TheChampaignRoom.com: Family of former Illinois Baseball and New York Mets pitcher Jeff Innis is asking for help to get him home in his final days. In a GoFundMe posted this week, Innis’ family said he has been battling cancer since 2017 and it recently took a turn for the worst. Family said his treatment at…
Month: January 2022
Baseball Hall of Fame Snubs Barry Bonds…Again
YahooSports.com: One rewriting of baseball’s record books began in earnest in 1986. That year, a fireballing right-hander in Boston won 24 games en route to the AL Cy Young and the AL MVP. Meanwhile, a wiry 21-year-old with a familiar name reached the big leagues in Pittsburgh. Across the 22 years their careers would overlap,…
Players Association Drops Request To Give Players Free Agency Before 6 Years
TheAthletic.com: The Major League Baseball Players Association dropped its request to introduce an age-based free-agency system into the sport on Monday, withdrawing a proposal in one of the three major areas MLB had shown no interest in changing, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Athletic. That means the amount of service time…
Jeff McNeil and Top Prospect Mark Vientos for Luis Castillo?
We need Castillo. But I’d only trade Vientos and McNeil if there’s a guarantee that we sign Kris Bryant afterwards.
Mets Round Out Coaching Staff With Glenn Sherlock Hire
NYDailyNews.com: Bench coach was the last major hole remaining on the Mets’ coaching staff, and now they’ve got someone on the case. The team is expected to hire Glenn Sherlock — who was a former minor league catcher and Mets’ coach under Terry Collins and Mickey Callaway — to be Buck Showalter’s top confidant in…
Yes. Keith Hernandez Belongs in the Hall of Fame
NYDailyNews.com: While reflecting on his career, which earned him a number retirement from the Mets and a congratulatory press conference on Wednesday, Keith Hernandez also came face-to-face with his own mortality. Specifically, when the topic shifted to his chances of making the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the 68-year-old Hernandez said that if he does…
Mets to Bring Back Old Timers Day
Newsday.com: On Wednesday, on a Zoom news conference to talk about that honor, Hernandez may have added a second new line to his resume: Newsbreaker. As he was talking about the Mets’ growing efforts under owner Steve Cohen to celebrate their history, Hernandez seemed to break the news that the team is going to hold…
Keith Hernandez To Finally Have His Number 17 Retired
NYPost.com: The Mets are going to retire Keith Hernandez’s No. 17 next season, during a ceremony on Saturday, July 9, prior to a game with the Marlins. Hernandez, the lynchpin of the Mets’ 1986 world championship team, joins Casey Stengel (37), Gil Hodges (14), Tom Seaver (41), Mike Piazza (31) and Jerry Koosman (36) to…
Adam Jones on Mets Hire of Buck Showalter
No better proof on a manager’s character then from people who used to play for him.