Happy Veterans Day weekend to everyone out there, and hope everyone gets to say "thank you" to someone who has served -- for me, it's great to back and blogging after six months, serving abroad in support of our great Nation. The NY Football scene here in November, now at Week 10, certainly looks different than we would have imagined it back in the preseason. The Giants are as dysfunctional as we have seen them in several decades, coming off last weekend's embarrassing 51-17

The Yankees have been in a bad way these past two weeks. In a season littered with surprises and outstanding performances, it is only natural for any team to hit a slump at some point. Team slumps often start as some combination of long road trips, close losses and player injuries. The Yanks have seen all three of these in the past two weeks and fans are beginning to feel frustrated. Some of the more recent losses have been blown-leads which I believe to be even more painful

On Friday night, the New York Mets rallied from a 7-1 deficit in the 4th inning to defeat the scuffling Miami Marlins, 8-7, in the opening game of a three-game weekend series at Citi Field. The Mets (13-15, 2nd NL East) sent 11 batters to the plate and scored five times in the bottom of the 7th, propelled by IF T.J. Rivera’s game-tying double off Miami’s RHP Brad Ziegler (1-2). Four batters later, Miami reliever Kyle Barraclough walked New York IF Wilmer Flores with the bas

On Thursday, the Mets had a miserable day. First, they were forced to scratch ace RHP Noah Syndergaard from his planned matinee start against the Atlanta Braves due to biceps and shoulder discomfort. Then, early in the game against Atlanta, the Mets lost the anchor of their lineup, OF Yoenis Cespedes to a strained hamstring that will now send him to the disabled list. Finally, they saw substitute starting pitcher RHP Matt Harvey get hammered. All of this occurred in the r

Welcome to the Baby Bomber Era The Yankees are experiencing a youth movement for the first time in a while and there are quite a few “Baby Bombers” with high expectations. Over the next few blogs, I will review a few of these players, where they stand and what can be expected. For Part 4, we will talk about a few more Baby Bombers that are working their way to the Majors. Blake Rutherford Blake Rutherford appears to be a blue chip prospect. At 6’3, this 19 year old outfielder

On Thursday night, the Mets lost to Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 at Citi Field. With the win, the Phillies took two out of three against the Mets in New York; it was the first time in seven tries, over two seasons, that the Phillies won a series against the Mets. The Mets have now lost five out of six since winning last Thursday night’s 16 inning marathon against the Marlins in Miami. The Mets’ early season record stands at 8-8 (3rd place NL East, 2.5 GB) and they now welcome

On Thursday night, the first-place New York Mets won an exciting, see-saw matchup 9-8 in 16 innings in Miami against the Marlins. Mets’ C Travis d’Arnaud went 4-for-6 and hit a game-winning HR in the top of the 16th against Miami LHP Adam Conley. It was d’Arnaud’s second HR on the young season, and most impressively, he hit it in the 16th after spending the entire game behind the plate. The Mets’ RHP Hansel Robles (2-0), pitching in his fourth straight game this week, earn

Welcome to the Baby Bomber Era The Yankees are experiencing a youth movement for the first time in a while and there are quite a few “Baby Bombers” with high expectations. Over the next few blogs, I will review a few of these players, where they stand and what can be expected. For Part 3, we will talk about a few more Baby Bomber that were all acquired at last year’s trade deadline and should make an impact for the Yankees down the road. Justus Sheffield Justus Sheffield is a