trade with Toronto that got them three right-handers in Sean Reid-Foley, Yennsy Diaz, and Josh Winckowski. The insider with knowledge of the three pitchers said Winckowski, 22, is capable of...
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The last few weeks have been a bit frustrating for Mets fans and of course there are reasons to vent. George Springer is up in Toronto and Brad Hand is with the rival Nationals. So go ahead and say this is not what you expected from the billionaire pockets of Steve Cohen. You as a Mets fan have every right to be frustrated. “Oh, no, is this another case of the Wilpons?!” Yet this is...
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