NEW YORK, NY – Happy Wednesday, everybody! Don’t know how it is where you are, but these last few days in NYC have been colder than a well-digger’s a$$. People complain about cold weather all the time, but no one ever seems to mention the good things it has to offer. For starters, cold temps make for great sleeping. You get all cozy under your comforter and it can be lights out, virtually any time of day. It’s the getting out of bed that’s the hard part. Secondly, cold weather makes for smaller crowds, virtually everywhere. The weenies who can’t hack it, won’t even leave their homes. That’s fine by me. One more thing, it’s the perfect time to watch post-Christmas cold-weather movies and hockey. Let’s stick with that last thing for a minute.
4 Nations Face-Off. The NHL’s brilliant All-Star Game alternative has gotten its share of digital ink in this space recently, and deservedly so. It’s been great to watch! The players care, the coaches care, and the fans care. Funny how the the sport considered the redheaded stepchild of the big four U.S. team sports is the one that figured out its All-Star Game problem first. After suffering more than his share of bad press and insults, it looks like Gary Bettman is now the smartest league commissioner around. It’s not always measured in dollars, kids. Anyway, if you haven’t watched yet, be sure not to miss Thursday night’s final, a rematch between Canada and the U.S. It should be amazing. Go Canada! Bummer that Long Beach’s Charlie McAvoy won’t be able to play.
Vlad Guerrero and the New York Mets. Now that Vlad Guerrero and the Toronto Blue Jays have failed to reach a contract extension—“They have their numbers. I have my numbers.”—it’s looking like a very real possibility he could join the Mets next season. And, yes, that would be insane. The Mets currently have Pete Alonso at first (Vlad’s position) for a comparatively affordable two-year deal with a player opt out after the first year. If Pete has a great year and opts to test free agency again, the Mets would have a clear opening for Vlad. But, even if Pete stays, they both could easily alternate between playing first and DH-ing. The soon-to-be 26-year-old is going to cost a LOT of money, but that’s not exactly a problem for current ownership. Stay tuned.
Meet The Matts to Franchise-Tag Jackson and Jacob Sternberg? Look, I hear a rumor, I gotta report it. Don’t kill the messenger. Apparently MtM Management thinks that, because these guys are twins, they only count as one. But, if this thing goes through, both Jackson and Jacob will be slated to make an average of the top 5 salaries on this site. I’m not math major but, I think that comes out to one can of truly crappy beer each. Sorry, guys. Hoping my sources are wrong on this one.
I think that’s about it for today. Come on back tomorrow for a guy who could easily be the next GM of the Dallas Mavericks, Buddy Diaz.
