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There was never a bad time to go to Foley’s, of course, but the very best were those late hours each January after the baseball writers’ dinner, because that’s when the very best element of Foley’s was on display. There were writers crowding those tables, of course, some of them dressed in their once-a-year black-tie …
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Chris Russo, former WFAN Mike Francesa partner on “Mike & the Mad Dog,” launched his own SiriusXM channel in 2008, Mad Dog Sports Radio, where he hosts “Mad Dog Unleashed” from 3-6 p.m. on weekdays. He is never short on opinions, and gave Post columnist Steve Serby plenty of them in a Q&A. Q: Who …
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J-Rod are re-circling the wagons on their dream of becoming the king and queen of Queens. Multiple sources close to the situation tell The Post that Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez are now working closely with very senior bankers at JPMorgan Chase on a new bid to buy the Mets after their initial approach failed …
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Andrew Church was among the minor leaguers the Mets released on Thursday. Not long after receiving the news, the 25-year-old right-handed starter tore into his now former organization. The 2013 second round pick blasted the Mets on Instagram for signing “a celebrity” — almost certainly Tim Tebow — and blamed the organization for forcing Church …
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Ronny Mauricio’s early numbers don’t scream “exceptional talent,” but his athletic ability and maturity tell Mets evaluators otherwise. A 19-year-old shortstop, Mauricio is widely regarded as the organization’s top prospect. He spent last season at Low-A Columbia in the South Atlantic League, where he slashed .268/.307/.357 with four homers and 37 RBIs in 116 games. …
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Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman is losing hope that baseball will be back this summer. “This season is not looking promising,” Stroman tweeted Tuesday after the players union was left disappointed by MLB’s latest financial proposal, which entails the highest-paid players taking greater pay cuts than their peers — and more pay cuts than the union …
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Tuesday kicks off the most important week for baseball in a very, very long time, and the most obvious measure of its success will arrive in the start of a 2020 season or the lack thereof. As a secondary ambition? Try to ensure that Noah Syndegaard doesn’t cite anything from it in a future Twitter …
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First in a series of New York sports what-ifs? The Mets had just played their most significant games in 14 years when general manager Steve Phillips faced a potential addition problem that didn’t equate. It was weeks after the historic Subway World Series between the Mets and Yankees in 2000, and the biggest free agent …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Mets. Mets lineup in 2022? Don’t take the easy way out, and have some fun with it. — …
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Noah Syndergaard is now using MLB players’ coronavirus salary deal to explain his stance in his legal battle with a New York City landlord who claims the Mets pitcher failed to pay any rent on the $27,000-a-month Tribeca penthouse he signed for. The 27-year-old, righty — who is being sued for the full lease value …