Tonight will be Game 5 of the World Series. Chris Sale will face Clayton Kershaw at Chavez Ravine. The series will go back to Boston after tonight if Los Angeles can win. Last night, the Dodgers had a 4-0 lead but their bullpen gave up eight runs and they lost by a score of 9-6 to fall behind in the series 3-1. Latest Mets News It looks like Brodie Van Wagenen will be the next head of baseball...
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FINAL: BOSTON 9, LOS ANGELES 6 Game Four of the World Series opened with a moment of silence following the terror attacks in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania at a Synagogue, and then came a rendition of the National Anthem, and then play began. After much discussion and debate over who should start Game 4 for the Dodgers, it was Dick Mountain, A.K.A Rich Hill, who got the nod. He opened the first...
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While there hasn’t been an official announcement yet, the general belief around baseball – as confirmed by several reporters and team sources – is that the Mets’ next general manager will be Brodie Van Wagenen, a renowned sports agent and current co-head of the baseball division with the Creative Arts Agency (CAA). Van Wagenen, 44, is a Stanford University alum and former...
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While the dust has more or less settled with regards to the Mets’ search for a new general manager, Mike Puma of the New York Post is reporting that the team’s early decision to pass on Ben Cherington (former Boston Red Sox GM and current VP of baseball operations for the Toronto Blue Jays) was driven primarily by “philosophical differences.” Although it has at times been...
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Miraculous as Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was, all it did was force a seventh and deciding game. Do you remember seeing the replay of Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk waving for the ball to stay fair in the 1975 World Series? That home run gave the Red Sox a thrilling 12-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6. That’s right. It happened in Game 6. Just like the Mets’ dramatic Game 6...
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The New York Mets’ general manager search may finally be drawing to a close. According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, terms have been agreed upon between the Mets and Brodie Van Wagenen for the latter to run New York’s baseball operations. Sherman adds that “if contract language can be finalized, a deal could be completed as early as today.” Earlier this week, the...
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