Tag: franchise

Tom Seaver: Memories of The Franchise and His Legacy

This piece was originally posted on August, 31, 2021, and we’ve decided to re-run it to honor the unveiling of the Tom Seaver statue on Friday morning at Citi Field. I rearranged the title of this article a dozen times. Finally, I chose the word passing instead of the word death and removed the word hero which will figure prominently in this short remembrance. Writing has never been...

Jose Reyes Is Ranked The Third Best Player To Build A Franchise Around!

Sports Illustrated ran a very interesting article in their latest issue that ranked the best prospects in baseball under the age of 25.Tom Verducci, who penned the article chose the top 10 players that he felt you could build a franchise around.Not surprisingly, Jose Reyes was ranked number 3. He was also accompanied on the list by David Wright who was ranked number 9.Here is what he said about...