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Appeasing Aggrieved Fan Bases with All Star Olive Branches (and Video)

Posted in All Star Game, Baseball, Humor, Mets, MLB, Video, Yankees, tagged , , , on July 10, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Some Yankees’ fans have been slow to forgive the rude way in which All Star second baseman Robinson Cano was treated by their Kansas City counterparts, who were unhappy that the Bronx Bombers’ second baseman did not pick hometown favorite Billy Butler to participate in the HR Derby. However, I’d like to extend an olive branch to the long suffering […]

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Subway Series Two-Timers: A Look at Players Who Have Experienced Both Sides of the City Rivalry

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged on June 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) When Ryota Igarashi took the mound in the ninth inning of last night’s Subway Series opener, he became the 113th player to suit up for both the Yankees and Mets. Somewhere up above, Marvelous Marv Throneberry, the fraternity’s founding member, must have been smiling. However, Igarashi did […]

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With Yankees in Need of Pitching, Could It Be Déjà Vu for Santana and Hughes?

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Trades, Yankees on June 2, 2012 | 4 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Five winters ago, the Yankees balked at trading a 21-year old Phil Hughes for Johan Santana, who, at the time, was widely considered to be the best pitcher in the game. Since then, both pitchers have experienced more than their share of ups and downs, making it […]

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Santana Ends Mets No-Hitter Drought; A Look at Recent No Hitters by Franchise

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged on June 2, 2012 | 5 Comments »

It took 8,020 games, but the New York Mets can finally celebrate the first no-hitter in franchise history. Thanks to Johan Santana‘s 134-pitch domination of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Mets are no longer the butt of one baseball’s most often told jokes. The new punchline is the San Diego Padres, who now stand alone as the only team […]

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Yankees, Mets Rekindle Spring Training “Rivalry”; Kenny Rogers Winces in Remembrance

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , on April 3, 2012 | 4 Comments »

For the first time in 16 years, the Yankees and Mets squared off under the Florida sun. Considering all of the interleague games, not to mention the 2000 World Series, played between the two teams since that meeting on March 30, 1996, not too many people probably remember the events that transpired that day. Just don’t […]

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Letting Wright Go Would Be Wrong Move for the Mets

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Mets, MLB, tagged , on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

David Wright finally made his spring debut and wasted no time shaking off the rust. After an extended absence because of a strained abdominal muscle, the Mets’ third baseman promptly singled up the middle in his very first at bat. The ball was fielded in center by Carlos Beltran, which is rather appropriate, considering the […]

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Made for Cable: RSNs Fill Baseball’s Coffers; MLB Revenues Continue to Rise

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on March 21, 2012 | 4 Comments »

The business of baseball is very good, and one of the big reasons why is cable television. According to Forbes’ most recent look at the game’s economics, MLB’s 30 teams combined to earn net-revenue of over $6.3 billion, a 3.6% increase from last year’s record total.  And, of that total, nearly 15% came directly from […]

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