I Can’t Have the Steak? Then Give Me 3 Bowls of Soup

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It seems to me, the Braves got an absurdly small return when they traded Andrelton Simmons to the Angels last night. In negotiations with the Mets back in July, the Braves wanted Steven Matz and Michael Conforto, which might have been acceptable. Yesterday the Braves demanded either Matt Harvey or Jacob DeGrom. That was a move ...

A Prayer for Tommy Hanson

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Through the years, since celebrities began earning serious  money, entirely too many  have been lost to hideous accidents like the overdose that claimed Tommy Hanson's life Monday night. Some have been car crashes-James Dean and Johnny Horton to name a couple.  Patsy Cline and 3 others were lost in a private plane crash.  Jim Reeves, Thurman Munson, Ricky Nelson  , ...

Numerous Baseball Birthdays Today

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We have a larger than usual number of baseball  birthdays today. GianCarlo Stanton is 26. After a lost season due to injury last year, we need to see how good he can be going forward. The Marlins are praying, since they have him under contract for the next 12 years. yes, 12 years. A lot of ...

Two More Years. Two More Years for Collins

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When I found out about Terry Collins' two-year extension with the Mets, it brought to mind how delegates at political conventions used to yell "Four more years, four more years," during the nomination of a sitting president. Collins signed  an extension through 2017 which was  announced during a press conference right about the time I was working ...

Mets Fall Back a Few Hours Early

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Most of America fell back an hour at 2 A.M. this morning. The Mets, in a position to tie the World Series at 2 games apiece fell back around 11 PM instead and lost 5-3, putting them in a 3 games to 1 spot with game 5 tonight at Citi Field. Suitably enough the game was ...