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Pause it! And we aren’t talking about the baseball season. Based on the last three Red Sox-Yankees games this weekend at Yankee Stadium, the best rivalry in baseball is on furlough due to a wide gulf in talent for teams that are headed in distinctly different directions. To qualify as a rivalry, every game needs …
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Twenty-seven homers in a 60-game season would be the equivalent of 73 homers. This public service announcement is offered by those watching Aaron Judge this young season. There is so much to hate about the 2020 campaign. So much to be concerned with on a daily — sometimes hourly basis. But Judge swinging a bat …
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Igor Shesterkin was healthy enough to practice Sunday, but David Quinn said following the team’s workout that he had not yet anointed a starting goaltender for Monday afternoon’s Game 2 against Carolina. “I haven’t really decided,” the coach said. “[I’m] not sure yet whether Igor will be available.” The question is this: Is an impaired …
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There may not be fans at Yankee Stadium to rise, but that won’t stop Aaron Judge from hitting home runs. On Sunday against the Red Sox, the Yankees’ star right fielder hit two home runs, which marked his fifth consecutive game with a home run and helped his team to a 9-7 comeback win. Judge’s …
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We are reminded once more that when the time comes for the ownership papers to be signed and for the transfer of power to be completed, whoever wins the Mets — and yes, it’s hard not to add an ironic chuckle when you put it that way — needs to do a few other things …
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ATLANTA – Yoenis Cespedes walked. Is it because money talks? The Mets announced Sunday that Cespedes opted out of this season over concerns about the coronavirus, and a friend backed up that version. But multiple sources confirmed that twice in the first nine games of the season, Cespedes confronted Mets officials because he was concerned …
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Yoenis Cespedes has opted out of the rest of the 2020 MLB season, ending a hectic stretch Sunday in which the Mets superstar’s whereabouts were unknown. Cespedes, 34, did not show up for the Mets’ 4-0 loss in Atlanta and the team initially wasn’t sure of the slugger’s status when they couldn’t get in touch …
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Like Yoenis Cespedes, the Mets’ bats have gone AWOL. After exploding for 10 runs in the first six innings Friday night, the Mets have managed just one over the last 22 innings and have now lost five straight games following Sunday’s dismal 4-0 loss to the Braves in Atlanta. As has been the case for …
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Yoenis Cespedes has gone AWOL. The Mets’ outfielder/designated hitter didn’t report to the ballpark for Sunday’s game against the Braves and hasn’t communicated with anyone, the team announced. There is belief within the Mets organization that Cespedes is safe. “He did not reach out to management with any explanation for his absence,” general manager Brodie …
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The Patriots’ roster is getting thinner and thinner. A whopping eighth Patriots player opted out of the 2020 NFL season on Sunday with tight end Matt LaCosse bowing out, according to multiple reports, as the NFL prepares to try to play through the coronavirus pandemic. The former Giants tight end joins linebacker Dont’a Hightower, safety …
Pause it! And we aren’t talking about the baseball season. Based on the last three Red Sox-Yankees games this weekend at Yankee Stadium, the best rivalry in baseball is on furlough due to a wide gulf in talent for teams that are headed in distinctly different directions. To qualify as a rivalry, every game needs …
