BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images) At around 4:29 p.m. Jacob deGrom raced to the mound for his warm-up toss. His entrance song of “Simple Man” blared through the speakers. This wasn’t a run-of-the-mill warm-up toss. Not on this Sunday. He was pitching in front of his home crowd for the first time …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Daniel Vogelbach and Tyler Naquin, Billy Eppler’s trade deadline acquisitions, starred in the Mets’ 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves to start off the five-game showdown Thursday night at Citi Field. Those two moves did not generate the buzz the Yankees and San Diego Padres received, but …
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BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Corey Sipkin/New York Post) The Mets did not make moves that had people talking like the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros did. The Yankees went all in by acquiring Andrew Benintendi, Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino, Harrison Bader, Scott Effross and dumping Joey Gallo while …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Adam Hunger/Getty Images) There’s just something different about this Mets team than the last few seasons. It’s tangible from the naked eye. Forget the fact they won 60 games after a 6-3 victory over the Yankees to start off the Subway Series Tuesday night at Citi Field. Forget the fact …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Sporting News) For the first time in a long time going back to 2006, the Subway Series finally has some buzz to it. The Yankees and Mets will face each other for a two-game series Tuesday night at Citi Field and again in late August at Yankee Stadium. Both teams …
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BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) I didn’t even know the Knicks officially introduced Jalen Brunson as the new point guard on Tuesday. No one knew. Like most Knicks fans, I found out on Twitter around 6:00 p.m. I was wondering why that was the case. Then, it turned out the Knicks did …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Eric Espada/Getty Images) It’s going to be a full season soon that we have seen Jacob deGrom pitched. He has been on the injured list while collecting his money. Nice job if anyone can get it. When Mets.com writer Anthony DiComo tweeted Tuesday the Mets pushed back deGrom’s simulated game …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo Credit: Brad Penner/USA Today Sports) The Yankees boast the best record in Major League Baseball at 64-28 heading to the All-Star break. This is a team that can win some playoff games this year. Maybe they can get to the World Series and win that elusive championship No. 28 that eluded …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) The Knicks seemed to be the favorites to land hometown kid Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz. The Jazz like the Knicks’ assets such as the multitude of first-round picks, Quentin Grimes, Immanuel Quickley and Obi Toppin according to The Athletic’s Tony Jones, who covers the Jazz …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello’s mandate was to improve this team as quickly as possible. Free agency would have served as a way to achieve his objective. It would have made Islanders fans feel good that he has his eye on the prize of making this team …
