On Sunday night, Howard Megdal of the Journal News joined me on my weekly radio show. During our discussion about the Mets ownership drama, I brought up the point that David Einhorn may be inclined to evaluate the Mets on SNY, especially considering he’s gone on record saying he has no interest in the network. [...]

When you think of New York baseball the Mets and Yankees obviously first come to mind. Perhaps the Cyclones are next, or maybe the Staten Island Yankees. Of course, old timers will remember the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. There are probably a contingency of fans that bring up the Long Island Ducks as [...]

I am not surprised that I received some negative feedback from Giants loyalist after I said the injury to Buster Posey doesn’t deserve a rules change regarding home plate collisions. One area that has been glazed over is the fact that San Francisco has apparently instructed Posey to not block home plate since his promotion [...]

When we talk about war in the modern game its normally in relation to Wins Above Replacement (WAR). We never consider the impact real war, and those who fought to serve our country, had on our National Pastime. When NFL star Pat Tillman volunteered to fight in Afghanistan it was a headline story. How many [...]

I was skeptical about the Yankees acquisition of Curtis Granderson in the winter of 2009. Although he was a good defensive centerfielder with pop, his inability to hit left handed pitching, high strikeout rate, and average OBP made wonder if he was a good fit.  I hated it even more when I factored the young [...]

The NFL and NHL have all instituted rules to make their games less violent. That’s why I have been careful not to comment on the Buster Posey collision the last few days. The debate about whether it was a clean slide by Florida’s Scott Cousins is not black and white. I wanted to let the [...]

Yesterday afternoon, CC Sabathia stabilized the Yankees road trip. Their starting rotation has been a bit of a surprise even though they are in the bottom tier of the American League. Their standing is more a product of how good some teams have been. Oakland went into yesterday’s action with their starting staff producing a [...]

There is another controversy at Citi Field as I am joined by Howard Megdal of the Journal News. We will break down the comments by Fred Wilpon in The New Yorker and Sports Illustrated. We also will take a look at prospective minority owner David Einhorn and what this means for the club going forward. [...]

Back in September of 2009, Erin Arvedlund, author of the book “Too Good to Be True,” which chronicled the rise and fall of Bernie Madoff, took on Mets VP David Howard on the FOX Business Network. Arvedlund insisted the Wilpon family would be forced to sell as much as half the team to cover their losses [...]

Back in September of last year, I noticed of how successful Curtis Granderson was batting second in the order. He finished 2010 hitting .279 with 6 homers, 18 RBI, and OPS of 1.022; however only a small sample of 105 plate appearances. This year, hitting the two hole, Granderson’s line is as follows: Split GS [...]

With a slew of bad news for Mets fans this week, I found an interesting nugget via Buster Olney’s Blog at ESPN (subscription required): Heard this: While Gerrit Cole’s struggles have scared off some teams and caused him to drop on some draft boards, the Pirates — who have the first pick in the draft [...]

We are a little over a week away from the 2011 amateur draft. Here is my latest thoughts, along with a write up as to why. By the way, I will be appearing on Mike Silva’s radio show next Sunday night (June 5th) at 6pm. I will be conducting a live chat during the draft [...]

In case you didn’t hear the news last month, Jose Canseco has become the first player/coach in baseball since Pete Rose did the same for the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1986. Canseco will be suiting up and managing for the Yuma Scorpions who play in the Independent North American League. Canseco’s return to the [...]

Yesterday morning a new independent league team to the Tri-State area opened their season across the river in Newark, New Jersey. The Rockland Boulders made their debut with an 11-5 win, and their skipper is a name that should be familiar to fans in the New York area. Dave LaPoint grew up in Glen Falls, [...]

The definition of Moneyball is often confused with high on base percentage. Moneyball is finding an undervalued asset in the marketplace. Jonah Keri’s recent book “The Extra 2%” chronicles how the Tampa Bay Rays used Wall Street principles to compete with richer teams in the powerful American League East. Soon to be Mets minority owner [...]