Resiliency is Mets’ Strong Suit Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 23, 2016September 26, 20164 Rip the Mets. Praise them. Do whatever. One thing Mets fans can’t deny. Their baseball team is resilient. It has been that way for the last few years. Last night was a great example. The Mets rallied twice, and they finally won the game when Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three-run home run
Benching Bruce Has To Happen Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 21, 2016September 23, 20160 This is as low as it gets for Jay Bruce. Mets manager Terry Collins sent Eric Campbell to pinch-hit for Bruce in the eighth inning against Braves reliever Ian Krol last night. The same Campbell that has batted .159 and gone 0-for-14 prior to his pinch-hit appearance. Collins’ hunch proved to be
Fitzpatrick Showed His Worth Against Buffalo Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 16, 2016September 19, 20160 Last night showed why the Jets were willing to wait for Ryan Fitzpatrick to agree on a deal this offseason. He engineered a great second half drive that would put Jets running back Matt Forte in a position to score a couple of touchdowns. He had Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker
Buffalo Could Be a Moment of Truth For Bowles Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 15, 20161 For all intents and purposes, the honeymoon is over for Todd Bowles. The second-year Jets head coach is facing a must-win game tonight. That’s a sign that it’s over. The Jets can’t go 0-2 if they lose to the Bills on Thursday Night Football. A loss, and there’s a good possibility the
It Was a Matter of Time Until Backman Was Out Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 14, 20163 Who didn't see this coming? The only thing that should be surprising is why it took a long time for Wally Backman to be out of the Mets organization. Backman was on borrowed time with the Mets. It was bound to not end well for him. He was not Sandy Alderson’s guy,
Fenway Park Begins Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - September 14, 2016September 14, 20160 Owner General Charles Henry Taylor, a Civil War veteran and owner of the "Boston Globe," had decided back in 1910 to build a new ballpark in the Fenway section of Boston bordering Brookline Avenue, Jersey Street, Van Ness Street and Lansdowne Street. It would cost $650,000 (approximately $14 million today),
Stigma of Same Old Jets Still Applies Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 12, 2016September 16, 20160 Say this about the Jets. They are well-trained in the art of losing. They always show great determination in dodging victory. It’s been like this since my 36 years of existence on this Earth. So why should yesterday be any different than the last four decades? The Jets played well in the first
Glory 33 New Jersey Was Filled With Excitement and Drama Wrestleology by Russ_Cohen - September 10, 2016September 10, 20160 Trenton, NJ - - Glory 33 was a full night of excitement and a few surprises. This was my first event so please excuse me for not knowing every term and all the ins and outs of the sport. Rico Verhoeven retained his heavyweight championship, another belt changed hands, and
Forget Playoffs For Big Blue Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 10, 20160 Hope springs eternal for the Giants and their fans. Every year is the Giants year according to them. Never mind they have stunk since winning the Super Bowl few years ago. This year is no different. Everyone has the Giants winning the Super Bowl again this year. All I can do
Nobody Saw The Yankees Playoff Push Coming Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 9, 20160 The Yankees are not only in the AL wild-card race, but they can win the AL East. This comes after they were declared dead for trading Aroldis Chapman, Carlos Beltran and Andrew Miller. The Yankees are two games behind the Orioles for the last wild-card spot, and they are three games
