Tag: Bob Nightengale

Morning Briefing: Pitchers and Catchers Report Today

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets pitchers and catchers report today, officially. Of course, as you will see from the news below, lots of the Mets are already in camp. Latest Mets News As the final round of Mets players reach the spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Mets new ace Justin Verlander is already throwing a bullpen session. Verlander signed a two-year deal with the Mets this...

Manfred Proposes 2021 Changes in Letter to MLBPA

After MLB made it clear on Friday that they will not be responding to the MLBPA’s latest proposal of a 70-game season, their counter to the league-offered 60-game schedule, Rob Manfred offered what appears to be one last chance at salvaging an agreement. On Sunday afternoon, players were supposedly set to vote on whether or not to accept MLB’s proposed 60 games and full prorated pay...

Morning Briefing: MLB Kicks Off Ugly First Round Of Negotiations

Good Morning, Mets fans! Yesterday, the MLBPA and MLB kicked off negotiations on how to start up the 2020 season. It was ugly. Latest on MLB’s Negotiations with the MLBPA Well, a lot happened yesterday. It almost broke Baseball Twitter. The first item to figure out: player salaries. Major League Baseball proposed a sliding scale of pay reductions. In layman’s terms, this means that...

Morning Briefing: Former Mets Manager Battling COVID-19

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Former Mets manager Art Howe is currently in a Houston hospital battling COVID-19, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Pete Alonso credits the Mercury Mets for his record setting season in a piece from TMZ. Dan Martin of the New York Post discusses how Rick Porcello’s “redemption quest” has changed. Pete Alonso has partnered with...

Morning Briefing: Sacred Heart To Host Bobby Valentine Birthday Lunch

  Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Sacred Heart University will be hosting a virtual birthday lunch on Wednesday to celebrate Bobby Valentine’s 70th birthday. Ron Darling, Lee Mazzilli and Wally Backman will also be attending. Dan Martin of the New York Post wrote about how former Met ace Matt Harvey is trying to fight off the baseball end he fears. Latest MLB News The...

Morning Briefing: Little League World Series Latest To Be Postponed

Good Morning, Mets fans! As the days pass and go by, the general optimism for a 2020 MLB season continues to grow! Latest Mets News In a New York Post exclusive, Thorton McEnery reveals that the lastest name to be interested in purchasing the Mets may be more of a “bargain hunter”. Mike Puma of the New York Post wrote on how the delayed start to the 2020 season will affect the rehab...

New Divisions Could Rejuvenate New York Rivalry

Major League Baseball could be returning to action mid-summer and in a way that we have never seen it before. Yesterday Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that the MLB is now considering a plan that could have the season resume in late June. The biggest surprise in his report was that the games could be returning to team’s home stadiums all around the county. Previous reports of an MLB...

Morning Briefing: McNeil’s Playoff Games Kick Off Friday

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News  Mike Puma of The New York Post reported that Dellin Betances received his 5.3 million dollars signing bonus from the Mets. If you ‘re a Mets season ticket holder, Newsday Sports wants to interview you for an upcoming piece! Jeff McNeil will play in the MLB The Show Player’s League playoffs on ESPN on Friday night. Latest MLB News  Bob...

Morning Briefing: Jeff McNeil Clinches Playoffs

Good Morning, Mets fans! Jeff McNeil’s Mets clinched the playoffs in the MLB The Show Players League. Playoffs start on May 1 and will be televised on FS1 in a best-of-three series. Latest Mets News Per a report from Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic, the Mets have set out to pay their employees for the rest of the season, but with pay cuts. Craig Edwards of Fangraphs wrote...

Opening Day Pushed Back in Accordance to CDC Recommendation

On Monday, Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred conducted a conference call with all 30 teams to discuss the timing of Opening Day. It was originally scheduled for March 26 and was already pushed back at least two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Sunday night that organizers cancel or postpone in-person events that...

Morning Briefing: Mets Begin Day Two Of Spring Training

Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets moved into newly-named Clover Park in Port St. Lucie on Monday and officially began spring training. They now begin day two of spring training. Latest Mets News Kevin Kernan of the New York Post wrote about fan-friendly Clover Park which, in the addition to its new name, was overhauled for $57 million. Mets chief operating officer (COO) Jeff Wilpon...

Morning Briefing: Chirinos Heads Back To The Rangers

Good morning, Mets fans! 33 days until Pitchers and Catchers report! Latest Mets News Sheryl Ring of Beyond The Box Score looked at the conflict of interests between Yoenis Cespedes and Brodie Van Wagenen. Latest MLB News Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweeted out that Robinson Chirinos and the Rangers are in agreement on a contract for the 2020 season. Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The...

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