By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY- With arguably the best starting rotation in Major League Baseball, a question has crept into the minds of the blue and orange faithful and possible suitors across the league: Who will the Mets keep- Noah Syndergaard or Zach Wheeler? Given the fact that the Mets would be, most…
Month: September 2019
Personal Catchers: Noah Syndergaard Isn’t Wrong, BUT…
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Look, the idea of a pitcher having a ‘personal catcher’ is not a new one. It is not a revolutionary concept. It is also not going away because, quite frankly, for some pitchers, it works. Andy Pettitte, whose #46 was retired in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park in…
NEW YORK JETS: “I Can Basically do what I want”, Gase-Closed.
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Especially in the New York market, a refreshing, honest take from a player or coach after a game is not only welcomed, but embraced. Players and coaches that take the “Derek Jeter route” are often labeled as ‘vanilla’. Which, is not a bad thing in the tri-state…
NEW YORK YANKEES: Aaron Boone, Deserving of ‘AL Manager of the Year’?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – People consider New York Yankees’ second-year skipper Aaron Boone out of the running for 2019 Major League Baseball’s American League winner of Manager of the Year. Why? Simply because of the fact that the Yankees have the league’s third highest payroll, at $217,957,521. Ken Rosenthal, sportswriter and reporter, in…