Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports that San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey has decided to opt out of the 2020 season. Posey and his wife are adopting recently born identical twin girls. The twins were born prematurely, they are currently in the NICU and will be there for some time. Posey joins 10 other big leaguers that have opted out of the 2020 season due to Covid-19 concerns; catcher...
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We’re getting down to the nitty gritty Mets fans. Epic Mets Moments is down to its final eight and only you, our loyal readers, can bring us to a Final Four. Voting has still been lop-sided with only one of the Sweet 16 results on the close side. Robin Ventura’s Grand Slam single edged out Endy Chavez’s remarkable catch 54.7% to 45.3%. Otherwise, the victors all had nearly 70%...
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In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim is joined by MiLB.com writer Andrew Battifarano to discuss the unprecedented shockwaves being sent out across the baseball world by the ongoing COVID-19 global health crisis. They also chat about the return of Major League Baseball — how encouraging that notion is, along with the mountains of uncertainty surrounding it — and the guys...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Thursday started the bidding for the Mets and the news was potentially exciting for fans. Charles Gasparino of Fox Business reports that Steve Cohen is willing to pay $2 billion for the Mets and another $2 billion for SNY. Our own Christopher Soto (resident accountant) clarifies that means Cohen is actually willing to pay $1.6 billion for 80% of the Mets and $1.3 billion...
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According to Sportico, at least five groups submitted bids on Thursday to buy the New York Mets. Several people involved in the bidding were granted anonymity due to the nature of the affair. The bids are also anonymous and are non-binding, meaning that the prospective buyers can change their bids as the auction for the Mets continues. The whole affair is being handled by investment bank Allen...
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Hope springs eternal, even in mid-summer. The New York Mets began the scrimmage portion of training camp at Citi Field on Thursday, and the two players who stole the show early on probably weren’t who you would have guessed. Jed Lowrie, batting his way back from a laundry list of injuries since signing with the Mets last offseason, notched his first base hit of summer camp with an...
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