AL East The Replacements, Part II Remember The Replacements? The movie about a football team that went on strike, so the owner hired a new coach to find replacement players a week before their first game? A perfect analogy this …
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East Coast Bias: COVID Catastrophe, All Rise, Yo Goes AWOL
Where can you find the best baseball in the world? Fuhgeddabouddit! What kind of question is that, guy? On the east coast, moe. Deadass. Two beast coast born and raised kids bring you the goings-on from a week of baseball on the Atlantic. …
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Phillies bolster pitching staff with Zack Wheeler signing
Just a couple hours after rumors began circulating of the Philadelphia Phillies being serious players for free agent pitcher Zack Wheeler, speculation became fact.
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Headline hire: Mets introduce Carlos Beltran as their new manager
The Mets reach into their murky, mercurial past to find the guy who’ll lead them to a bright future. But was Carlos Beltran the best hire or the best story?
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Midnight for Mickey: Who’s Next?
As expected, the Mets officially fired Mickey Callaway after two seasons. His run was rough, but the Mets did literally improve. So who’s next in line for the job? And what team–with what expectations–will they be inheriting?
Why don’t the Yankees, Mets make a trade?
It’s one thing to see a player you trade away thriving with his new ball club. It’s a different thing if that ball club shares the same hometown as yours. And it’s a completely different thing if that hometown is …
East Coast Bias Week one: Showtime
Harper mashes, deGrom deals, and the Orioles and Rays start strong in this week’s inaugural East Coast Bias.
Pete Alonso makes the cut
The Mets’ highly-touted first basemen gets the Opening Day nod, a surprising outcome when service time manipulation was expected. Does his day one status tell us anything about the 2019 Mets? Or Alonso’s future?
What to remember when you’re worried about forgetting
It’s okay that you’re not always going to be there. That’s nothing to feel bad about.
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Winter in the NL East is toasty
The NL East has been the talk of the offseason so far. And the most significant addition to baseball’s most compelling division may still be coming.