Baseball in the Big Crab Apple

By teekay, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Jun 23 2008 at 12:46 PM EST
More on: MLB, yankees, mets, willie randolph, chien-ming wang (all tags)

This season has been a trying one thus far for Gotham's baseball faithful. With the Mets and Yankees both floundering around the .500 mark the idea of a postseason sans New York has become a very real possibility. And the events of this past week, for the teams on both sides of town, have certainly left a sour taste in the mouths of those taking a bite out of Big Apple baseball.

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The Scorch Has Been Passed to a New Generation

By YankTank, Section MLB
Posted on Thu Oct 04 2007 at 9:06 AM EST
More on: mets, yankees, MLB, baseball, playoffs, collapse (all tags)

"How did you go bankrupt?"
"Two ways: gradually, and then suddenly."
-Ernest Hemmingway, The Sun Also Rises

Thank you, Queens.

Thank you for doing the impossible.

Thank you for flooding the headlines and monopolizing the morning news.

Thank you for securing your own special spot in history and diluting ours.

Thank for liberating us from the stigma that has been emblazoned on our psyches since October 21, 2004.

And mostly, thank you for finally disencumbering us from the toxic ownership of "the biggest collapse in Major League Baseball history."

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Top Questions for 2007

By matt Jordan, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Apr 02 2007 at 11:09 AM EST
More on: Mets, Brewers, Braves, Tom Glavine, Giants, Barry Bonds, Royals (all tags)

Break out the peanuts and Cracker Jacks, it's time for the 2007 Major League Baseball season to begin. With that in mind, there are some of the top burning questions, along with those wild and wacky picks of the season.

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A New York State of Mind

By mlbman92, Section MLB
Posted on Sun Jan 14 2007 at 12:04 PM EST
More on: Mets (all tags)

The New York Mets will enter the 2006-2007 season with many holes to fill. The main concern is the pitching staff because of the lack of depth. Can this Mets lineup carry their pitching staff into October?

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Dance to the Music - Teams Edition

By YanksWS96, Section MLB
Posted on Sun Jul 02 2006 at 6:15 PM EST
More on: Blue Jays, MLB, Yankees, Tigers, White Sox, Braves, Marlins, Mets, Pirates, Cubs, SF Giants, Rockies (all tags)

by Matt Wells

Recently, I wrote an article giving songs to some of the starting pitchers of today's game.  Josh Towers, the now-demoted Oliver Perez, and the now-promoted Jered Weaver were just some of the names who were in sync with the songs I chose from my playlist.

So, we got relievers who enter the game to their choice of music.  We got some starters who had some songs hand-picked for them by me.  What about the teams?  (This time, I'll go outside my playlist for a few of the songs.)

The Yankees have a song ("Here Come the Yan-kees").  The Mets have a song ("Meet the Mets").  What about some of the other teams?  What songs can I give them?  Read on....

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A Star Shining Brighter Than Ever Before

By Phalanx, Section MLB
Posted on Thu Jun 29 2006 at 12:25 AM EST
More on: Mets, Jose Reyes, Reyes (all tags)

Jose Reyes has been one of baseball's hottest hitters over the past few weeks, but it was a play that he made wihout his bat (or his glove) that shows me how far he has come...

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