Jacob deGrom: Will He Stay, or Will He Go?

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - November 2, 2022November 2, 20220

Jacob deGrom is the ace of the New York Mets. He will remain that in my eyes until he signs elsewhere. I think there are three things he’s mulling over. Salary is #1. He signed his last contract with the Mets with BVW as the GM, and the Wilpons still in

The Mets Winning Culture Has Returned to Queens

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - March 26, 2022March 26, 20220

The Wilpons were afraid of knowledge that didn’t align with theirs. This lasted for 22 years. Every once in a while you could hear the frustration in his voice when he was on a broadcast. Hernandez knows hitting. Every Mets fan thought he should talk to players and fix what

The Top Ten Most Impactful Sporting Events of My Lifetime

by Russ_Cohen - August 26, 2020August 26, 20200

I retain the right to change this list someday, The New York Jets winning another Super Bowl is a fine example but that probably won’t happen. My back story is I couldn’t walk until I was five. The details aren’t important right now but it’s the reason I love sports.

BASEBALL LINGO: WHAT THE EXPRESSIONS MEAN AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY (Part I)

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by Harvey Frommer - May 13, 2019May 13, 20190

ALL-STAR GAME - The idea was conceived in 1933 by Arch Ward, Chicago Tribune sports editor. To give the fans a real rooting interest, Ward suggested that they are allowed to vote for their favorite players via popular ballot. In perhaps no other game do fans have such a rooting

The Not So Amazin’ Mets

Baseballology

by Harvey Frommer - September 19, 2018September 19, 20180

The first run they ever scored came on a balk. They lost the first nine games they ever played. Rumor has it they picked the name of the best pitcher (Tom Seaver) in their history out of a hat on April Fools' Day. They were supposed to be the replacement for

Skip Lockwood Insight Pitch Book Review

by Russ_Cohen - April 25, 2018July 11, 20180

Skip Lockwood is a delight and so is this book. Sports Publishing has a winner here. Skip had a good career in baseball and he’s very open and honest in this book. It all starts with a terrific foreword by Hall of Fame pitcher, Fergie Jenkins. Here’s how he intended to

I Was There Book Review

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by Russ_Cohen - February 14, 20170

The Marv Albert Foreword was a good setup for what is a very solid concept for a book. Kenny Albert’s list was impressive. His dad Marv topped him! I loved Michelle Beadle’s. I would never have guessed she had hockey in hers. Pretty interesting hockey as well. There are some big names

The Ultimate Russ Cohen Resource Center

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by Russ_Cohen - January 17, 20170

For those of you who ask me where to buy my book? Here are the titles and where you can get them. 100 Ranger Greats - This is currently out of print. But you can find it. Barnes and Noble has a great out of print section as well. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/100-ranger-greats-russ-cohen/1103240578 Philadelphia Flyers - Images

The National Sports Collectors Convention Is Open For Business

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by Russ_Cohen - August 4, 20160

Atlantic City, NJ -- Before I could get off the AC Expressway I saw billboards of “The Taj” and by the time I hit the exit for the Convention Center I heard they were going out of business after Labor Day weekend. That’s the reality of that area - -

Syndergaard Adds That Extra Ingredient To The Mets Pitching Staff

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - April 30, 2016April 30, 20160

Noah Syndergaard throws harder per fastball (97.1 MPH), on average, than any hurler in baseball. That’s a fact. He adds that to the Mets fine hard throwing staff of Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, and Steven Matz. They have youth, not a ton of experience, zero playoff experience before this season,