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Giancarlo Stanton brought the ferocity the Yankees so desperately need

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Yankees finally got the play they had been waiting for from Aaron Judge. Only it wasn't from Aaron Judge. It was from the Mammoth original “I can’t believe how hard and far he just hit the ball.” Because as Judge continues to try to figure out how to step up […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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Rangers can be hard to ignore

A year ago, the 1-3-1 came to life in a victorious season opener in Buffalo and served as the template for Peter Laviolette's first season behind the bench en route to the Presidents' Trophy. That game, a year later on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, was a masterstroke in the 6-0 loss to the Penguins, where Igor […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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The Jets' Woody Johnson is New York's worst sports owner

There shouldn't be many tears shed for Robert Saleh. There are 201 men in NFL history who have had a head coaching career that included part or all of the fourth season. In terms of winning percentage, Saleh ranks 181st on this list. His final record for the Jets is as follows: 20 wins, 36 […]

By Andrew Jack

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

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Aaron Rodgers' fingerprints are all over Robert Saleh's firing

It seems a lifetime ago since Robert Saleh was part of the euphoric Jets traveling party that flew to Malibu to convince Aaron Rodgers that the final years of his career should be as a New York Jet. Rodgers raved about playing for “Rob.” But his Achilles tendon would not allow him to play more […]

By Andrew Jack

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

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The Mets gave him a heartbreaking reminder of the magic of October

PHILADELPHIA – This was a reminder at a most inconvenient time: No team is cornering the Magic market in October. Not even a team that regularly has “Amazin'” and “Miracle” as its unofficial first name. Not even when this team, the Mets, have brought out the witchcraft so regularly and at so many unexpected times […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

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Pete Alonso's “really special” Mets moment changed everything

MILWAUKEE – Pete Alonso reminded us all once again how fickle baseball can be, how a single hit can change a season, a team, a legacy and perhaps even the trajectory of an entire career. “Pete! Pete! Pete!” shouted the people as Alonso walked through the spartan concourse in the bowels of American Family Field […]

By Andrew Jack

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024

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Francisco Lindor gave the Mets reason to believe

MILWAUKEE — How do you even begin to believe when you feel like the hope for winter has already begun? Even Steve Cohen, sitting near the visitors' bench, looked at the result in a vital NL Wild Card Game 3 and admitted, “2-0 felt like 10-0.” Eventually there were only three outs left in the […]

By Andrew Jack

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024

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Willy Adames of the Brewers was in the parking lot ready for Jesse Winker of the Mets

Brewers star SS Willy Adames confirmed he offered to meet Mets DH/former Brewer Jesse Winker in the parking lot to resolve differences after Winker's two-run, Game 1 triple turned into a “chirping” match on the pitch had come. “That’s what I told him when we were tweeting at each other,” Adames told The Post, confirming […]

By Andrew Jack

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024

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Carlos Mendoza's magic touch disappears at the worst possible time for Mets

Carlos Mendoza pitched the coach's version of a two-hit shutout on Tuesday night, the first game he ever pitched in the postseason. He had cleverly trusted his starting player Luis Severino and exploited him to the maximum. He got two bullpen attempts from Jose Butto and Ryne Stanek. He cleverly allowed Jesse Winker to start […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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The Mets appear primed for the MLB playoff run

MILWAUKEE — If the Mets could just get into this postseason derby, it would be a win for just about everyone. And that was it. But now that they're here, they act like they belong, and more than that, they act like they might stay for a while. The Mets' mood and moves give them […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024