Commissioner Manfred, Congratulations, you have not picked any personal vendettas with any players (I’m looking at you Mr Selig and your obsession with Alex Rodriguez). Congrats, you have handled the Pete Rose circumstance very well, and I do believe you’ll eventually allow the hit king back in. Congrats, Mr Manfred …
Background Ever since April 15th, 2015, we have watched our seven time All-Star suffer through injury after injury with no reason to believe it will stop anytime soon. It started with a pulled hamstring, which is not usually a career altering injury. However, while attempting to rehab, he started suffering …
Let’s start with the obvious. Who writes a spring training outlook article? Well, I do, and for a few reasons. Reason 1: who is playing third base? If your best guess at this point was for your grandma to be out there last night, I’d be half inclined to agree. …
Major League Baseball is constantly trying to speed up the game in hopes that a quicker game will attract more viewers. This was evident when recently Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that this upcoming season teams will just signal from the dugout if they are intentionally walking a player. Now another …
In this episode of the “Mets on Campus” podcast we discuss the recent MLB rule change, Spring Training thus far, as well as a review of the off-season. Featuring another exciting edition of Thor’s Thread and all the stuttering mishaps that make this show what it is.
When the MLB free agent market opened it seemed as if the New York Mets were going to have an exciting offseason. The front office started off by picking up a one-year option on Jay Bruce as a backup plan to Yoenis Cespedes, who seemed highly unlikely to return to …
This is the inaugural episode of “Mets on Campus” in which we examine players who exceeded expectations and disappointed over the course of the 2016 season. On a lighter note, we also discuss the ongoing Twitter war between Noah Syndergaard and Mr. Met.
The 2017 baseball season is right around the corner with pitchers and catchers all reporting within the next five days. The New York Mets will be one of the teams with the most interesting spring training’s to watch. From Tim Tebow’s doubtful chances of making it in pro baseball to …
In the wake of a new name being chosen for the Staten Island Yankees more problems have arisen. My previous article Yay or Nay focused on the angry fan base of the Staten Island Yankees. Fans showed no mercy in expressing their opinions on the possible names for the team. …
Saying that something is “the best” is a broad generalization; especially in the context of baseball, a sport that has seen its fair share of historic and memorable moments over the course of its long and storied history. The stage certainly was set for a historic do-or-die game; pitting the …
Many of us who love sports like to imagine themselves in the highest of positions within an organization. Some of us like to fantasize about being the Head Coach or GM of a team, others may dream about being an athlete or sports agent. If you have ever seen Jerry …
This piece is twice as effective when read while listening to Thirty Seconds to Mars – “A Call to Arms”; so I went ahead and attached it here for you. Back in 2005 – just as baseball was being voted out of the Olympic Games; a new concept for an international baseball …
