Step right up and beat the Mets. Despite a 101-win regular season, Queens will be without a deep playoff run this year. It’s a disappointing end to what was otherwise a fantastic step forward for the organization this year. Thanks to gratuitous spending by Steve Cohen on key pieces, the Mets ascended beyond their limits […]
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The biggest surprise teams in MLB so far include a couple of small-market teams. The Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets are opening eyes by playing good baseball. So, we should take stock of these teams and other surprises in baseball this year. There have been enough games for these teams to […]
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Start spreading the news, New York is the king of the MLB hill right now. The Big Apple has two of the league’s best teams in the Mets and the Yankees this year. Both are handily leading their divisions, both of which were expected to be highly competitive. New Yorkers have had a lot to […]
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Max Scherzer, Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar, and Starling Marte. What do they have in common? They’ve all jumped on the gravy train that is Steve Cohen’s Mets. Listen to MLB Daily cover these moves by the New York Mets and more in this weeks episode! Listen to “Episode 239 l It's about the Mets Baby, […]
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Welcome to the first installment of the Not Your Usual MLB Hall of Fame Profile series, in which every player listed on the 2022 MLB Hall of Fame ballot will be cut up and shredded in way that only I can. Or maybe Jayson Stark, but since I’m not Jayson Stark, you’re stuck with me. […]
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The Idea Behind Tanking Nobody likes to see a team tanking. It is the process of trying to lose games on purpose to get a better draft position to hopefully build up your franchise later. This may seem like a good idea from a business standpoint for MLB teams. When they know they have no […]
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Life was good at Citi Field for the first time in a while. The Wilpons are out, Pete Alonso is a young star, and Francisco Lindor is settling into Queens as we speak. It even appeared the Mets had their GM in Jared Porter, hoping to keep the front office together long term. However, this […]
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Who was the top New York Metro pro athlete in 2020? Belly Up contributor Ryan McCarthy is sure to rattle some cages with his top 10.
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With a new, and hopefully temporary, 16-team playoff bracket in place for the 2020 season, the MLB postseason race will have more contenders than ever before. In the American League, there are eight teams above .500 with another team at the .500 mark, making that playoff race fairly simple to process. The National League, however, […]
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You read the title, and you may think “he’s just a Mets homer”. Well I’m here to burst that bubble. I am a diehard Yankees fan who loves laughing at the little brother Mets and their misfortunes. Luis Castillo is my favorite Met of all time and it’s not even close. In their lifetime the […]
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Belly Up writer Ryan McCarthy dives deep into he night of June 12, 2009, and how A-Rod, K-Rod, and Luis Castillo will forever be linked.
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Baseball is struggling right now. Diminishing television numbers, not marketing stars, and an inability to attract a younger audience. They tried to fix the latter two with their What-If Derby (which was a joke). If baseball wants to stay number two, or even retake number one, there needs to be a change. Here is how […]
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The National League East is a division that could provide some underdog teams. Here is how the NL East teams stack up going into the 2020 season. Phillies Overall the Phillies seem to have a deep line up and plenty of high-end talent coming into the 2020 season. Their primary line-up is filled with […]
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As the Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the World Series to win the first World Series in team history, the other 28 teams were focused on the upcoming free agency period. Each team has an offseason to-do list and players that they are interested in bringing in to join their […]
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