Pete Alonso shows Mets why his new nickname fits so perfectly WASHINGTON — Pete Alonso is making this fun. And he’s already got the perfect nickname. “Pete the Polar Bear,’’ Noah Syndergaard said after the Mets’ 11-8 win over the Nationals on Saturday at Nationals Park. “He’s a violent creature.’’ “I’ll embrace it,’’ Alonso said…
DetailsThe Yankees’ Gary Sanchez concerns are not going away The baseball season is three days old, and the question must be asked: Did someone forget to unleash the Kraken? OK, to be fair, Gary Sanchez has displayed a few signs of life at the plate in this very young 2019 campaign. Yet few Yankees could…
DetailsNew-look Mets offense bails out shaky Noah Syndergaard WASHINGTON — The first hint this might not be the same old Mets lineup was unleashed Saturday. Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso and J.D. Davis, none of whom was on the roster when last season began, combined to torment the Nationals in a slow, water-torture type treatment. McNeil…
DetailsYankees lineup goes quiet in error-filled loss to Orioles The Yankees weren’t going to win every game, and the hapless Orioles weren’t looking at winless season. So the Birds’ 5-3 victory over the Yankees on Saturday in front of 42,203 at Yankee Stadium wasn’t a shocker. What was a surprise was the way the Orioles’…
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Crazy game in Dohren for season opener The season opener of the Dohren Wild Farmers vs the Cologne Cardinals turned out in a crazy and ugly game. Early in the game, there was a bench-clearing brawl that led to several ejections. Eventually, the Cologne Cardinals won game one 15-8.Cologne Cardinals @ Dohren Wild Farmers The…
DetailsNL East hot seats come with the highest level of pressure The best manager in the NL East guides a team that is going to lose 95 games, maybe 100, perhaps more than that. Miami’s Don Mattingly is no one’s idea of John McGraw tinged with Tony La Russa. He is the NL East’s best…
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Roger Bernadina finds a new team Curaçao native Roger Bernadina has found a new club in an independent circuit in Japan. Bernadina joined the Ishikawa Million Stars of the independent BC League (Baseball Challenge League). The BC League started to play in 2007 as the Hokushinestu Baseball Challenge League. The Ishikawa MillionStars are one of…
DetailsFanGraphs Audio Presents: The Untitled McDongenhagen Project, Ep. 12 UMP: The Untitled McDongenhagen Project, Episode 12 This is the 12th episode of a mostly weekly program co-hosted by Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel about player evaluation in all its forms. The show, which is available through the normal FanGraphs Audio feed, has a working name…
DetailsThat time Mickey Mantle drank Ron Darling under the table New York baseball fans will forever debate if the 1986 Mets, with their MLB-dominating 108 wins, were as good as the fabled 1950s Yankees teams that won six World Series. One argument has been settled: Those Bombers could drink the Amazin’s under the table, even…
DetailsRon Darling: Lenny Dykstra’s racist tirade helped Mets win World Series With the Mets down two games to none in the 1986 World Series against the Red Sox, a crucial Game 3 was about to start in Boston. Cocky Mets leadoff hitter Lenny Dykstra stood in the on-deck circle taking practice swings, while star Bosox…
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