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In acquiring ‘Mr. Smile’ Francisco Lindor, the Mets land the Latino superstar Steve Cohen needs… as I told you they should
Last month I wrote about why the New York Mets needed to trade for Francisco Lindor in order to achieve Steve Cohen’s immediate promises....
Watching Ben Roethlisberger eat it will always be life-affirming
Whatever you or I may think or know, the Steelers will retire Ben Roethlisberger’s No. 7 one day, and maybe even one day soon. We can’t win. He’ll be revered by perhaps the most slovenly and up-its-own-ass fanbase in American sports, he’ll probably get a TV gig if he wants one (the fact that he can’...
Mets deal for McCann reeks of failures past, but at least Cohen is shelling out
Meet the new Mets… same as the old Mets?...
Hey, Steve Cohen, wanna put your money where your mouth is? Trade for & PAY Francisco Lindor
We all know Steve Cohen has to do something....
Robinson Cano sucks at cheating, and this time it will cost him $24 million
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and will be suspended for the entire 2021 season, forfeiting his $24 million salary for the year....
NFL prepares for less than 16 games, which probably means not all teams will get to 16 games
It’s pointless to bemoan the NFL not pausing or just outright stopping its season. There’s too much money, they’re too far into it, they’d never admit a mistake, we know all the reasons. It certainly seems like the NFL is admitting that it’s going to get worse before it gets better, as yesterday the...
MLB has a take-out-the-trash Friday as cheaters prosper, Mets clean house & Justin Turner skates
The Friday news dump is a time honored tradition, but baseball really went all in on it this time, not only with it being Friday, but with the drama of the American election continuing to unfold....
Mets fans dream of big-bucks battle with Bombers after sale to mega billionaire Steve Cohen is approved
As a lifelong Mets fan, I’ve been dreaming of this day for some time....
There are like 50 teams in New York and they all suck — including the Yankees
Start spreading the news: New York is OFFICIALLY the Loser Capital of sports....
Project ShaqBox Remembers Tom Seaver
I don’t know if I ever saw Tom Seaver pitch live. His last season was when I was 5, so it’s possible that at some point my parents did take me to a game where Seaver was on the mound, but if that happened, I don’t remember it....
Hearts Shatter Across Baseball Over Loss of Tom Terrific — Mine Included
The darkest day of my youth was the day the Mets traded Tom Seaver....
J-Lo, A-Rod Whining Over Withdrawing Bid to Buy Mets is Peak #RichPeopleProblems
Everyone’s hopes and dreams have validity, and who among us has not dreamed of buying a baseball team?...
Mets’ Poignant Moment on Field was Pure Mets Off it
The Mets and Marlins did not play on Thursday night, instead taking the field, removing their hats, having a collective moment of silence — 42 seconds to honor Jackie Robinson — and leaving a Black Lives Matter shirt on home plate as they headed back to their clubhouses in Queens....
No Fans to Celebrate Giolito No-No is SO On-Brand for 2020
What happens if there’s a no-hitter and nobody’s there to cheer it?...
The Mets Are Diseased - No, For Real This Time
While they’ve pretty much been a plague their entire existence, never have the New York Mets come across being an actual incubus themselves. At least of an actual virus. ...
The Mourning After: Last Night's Most Troubling News This Morning
While the Mets were pulling their weekly Mets’ing with Yoenis Cespedes and his decision to opt-out/Irish goodbye the season, the rest of the league continues to try and treat the Coronavirus much like an annoying co-worker with the hopes that if you wait until lunch to walk by their desk, everything...
Yoenis Cespedes Opts Out but Doesn’t Tell the Mets
Yoenis Cespedes went missing in action this afternoon, sparking a brief panic and outpouring of concern for the Mets slugger’s safety — but now, it appears he chose to opt out of the season without first letting team management know....
This One's Gone to the Dogs
Jeff McNeil wants his dog, Willow, on TV as much as possible, according to SNY’s Steve Gelbs, but this was a ruff way to get airtime....
2020 NL East Preview
Atlanta won its second straight National League East title, but continued a run of playoff futility that dates back almost two decades. Since sweeping the Astros in the 2001 division series, Atlanta has been to that best-of-5 round eight times, and lost all eight times — plus a loss in the 2012 wild...
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! The Mets are still paying $1.19M each year to a guy who retired decades ago
July 1 in baseball is Bobby Bonilla Day, when the Mets pay $1,193,248.20 to their former third baseman, who hasn’t set foot on a major league diamond since 2001, as part of a deferred payment plan. It’s a check the Mets have been cutting annually since 2011, and they will send a seven-figure sum to ...