Tag: New York Mets
Sports Rain Man: Peter Alonso, NFL Schedule, NBA and NHL Playoffs
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS: It is a good sports news week… if you ignore the likelihood Florida prosecutors will release video of Robert Kraft’s tug job [gag, vomit]. Sorry to throw up throw in that tidbit but it is arguably numero uno on the List of Things I Can Die Happy Never Seeing. Anyway, let’s […]
Replacement Matt: Will The Nets Ever Have Fans? Will They Replace The Knicks?
SUBURBIA, NJ – We are in the midst of perhaps the most exciting time of the year in sports; the NBA and NHL Playoffs are fully underway and MLB is beginning to hit a stride and reveal the haves and have-nots. The ponies are gearing up for the Triple Crown events, at least the ones […]
Big Ben Tuesday: NHL Regular Season Wrap, NY Rangers Bright Future
New York, NY: If you’re looking to read about the Mets’ behaving like a functional baseball team or the Yankees’ power surge, hit the bricks. We’re sticking with hockey. The playoffs are about to start and nothing beats playoff hockey. The regular season was outstanding and several high powered teams are gearing up for battle. […]
Mets Early Form, Jets New Uniforms And Lord of the Flies
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS: I really need to stop waiting until Saturday morning to write some of these pieces but life is unforgiving like that. At least I had today’s piece written in my mind before I decided to type it. In the line for today is: Mets Early Form, Jets New Uniforms And Lord […]
Yankees Strike out to Start the Season. Bronx Panic in NYC
SPANISH HARLEM – If you’re a New York Yankees fan this is not the way you wanted or expected this team to start the season. You often hear the words “It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” yet I know for sure that some fans (me) are freaking out. The injuries have not helped at all […]
Sports Rain Man Rants: Jacob deGrom, Bracketology and #Bagelgate
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS: I am back in upstate New York. I survived my trip to the Bronx, if only just barely. It was great to see the family and do something special, though. But before Big Ben Whitney shows up to protest another one of my introductions, let’s get to the menu for today: […]
NL Beast? Bryce Harper, Beefed-Up Phils, Young Braves, Maybe Mets
WASHINGTON, DC – The irony is that the headline doesn’t represent the team this post originates from, the Washington Nationals… and they are pretty good on paper, too. Do we suddenly have Major League Baseball’s best division in the National League East?! Are we looking at the NL Beast, what with Bryce Harper & his […]
Different Matt: Opening Day Behind Us But Mets and Yanks on 162 Win Pace
NEW YORK, NY – Thursday was MLB’s Opening Day for most teams and the Yankees and Mets got their seasons off to a winning start. Both teams are on pace for 162 wins, after the Yankees beat up on the Orioles in a matinee in the Bronx and the Mets shut out the Nationals in […]
What I Need More Of/Less Of In baseball – The Shift, Openers and Higher Batting Averages
SPANISH HARLEM – How about that? The New York Yankees and Mets win their Opening Day games and all is great with the world. Everyone is happy and everyone is still in contention, things may change in a couple of weeks but right now it’s all about the possibilities. I figured in the spirit of the game, […]
Easter Rising: Resurrected Stars, Scapegoats, Surgery. Rocky, Tommy, OJ.
INDIANA, PA – You trivia buffs (Tall Matt, Mrs. Tall Matt, Replacement Matt) may note that this town is famous for two things: A) It’s where my wife is from B) It’s the home of Jimmy Stewart. The former has yours truly here for Easter, in the bosom of her very nice family. After two […]
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