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The New York Mets have now played 64 seasons as a franchise, going back to their inaugural 1962 campaign. There are 64 teams in March Madness, the NCAA’s annual single-elimination tournament. Wouldn’t it be interesting if all 64 unique Mets teams, each with their strengths and weaknesses, glories and failures, legends and forgotten fan-favorites, played […]
Navigating Blank Gameweek 31 is one of the most significant tactical hurdles of the 2025/2026 Fantasy Premier League season. With heavy hitters from Arsenal, Manchester City, Crystal Palace, and Wolves all without a fixture, managers must pivot to reliable assets who are actually taking the pitch. This week is all about maximizing your “Expected Minutes” […]
Legendary radio voice of the New York Mets Howie Rose made a video announcing his retirement after the 2026 season, which was posted to the Mets’ social media channels this morning. The Bayside Queens native began his broadcasting career in 1975, serving as the play-by-play broadcaster for New York Rangers games on WFAN from 1989-1995, […]
Meet the Mets Citi Field introduced some delicious new options to their ballpark menu for the 2026 season. NBC and Peacock have the Opening Day broadcast for the Mets and Pirates with former Mets Al Leiter and Neil Walker serving as analysts during the broadcast. The team announced the prospects that will be participating in […]
The lone high school talent taken by the Mariners last July, Nick Becker makes his LL organizational prospect debut at #9, beating out Tuesday’s entry Griffin Hugus by a healthy margin and setting the foundation of what we’d consider the upper echelon of present prospect pedigree. Hailing from the state of New Jersey, the cold […]
The Jays made a couple of announcements in one this morning. They are changing the ‘Level of Excellence’ to the ‘Hall of Excellence’, which will be a display on the 100 level right field concourse. I’ll admit I like the Level of Excellence because you can see it in telecasts, from most of the park […]
The Houston Astros will face the Miami Marlins in this year’s Spring Breakout game. Game Info Game Date/Time: Thursday, March 19, 11:05 a.m. CST Location: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, FL TV: Space City Home Network Streaming: SCHN+ Radio: KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2
Slugger Eugenio Suárez is fresh off a season that saw him thwack 49 home runs and be valued at 3.8 fWAR (3.6 bWAR). He reached free agency at season’s end and signed a one-year deal to return to the Cincinnati Reds, the club that traded for him prior to the 2015 season – and the […]
The Miami Dolphins' salary cap is so bad that other pro sports are sitting well beneath their dead cap space with their entire payroll.
The World Baseball Classic is over, and it ended with a thrilling 3-2 Venezuelan win over the United States on Tuesday night. Lots of Yankees were involved in the exciting and ever-growing tournament, and it’s a good time to take a look at how they did. Aaron Judge, United States Statistically, Judge didn’t have a […]
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at reliever Robert Garcia. In the 2024-25 offseason, one of the Rangers […]
The Good Phight will be previewing the 2026 season by going over each position on the field. We’ll talk about the players that will occupy them, the players behind them, their strengths and weaknesses and give a few takes about how we think the season will shake out. It’s no secret that the backbone of […]
Astros fans know the numbers by heart. 106, 107 and 111. In a three-year span from 2011-2013, they’d amass 324 losses. I can vividly recall attending a four game home series verses the Tigers in May of 2013 in which they were outscored by a margin of 37-8 in four straight defeats. These were the […]
The Rangers got outshot 17-2 in the first period, Perreault still isn't on the top power play unit, and the tank is back.
Royals fans may be underwhelmed with what the club has done to address its outfield offensive needs, but even with Opening Day just over a week away, it’s not too late for the Royals to make a move. Teams around baseball are still sorting through roster crunches, injuries, and late-camp competitions, which can create opportunities […]
Morning, all! Evan Grant’s final roster projection of the spring suggests that the Rangers should keep both Jacob Latz and Kumar Rocker, and make a trade with Baltimore to remove Carter Baumler’s Fule 5 status. Luis Curvelo turned down the opportunity to pitch for Team Venezuela because he wanted to concentrate on making the Rangers […]
After sending Harry Ford to Triple-A yesterday, the Nats sent a couple more big names to Rochester. This morning, the team announced that Josiah Gray, Robert Hassell III and Julian Fernandez had been sent to Triple-A, while Zach Penrod has been reassigned to minor league camp. Obviously, Hassell and Gray are the biggest names here, […]
The Toronto Blue Jays went from finishing last in the AL East (74-88) in 2024 to being one inning away from a World Series title last season. The Jays won the division (94-68) with a tiebreaker over the Yankees before securing the American League crown in 2025. The Orioles, after finishing 75-87 last season, can […]
Last week, I wrote this article on how MLB could reduce its regular season schedule. That’s almost certainly going to happen in conjunction with expansion, which Commissioner Rob Manfred has said is likely to come after the A’s and Rays get their stadium situations settled. Which might now actually happen within the next 3-4 years! […]
In the 2024 edition of the Baseball Prospectus annual, Francisco Lindor was referred to as “the steady centerpiece of a historically chaotic franchise.” As the calendar inches closer to Opening Day two years later, that is perhaps even more true now than it was then. This offseason saw the departure of Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil, […]
Over the last few weeks, I wrote over 10,000 words about 61 pitchers in the American League East. I talked about what they’ve done, how they attack hitters, and where they can improve. While I left some nuggets about what pitchers might become, I wanted to give myself a space to be publicly wrong in […]
It’s just the nature of life that some people end up passing away at way too young an age. As we do our Yankees’ Birthdays series, we’re unfortunately going to come across some of them here too. While the name Fritz Brickell might not mean as much to you as some other tragic Yankee deaths, […]
This weekend, Major League Baseball will hold its third annual Spring Breakout which features baseball’s top prospects facing off against one another as Spring Training winds down. Bragging rights are on the line along with some future roster spots as the sport’s best and brightest compete head-to-head. The A’s Spring Breakout game is scheduled for […]
Good morning everyone! The Mariners are coming off a 7-3 victory over the Brew Crew thanks to strong performances from Emerson Hancock and Luke Raley, among others. Today is a big day in the sports world, as March Madness on the men’s side kicks off in full (and the women — including UW, Oregon, Gonzaga, […]
The San Diego Padres entered Spring Training with an open competition for the fifth and final spot in the rotation. Since the start of spring, the Friar Faithful have learned that Joe Musgrove, who is returning after Tommy John surgery, is likely to start the season on the injured list, which means the Padres will […]