I am in full support of the Yankees decision to extend Brian Cashman for the next three years. Under Cashman’s reign, the Yankees have become less reliant on free agency and produced a top notch farm system. The rewards may not have been reaped in 2008, but the infrastructure he set in place will certainly [...]

One of the Yanks’ pressing off-season questions has been answered. Newsday reports that Brain Cashman will return as Yankee GM with a 3-year deal. According to Kat O’Brien, ” Cashman deliberated over the decision about whether it was time to move on after 11 seasons as GM, but gave the Yankees an affirmative answer this [...]

Now that the dust has settled on Mike Mussina’s superb 20-win season, he will be relaxing at his Central Pennsylvania compound, deciding whether to retire now or play another three years in pursuit of 300 wins. Indications are strong that Mussina will retire. He doesn’t want to miss seeing his kids grow up, and he [...]

According to the Arizona Republic, the Diamondbacks are going to look hard at moving outfielder Eric Byrnes due to his extraordinarily poor season, as well as the fact that he’s owed $11 million per season over the next two seasons. The paper states the D’Backs may need to take back a salary to even get [...]

I know you don’t want to hear this, but you have to enjoy seeing Chris lose his mind on the “Mad Dog Minute”

It’s not just that the Mets lost to the Florida Marlins Sunday, 4-2, to finish out of the playoffs—it’s how they lost. There was little question that New York’s bullpen would provide an obstacle for the team’s stellar starting pitching and offense to overcome. But in the final three games of the season, while the [...]

I left Shea Stadium last night for the final time. So did 55,000 other Met fans that got to attend the final game at the stadium, even the millions who did not left Shea for the final time too. This morning I was listening to Boomer & Carton on WFAN, and were puzzled by their [...]

You will hear the pundits, or those that pretend to be pundits, start to talk about a collapse when reviewing the 2008 New York Mets. Although its fair to question the “toughness” or “leadership” of this team, to call what you say this year a collapse is pure falicy. The point I have been making [...]

Well Mets fans, another season in the books marred by a “what could have been”, a “what should have been” , and simply after the 4-2 defeat by the Florida Marlins, “what was”.  The Mets lost their final game at Shea Stadium, and while all fans were hoping to close the regular season curtain with [...]

“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.” A. Bartlett Giamatti

As I mentioned last night I will be attending the final game at Shea Stadium. With that being said ,I will be pushing the show back to 8pm and stay on the air till 10pm. We will be discussing the Mets 4-2 loss to the Marlins and your final Shea memories. Expected to join me [...]

The Phillies, Mets and Marlins have been battling for the division title for pretty much the entire season.  The Phillies, Mets and Marlins all have pretty solid lineups that can generate runs.  We rattle off names like Rollins, Howard, Utley, Reyes, Wright, Delgado, Ramirez (Hanley), Uggla and Cantu and their 2008 batting statistics are pretty [...]

I know that today is a Mets day, but we do cover two teams here on NY Baseball Digest. That’s why this morning I will be doing a special edition of the show starting at 9 AM. I will be reviewing the 2008 Yankees and posing the big questions they face going into the off [...]

The Mets rotation at the start of this season was supposed to be Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez, Orlando Hernandez, John Maine, and Oliver Perez. It was supposed to be pretty solid. But things don’t always happen the way we want them to.  Before the Mets broke camp, El Duque was shelved, and Mike Pelfrey was [...]

We look forward to having you join us tonight and talk about the Mets 2-0 victory over the Florida Marlins. We will discuss the Brewers loss, Phillies clinching the NL East, and what to expect out of a wild Sunday of baseball. Howard Megdal of the NY Observer will co-host with me on this special [...]