Late Bloomers McNeil & Voit Shine for Locals BY JOE RINI September has finally arrived for New York’s local baseball teams. The arrival of Suspense is yet to be announced. The fortunes of the 2018 Mets and Yankees have split like a fork in the road with the Yankees soaring and the Mets sinking, yet […]
In America, baseball is one of the four major sports that attracts a huge fan base. Baseball is the opposite of our normal lives. It is the kind of sports one can watch when relaxed but at the same time filled with so much excitement. For some Baseball is God’s game. This amazing sport adds […]
Lugo’s a Bright Spot in a Bleak Season By Joe Rini Perseverance, hardwork, and attitude matter. They certainly mattered for Mets pitcher Seth Lugo. The odds of a 34th round draft pick making the major leagues can sometimes seem as daunting as a 34-year old accountant making the major leagues. Only one player selected in […]
Bullpen Woes and Injuries Mounting By Joe Rini With MLB commissioner Robert Manfred keen on speeding the pace of play from the current three hours plus per game, perhaps the Mets could be forgiven if they’ve thought about stopping games after seven innings, especially when ace Jacob deGrom hands the ball off to the bullpen. […]
Harvey moved to Bullpen BY JOE RINI Was April a glimpse of good things to come for the Mets or was it just a spring? When the team plane touched down at LaGuardia Airport in the early hours of the last morning in April on Monday, the Mets landed as a first place team with a […]
The Rockland Boulders released their official 2018 schedule this week. Their 102-game slate in the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (Can-Am League) includes 54 games to be played at the beautiful Palisades Credit Union Park, which the Boulders have called home since the team’s inception in 2011. Season eight of Boulders Baseball officially gets […]