I wanted to let everyone know that our good friend, and NYBD contributor, Howard Megdal will be running the Mets Blog over at the Journal News. Howard will still be doing his work at the Perpetual Post, ESPN, MLB Trade Rumors, and Capital New York. He will also be contributing here at NYBD as well. [...]

All the concerns of winter can sometimes go away quickly with just one baseball game. After months of hearing about Derek Jeter’s negotiations, falling short on signing Cliff Lee, and the annual Joba Chamberlain spring debate, the Yankees opened up the season in front of forty eight thousand plus at the Stadium. What they saw [...]

During last night’s show I announced a fun contest we are sponsoring here at NYBD. In January, new Mets reliever Tim Byrdak appeared on 1240 AM WGBB with me. I asked him what his entrance music was during his time in Houston, and he informed us that he didn’t have one. As a result, he’s [...]

Join me for two hours of baseball talk with a bunch of contributors as I kick off the 2011 MLB season. Bob Lazzari Connecticut’s Valley Times talks Red Sox- 8 pm Matt Cerrone of Metsblog – 8:20 pm Dan Schlossberg Author and host of Braves Banter- 8:40 pm Author Paul Lebowitz predicts all six divisions [...]

I don’t want to overanalyze the trade of former Mets top pick Eddie Kunz for failed Padres prospect Allan Dykstra, but I thought I would put my two cents in on the deal. This is a classic underachiever deal where two teams hope a change of scenery could help a former prospect realize their potential. [...]

Showtime will air a 30-minute sneak preview of “The Franchise: A Season With the San Francisco Giants,” its new documentary on Wednesday, April 13th at 9:30 PM ET/PT. Watching the trailer has piqued my interest. The MLB Network did a decent job with similar shows. There was one last year about the Chicago White Sox [...]

Many believe the Mets biggest strength in 2011 will be their offense. Not many teams can feature four players that are in the top 30 in baseball, plus three promising homegrown prospects in their lineup. What can we expect from this team? I used the lineup analyzer over at Baseball Musings, which combines SLG and [...]

Courtesy of Wally Backman. Check out this video from Playing for Peanuts where he discusses the umpiring in both leagues during his playing days. Backman was traded from the Mets to Minnesota after the 1988 season. He produced the worst offensive season of his career playing under Tom Kelly as he hit .231 with a [...]

Joel Sherman opined yesterday that CC Sabathia could be the best free agent signing in Yankees history. That’s high praise considering the organization has splurged on stars such as Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage, Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina, and Gary Sheffield. Although I am not sure Sabathia can yet be called the “best” free agent signing [...]

Former Mets starter Mike Hampton announced his retirement this weekend after giving up 12 runs, 18 hits, and 8 walks in 9 innings this spring with Arizona. Everyone jokes about Hampton’s decision to spurn the Mets offer and sign an 8 year $121 million dollar contract with Colorado, citing the school system as a major [...]

A reader of the site sent me this amazing email he received from Lenny Dykstra on Saturday March 26th at 11:40 AM. Why am I so specific with the time? Take a read and you will find out: Happy Holidays, First of all, I want to thank you for being a past loyal member of [...]

Last night I had some fun on 1240 AM WGBB as Joe Gannascoli aka Vito Spatafore from the Sopranos called in to talk baseball. Joe also chatted about his website joesoup.com, upcoming films he will be starring in, as well as his personally branded products that range from ashtrays to macaroni sauce. During the segment [...]

Another two hours of radio tonight. I kick off the night talking with former big league pitching coach Rick Peterson. Although Rick is not on the field this season he is working with two great entities, Bloomberg Sports and 3P Sports, to advance the art of keeping pitchers healthy and effective. I will talk to [...]

One of Sandy Alderson’s “under the radar” signings this winter was outfielder Scott Hairston. So far this spring Hairston, brother of former Yankee Jerry, is hitting .353 with two homers and eight RBI. With the health of Carlos Beltran in question it’s possible that Hairston will be the starting right fielder on Opening Day. Last [...]

It’s always a good sign when you have too many options, which is the case for Terry Collins as there are nine potential candidates for seven spots in his bullpen. To date, K-Rod, Bobby Parnell, Tim Byrdak, D.J. Carrasco, and Taylor Buchholz are all on the 40 man roster so, if healthy, each will be [...]