I recently spoke with former St. John’s stand-out and current Tampa Bay Rays’ prospect Joe LaSorsa about his time in pro ball and the state of minor leagues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. LaSorsa is a native of Westchester County, playing his high school ball for the Iona Prep Gaels in New Rochelle. He would then move on to pitch at St. John’s University, where...
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On Monday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com spoke with reigning two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom about how he’s been preparing during the hiatus, and what the lost time might mean for his remaining career. deGrom turns 32 this June, and is coming off of arguably two of the greatest pitching seasons in recent memory. When you consider that he was a relatively late-bloomer (at 26 years...
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The other day I spent some time speaking with the host of WFAN’s ‘JJ After Dark’, John Jastremski. I was able to get to know JJ while working together at SNY, so I reached out to him to get his perspective on what it’s been like as a broadcaster during this sports hiatus. As I’m sure most of you are also WFAN listeners, then you know that the station is still...
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At the beginning of the week, I was putting together an article which stressed the added importance of having a healthy Yoenis Cespedes ready for Opening Day after the news of Michael Conforto’s oblique injury. After the last few days, however, it wouldn’t make much sense now. Like every other sports fan at the moment, I’m just trying to process the magnitude of what’s...
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In typical fashion, I’m writing this piece while watching the Mets play the Cardinals during Spring Training (we need player’s mic’d up for every game but that’s a discussion for another day). Although there is plenty to talk about out of Mets camp, today I wanted to share something a little more personal with you all. Unfortunately, March 6 marks one year since we lost my grandpa, Tom Siragusa,...
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