NY KNICKS PRESS RELEASE New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has acquired three-time NBA All-Star and 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose from the Chicago Bulls. As part of the deal, the Knicks have also acquired guard Justin Holiday and a 2017 second-round draft selection in exchange for guards […]
Terry Collins Hospitalized Overnight By Joe Rini Perhaps, it’s Chase Utley’s fault. Heading into play on May 28 tied for first place, David Wright had homered in three straight games and Citi Field was bathed in goodwill as the 1986 champion Mets were honored on the field prior to the Mets game with the Dodgers. […]
Johnson, Backman and Orosco share recollections STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOE RINI “There’s not a greater city than New York. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. I firmly believe that,” said former manager Davey Johnson, whose 1986 Mets succeeded in New York and everywhere else in capturing a World Championship […]
Ace’s place in rotation questioned STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOE RINI If Matt Harvey is a team’s worst starting pitcher, how bad can things really be? Well, if we’re talking about the Harvey of 2015, with his 2.71 ERA and 188 strikeouts in 189 innings, not bad at all. Unfortunately, the 2016 Harvey has been […]
BY MARC MATURO Ex-Red Raiders ace Wirchansky is Player of the Year Southpaw Dan Wirchansky of Stony Point already exhibited high-collegiate talent at North Rockland High School, and his performance as a rookie on the diamond at Rockland Community College did nothing this season to lessen the expectations. “He certainly has the ability to […]
Matz Excels and Harvey Improves By Joe Rini What will Bartolo Colon do for an encore? Hit two home runs in one game? How about stealing home? Perhaps leaping a tall building in a single bound? With a league leading 49 home runs through 32 games, the first place Mets are on pace to smash […]