Tonight’s podcast will be a reaction segment to Johan Santana‘s no-hitter from Friday night. Since the Mets are on ESPN at 8pm, I have moved the program to 7:00 in order to accommodate the listeners. My headline guest is former Cubs utility man Jimmy Qualls. It was Qualls who broke up Tom Seaver‘s perfect game [...]
“And you know Steve you get the feeling that Billy Chapel isn’t pitching against left handers, he isn’t pitching against pinch hitters, he isn’t pitching against the Yankees. He’s pitching against time. He’s pitching against the future, against age, and even when you think about his career, against ending. And tonight I think he might [...]
The Rangers are the best team since the ’98 Yankees. Do you agree? Tom Verducci made this statement yesterday to John Feinstein and Bruce Murray during their mid-day show on Mad Dog Radio. I think Nolan Ryan and Jon Daniels have done a fabulous job turning around that ballclub, but they should not be discussed [...]
The Mets have no depth on their 40-man roster. You’ve heard that since the offseason. I preached it here consistently during spring training. I believed this club had an outside chance of winning about 85 games; maybe even competing in a pennant race for a second Wild Card. What would derail them was their depth, [...]
The Knicks announced right before the holiday weekend that Mike Woodson would have the “interim” tag removed from his title and become the head coach of the Knicks. They rewarded him with a reported 2-year deal worth about $4 million dollars annually. Knowing that Phil Jackson would have, at least, talked to the powers that [...]
The Mets are 27-21 entering Memorial Day, which comes as a huge surprise to many pundits around baseball. Picked to finish last, or in some cases to set records for futility, Terry Collins has his “Buffalo Bisons” playing hard and competing every night. One of the biggest surprises has to be Johan Santana. The two-time [...]
Join me tonight with my monthly appearance on Long Island’s 1240 AM WGBB. Kevin Kernan of the NY Post will be my first guest. Kevin will talk about the Mets and Yankees at the quarter mark, and discuss his book about Joe Girardi called “Girardi: Passion In Pinstripes.” Every wonder who the worst teams and players [...]
It’s official. The Rangers have been eliminated after their 3-2 loss to the Devils in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Blueshirts have nothing to be ashamed about. They played hard every night and put their bodies on the line. They gave the fans a great run and outstanding sports memories they will [...]
The Yankees are the least exciting sports team in New York. What got me to thinking about this? The most polarizing story this season occurred yesterday when Bill Madden of the Daily News reported the possibility the Yankees could be for sale. It created a “sky is falling” reaction from the fans and team bloggers, [...]
The Rangers 5-3 loss to the Devils in Game 5 last night certainly conjures up memories of their Stanley Cup run in 1994. That season, with the series tied 2-2 and the Rangers hosting at a sold out Madison Square Garden, the Devils thrashed them 4-1. It appeared the Stanley Cup dream ended that night. [...]
