The Best of The Mets – – Third Base

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by Russ_Cohen - February 4, 20220

Since the Mets won’t be playing anytime soon. I am starting a series called “The Best of the Mets”. I will talk about the Mets' best players of all time at certain positions, and if this is popular, I may branch out to other teams. The first position is third

The Mets Search Continues for a Bench Coach

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by Russ_Cohen - January 8, 20220

The New York Mets have recently hired some new coaches. Eric Chavez is their new hitting coach. He was a good player, and he was hired away from the Yankees, presumably for more money. Joey Cora is now their third base coach. He was a player that wall all effort. He

Buck Showalter’s Campaign To Manage The Mets

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by Russ_Cohen - November 20, 20210

The New York Mets finally hired a general manager. They were months behind in hiring a manager and now days behind in securing free agent talent. Instead of being proactive, the Mets are being reactive, and some media outlets are helping out. Showalter was on MLB Network the other day

The Best and Worst Baseball Cities Will Surprise You

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by Russ_Cohen - November 2, 20210

While the World Series rolls on. Here is a report that WalletHub did on this subject https://wallethub.com/edu/best-baseball-cities/12864. I spoke to Jill Gonzalez about a few of these cities. New York was #1. That’s not a surprise, but it’s still interesting to know why? “The number of teams is something that we look at,

Mets Fans Should Brace for An Offseason of Futility

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by Russ_Cohen - October 22, 20210

When Steven Cohen took over the New York Mets the hope was they would be one of the top spenders in the league, and they would attract a great general manager, and so far, they got close with both. The Mets had the third-highest payroll but still 11 million under the

Mets Trade Deadline Timeline For deGrom Injury Doesn’t Add Up

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by Russ_Cohen - July 31, 20210

At Yesterday's press conference, Mets GMs Zack Scott and Sandy Alderson attempted to explain to the media and the team how they rescued the team at the deadline by acquiring Javy Baez. They were the heroes, and I never heard Alderson say they were doing it for the fans. You

The Mets May Be Good Enough

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by Russ_Cohen - July 7, 2021July 7, 20210

Don’t worry, I still think the New York Mets have to make some moves to hold on to first place in the NL East. That’s the only way they will get into the postseason. I get that. Carlos Carrasco threw live batting practice. Do you count on him being in the

MLB Has Created The Year of the No-Hitter

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by Russ_Cohen - May 21, 20210

Rob Manfred changed the baseball again. This time he told us. The plan was to cut down on home runs. There were too many. So this time they messed with the laces again. NCAA baseball flattened them in 2015 to increase scoring. It did increase scoring. BUT they also use aluminum

Looking At Some of the Top MVP Candidates in the 2021 Baseball Season

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by Russ_Cohen - April 14, 20210

The MVP Award is very coveted and something that fans love to talk about. They feel a sense of pride when their player is in the running, and now folks can put some money down on that. This is one of those fun things that fans can follow all season

The Latest 2021 World Series Odds

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by Sportsologist - April 2, 20210

April is here. 30 Major League Baseball teams start their quest for the 2021 World Series. Check out the latest MLB news as we head into what should be, hopefully, a typical MLB Season so you can start getting ready to make your bets against their MLB odds. 2021 World Series Odds