Updated August 26th, 7:20 p.m. The Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres agreed to postpone their game on Wednesday night, joining the Brewers and Reds in not playing after the NBA player’s boycott. Original Post: The Milwaukee Bucks were set to tip off against the Orlando Magic at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, but the players never made it out to the court. Instead the Bucks decided to...
Good Morning, Mets fans! As you probably have seen already, schedules for all 30 teams were announced yesterday. Latest Mets News The Mets will open at home on Friday, July 24 against the Atlanta Braves at 4:10 p.m. ET. New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom talked to reporters on Monday afternoon about safety protocols, winning awards, and about Steven Matz’s performance earlier in the day....
Good Morning, Mets fans! Welcome to “Summer Camp!” The Mets report to Citi Field for the beginning of training today. Latest Mets News The team announced the signing of Jarred Hughes to their 60-man Player Pool. Steve Cohen will reportedly make another bid for the Mets, according to Laura Goldman. According to Tim Healey of Newsday, the Mets fired 25 employees last week, but this...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest on MLB’s Negotiations with the MLBPA Yesterday, The MLBPA sent a counter-offer to Major-League Baseball, continuing a ugly weeks-long debate between the two sides. In their latest proposal, the MLBPA proposed a season consisting of 89 games, pro-rated salaries, and an expanded postseason for the 2020 and 2021 campaigns. In addition, players would agree to...
According to Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal, a positive Covid-19 test would not shutdown Major League Baseball, under the current proposal. Diamond also notes that the proposal from Major League Baseball to the Players Association would include all team personnel getting tested multiple times during a week with results within 24 hours. The owners approved the proposal earlier this week...
Swing Kings By Jared Diamond. 336 pp. $28.99 In Swing Kings, Jared Diamond unearths chance encounters, unlikely coaches and stark technique changes responsible for transforming pedestrian batters into Major League Baseball’s elite sluggers. Diamond illustrates the precise moments when today’s power hitters — the likes of J.D. Martinez and Aaron Judge — discovered the need to deconstruct and...
Well the Mets have two games today. Steven Matz and Corey Oswalt will start for the Mets in the two games. The first game will be on Facebook only, sorry MySpace fans. Oswalt will start in the first game against the Phillies that begins at 4:05 p.m. and Matz will toss in the night cap which can be seen on SNY. Both games can be heard on 710 WOR. Yesterday, The Mets offense erupted for 16 runs...
Tonight I am joined by Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal and long-time baseball writer Bob Klapisch in a big show on the eve of pitchers and catchers reporting to Mets camp at Port St. Lucie. Jared discusses the slow free agent market and why the economics of baseball may be broken and need of a fix. Is baseball anti-competitive as Scott Boras suggests? Hear our thoughts. Bob Klapisch...
Brian and Roger were joined by Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal! He talked about the possible lockout, what really goes on during the Winter Meetings and the Rule 5 draft, the excellent newsletter he writes with Mike Vorkunov, and what Yoenis Cespedes’ signing portends for the future of the rest of the Mets outfield. Oh yeah, Cespedes signed with the Mets (pending a physical no...
I am at a loss of words for having to report this tragic news this morning: Multiple reporters have confirmed this morning that Marlins ace Jose Fernandez has been killed in a tragic boating accident. There are no other details that has been released at this time. Please check back here for updates as more details become available. The 24-year-old Fernandez was one of at least three people...
Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard has some really wild home and road splits this season. He is a remarkable 7-1 with a 1.82 ERA in nine starts at Citi Field, however in eight starts on the road he is 0-5 with a 5.01 ERA. In a report by Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal, the younger Mets right-hander is going to make a change to his pregame routine in an effort to improve his performance on...
Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal interviewed the fan behind the Mets Billboards, Gary Palumbo. His article included a statement by the New York Mets that read: “We appreciate our fans’ passion and are looking forward to the 2015 season.” Diamond writes: “As of Wednesday, his campaign was about 70% funded. But, after a series of social-media posts by the popular Mets blog Mets...
