Why is the Red Sox decision to ban alcohol from the clubhouse a news story? It’s a rhetorical question since its Bobby Valentine’s first step in cleaning up the lax atmosphere that helped doom the Sox last September. I think Valentine’s response, however, tells you that this is a practice that is largely accepted around [...]

We have been debating how many years the Yankees should go with CC Sabathia if he elects to opt-out of his current 7 year/$161 million dollar deal. I mentioned on Friday how the Yankees should see all the red flags displayed by C.J. Wilson this postseason and stay away. In reading Joel Sherman the last couple of days it may be [...]

I have long admired the city of Boston. It’s a beautiful city that I have visited a few times. I always wish we could see the unity of the sports fans here that occurs in Beantown. There aren’t Mets or Yankees fans, or Jets or Giants fans; there are Sox fans, Patriots fans, Celtics fans, [...]

The Yankees and Red Sox went to battle over Mark Teixeira in the winter of 2008. Could they be headed for another one-on-one rematch for CC Sabathia this offseason? Many believe Sabathia returning to the Bronx is a fait accompli. He loves the city, has a beautiful home that was featured in Architectural Digest, and has the Yankees limitless funds to [...]

When you have 100 plus years of history it’s hard to list every opposing player that tormented your organization. When it comes to the Yankees, a few from the last 15 years come to mind immediately: Edgar Martinez, Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza, Cliff Lee, and Roy Halladay. I don’t think anyone would [...]

In a word, no. There is nothing wrong with joy and passion, but the clownish arrogance we see in the NFL and NBA serves no purpose in America’s Pastime. Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports disagrees, as he believes the recent antics of Bryce Harper – where he stared down a pitcher and blew a kiss [...]

Who really cares if David Ortiz flipped a bat the other night when homering off Hector Noesi? The real debate should be why do the Yankees not pitch inside to the guy? Why isn’t he forced to move his feet? Al Leiter was talking about this on YES after Ortiz started the Red Sox off [...]

I was thinking about the injury to Kendry Morales a couple of days after he broke his leg in a home plate celebration and the question that kept coming up was when did the home plate pile on start? I was watching the 1988 Mets Yearbook on SNY this weekend and noticed pretty tame celebrations [...]

Ever since they were down 5-0 to CC Sabathia, the Sox of won 7 of 8 and have picked up 3 games in the standings. I have been criticized for throwing dirt on Boston, but I still believe they are a distant third behind the Rays and Yankees. Of course, if the Yanks continue to [...]

The Red Sox are on the precipice of falling far enough behind in the AL East that they may consider moving on from stars of their past. Already you have seen Tim Wakefield sent to the bullpen and David Ortiz platooned at DH. In today’s ESPN Insider column, Buster Olney suggests Ortiz could be released [...]

Pitching inside has been a staple of success in baseball since the game was invented. Great pitchers were not afraid to “buzz” a batter and establish their portion of the plate. During the latter part of the Joe Torre era the Yankees were not considered one of those teams. This was especially true vs. the [...]

Small sample size? Mets fans saw a shaky Billy Wagner during the 2006 playoffs. Going into this afternoon’s contest Wagner had a 9.28 career playoff ERA and a WHIP of 1.8. I realize Jonathan Papelbon was responsible for the inherited runners, and the loss, but Wagner was asked to get three outs in the eighth [...]

So 27 is now old? I am kidding of course, but I find it amusing how some fans are complaining about the age of Chris Carter, the 1b/OF acquired by the Mets in the Billy Wagner deal. I asked some writers their thoughts, and most didn’t seem very excited about Carter. You would hear “he [...]

On Sunday NY Post’s Joel Sherman wrote about how the Yankees “aging stars” are defying their birth certificates and having solid seasons. Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, Mariano River, Andy Pettitte, and Alex Rodriguez were all key parts of the Yankees taking 2 of 3 from the Red Sox this weekend. Sherman went on to remind [...]

Classic video sent by a reader of the site. Wally the Green Monster has always been one of my favorites, outside of Mr. Mets of course. Thought it would be fun to watch this again since the Yanks are playing the Red Sox.