There are a few main trees from which teams are constantly looking to pluck executives from. Those trees are the Guardians, the Rays, the Astros, and the Cardinals, or singular identities such as Theo Epstein. However, some individuals check multiple boxes. David Stearns is one. He was a highly sought-after individual and came from both the Guardians and Astros executive trees, having been part...
Good morning, Mets’s fans. It was a slow day in baseball on Saturday, as the playoffs continued its two-day hiatus. However, on Sunday, Game 1 of the ALCS kicks off, and both the ALCS and NLCS will continue on Monday. Latest Mets News One of the Mets’ top prospects, Kevin Parada, hit his first Arizona Fall League home run Saturday night for the Glendale Desert Dogs during the team’s 7-2...
Good morning, Mets fans! Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported Sunday that Joe Maddon wants to manage again and is interested in the Mets’ managerial opening. Maddon last managed the Angels from 2020-22, getting fired last June. The three-time Manager of the Year led the Rays to their first AL Pennant in 2008, and brought the Cubs to their first title in 108 years in 2016. Latest Mets News...
The Los Angeles Angels Tuesday afternoon fired manager Joe Maddon, the team announced. Phil Nevin replaced Maddon as interim manager. He’s the second manager fired in less than a week after Joe Girardi was fired on Thursday. The Angels have lost 12 games in a row, the large reason behind the 68-year-old’s firing. After starting the season 27-17 and spending time in first place in the...
Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that Joe Maddon is closing in on a deal to become the Los Angeles Angels’ new manager for the 2020 season. Maddon, 65, was not brought back by the Chicago Cubs after his contract expired at the end of this past season with the team missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014 with an 84-78 record. The former Tampa Bay Rays’ manager reportedly...
By Matt Mancuso Good morning Mets fans! Today, the Yankees and Astros will have first dibs at clinching their ALDS series as they’ll take on the Twins and the Rays tonight. Zack Greinke (18-5, 2.93 ERA) will start for Houston against Charlie Morton (16-6, 3.05 ERA) of the Rays, while the Yankees’ Luis Severino (1-1, 1.50 ERA) will face the Twins’ Jake Odorizzi (15-7, 3.51 ERA)....
In the ninth inning of a tied playoff game, Cubs manager Joe Maddon looked at his lineup card, shaking his head as if disappointed there weren’t an array of different choices in the way of relief. With limited options in his undependable bullpen, Maddon turned to 38-year-old starter John Lackey, throwing for the second day in a row for the first time in his career. The veteran right-hander took...
James Wagner of the Washington Post reports that Ben Zobrist turned down more money from the Nationals and Giants in order to sign with the Cubs. The Giants and Nationals each offered $60 million over four years, but Zobrist decided to sign with Chicago for $56 million over four years. Zobrist turned down the Nationals offer because he didn’t feel as comfortable in Washington’s...
I guess we should start getting used to a constant cycle of these types of posts as each beat writer and national journalist take turns over the next five weeks confirming what is now the common sense decision that the Mets are leaning toward extending Daniel Murphy a one-year qualifying offer. The latest confirmation of said rumor comes from Matt Ehalt of the Bergen Record, who adds “but...
I’ve often said, and it bears repeating, that the 2015 New York Mets are a team of destiny. Since first uttering that “the stars and planets were aligning for this team” back in July, the phrase has become a staple in mainstream and local media to describe the this Mets team, once September rolled around. Always at the forefront, those guys, real visionaries. It was just so...
Only five days after opting out of his contract with Tampa Bay, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is reporting that Joe Maddon will become the new manager of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs and agent Alan Nero denied that a deal is done, but people familiar with the dealings say that it is certain to be completed in coming days, and that Maddon would indeed be the next Cubs manager. Maddon will replace Rick...
While he is signed only through the end of next season, it appears that Terry Collins’ job is safe heading into the off season. According to CBS’s John Heyman, Collins has the support of ownership and is all but certain to be back with the club next season. Since taking over the Mets in 2010, the team has won a high of 79 games. That was in 2010. Since then, the Mets have fallen...
