A TALE OF TWO CITIES: Mets Ascendant, Yanks Mediocre at Best
Noah Dominant Empires rise & fall. Our New York baseball landscape has been dominated by the Yankees since the mid 1990s. The Mets have been second class citizens relegated to the small TV in bars...
View ArticleBrodie Era Begins for Mets, Streak Ends for deGrom
Jacob deGrom’s Quality Start Streak Snapped By Joe Rini It’s a new season and a new era for the Mets. With the start of the 2019 season, the Brodie Van Wagenen era officially begins. If the style of...
View ArticleMets Surviving Despite Slow Start by Pitchers
Whew, deGrom’s MRI Is Clean By Joe Rini The bridge closer to Edwin Diaz has often resembled a minefield for Mickey Callaway’s Mets during the first few weeks of 2019. Six innings of shutout ball by...
View ArticleMets in Need of a Spark at the Plate
Darling’s Diagnosis & Kranepool’s Surgery By Joe Rini The Mets have had outstanding pitching and hitting performances in 2019…unfortunately, not often in the same game. The once formidable looking...
View ArticleRockland Track & Field Hall of Fame to Induct Nine
Click to view slideshow. By Jamie Kempton The Rockland County Track & Field Hall of Fame will enshrine nine new members during its 13th induction ceremony on Saturday, May 19, beginning 1 p.m., at...
View ArticleAlonso Lives the Dream and Chats With the RCT
Callaway and Brass Juggling the Roster By Joe Rini The temperatures are rising but at least one polar bear is thriving in the New York City heat. Christened the “Polar Bear” by his teammates, Pete...
View ArticleSwoboda’s More Than Just a Guy or a Catch
RCT Chats With Ron About 1969 Mets & Book “Here’s the Catch” BY JOE RINI To Ron Swoboda, “just a guy,” baseball’s parlance for an average player, made his iconic catch in the 9th inning of pivotal...
View Article1969 Mets Are Champions Forever
41 Seaver Way Is New Address for Citi Field By Joe Rini After a week where nearly everything went wrong for the Mets, on the seventh day, they commemorated a year where everything went right. After a...
View ArticleIs it time for New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway to resign?
By Travis Pulver Going into Friday night’s game against the Miami Marlins, the New York Mets were hoping that the reigning National League Cy Young winner, Jacob deGrom could lead the team out of their...
View ArticleSean Flaherty Of Orangeburg, NY Named To Athletic Director Scholars Academic...
HEMPSTEAD, NY (07/15/2019)– Hofstra University and the Department of Athletics are excited to announce the creation of the Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll, recognizing the...
View ArticleROCKLAND BOULDERS, HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL, & BRIDGES JOIN FOR ACCESSIBLE...
+ COMMUNITY WHEELCHAIR SOFTBALL GAME VS. BOULDERS Pomona, NY – Helen Hayes Hospital will team up with the Rockland Boulders baseball team and Bridges Independent Living Center on Sunday, July 28th to...
View ArticleDeals, Donations, & Dogs at Trade Deadline for Mets
Click to view slideshow. RCT Chats With McNeil & He Gets a Puppy By Joe Rini Jeff McNeil’s nickname may be the “squirrel” but unlike those feisty creatures that zig zig and then zig zag again as...
View ArticleHaverstraw/Nanuet Juniors Softball Little League Team head to Junior Little...
Click to view slideshow. Photo credit: Rockland Report Haverstraw/Nanuet Juniors Softball Little League Team are World Series bound! The Haverstraw/Nanuet Juniors Softball Little League team who won...
View ArticleIs Stage Set for Another Mets Miracle in 2019?
Surge Feels Like 1969, 1973 & 2015 …Do You Believe? By Joe Rini And I thought Ed Kranepool was just being kind. As the Mets Hall of Famer addressed the fans at the festivities honoring the 1969...
View ArticleAre the Mets Ready for the Stretch Drive?
Click to view slideshow. Callaway: “Anybody Can Contribute” By Joe Rini 00 The first six games of the current homestand encapsulated the hopes and fears of fans. The first three featured the Mets...
View ArticleThe Mets Need A Miracle to Get Into the Post Season
The New York Mets are now 50-1 to win the World Series at the best online sportsbooks, falling from a shorter 30-1 earlier this summer. The Amazin’ Mets currently sit in fourth place in the National...
View ArticleIt’s Miracle or Else for 2019 Mets
Syndergaard and the Quest for a Personal Catcher By Joe Rini Are there Miracle Mets every 50 years? The 2019 Mets hope so. After an amazing 15-1 stretch catapulted the Amazins to within ½ game of a...
View ArticlePete Stands Alone with 53 Home Runs as a Rookie
Mickey Callaway HR Record for Alonso But Is Callaway Going, Going…? By Joe Rini And yet… Pete Alonso capped off a historic season by hitting a rookie record 53rd home run in Game 161 in Saturday’s 3-0...
View ArticleFORMER NANUET STANDOUT KELLY COMING HOME AFTER SIGNING WITH BOULDERS
All professional athletes hope to one day play for their hometown team. Not all get the chance. Former Nanuet High School standout Colin Kelly will get that opportunity after signing with the Rockland...
View ArticleBAEZ TO RETURN FOR SECOND YEAR AS BOULDERS’ MANAGER
The Rockland Boulders announced last week that manager Kevin Baez will return for the 2020 season. In his first season as Boulders manager, Baez led the team to their sixth consecutive playoff...
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