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NATIONALS 6 - ASTROS 2 WSH Wins World Series 4-3  It was a journey that will go down in the annals of baseball history as one of the greatest stories ever to take place on the diamond. The Washington Nationals, a team left for dead so many times throughout this 2019 season, found a way - once again - to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat as they slammed the door on the Houston Astros in a stunning Game 7 of the World Series in Houston. That's right folks, the Montreal Expos are World Champions. Or at least the former Montreal Expos anyway. The Nationals won the World Series Wednesday night, much the same way they climbed out of a 19-31 hole in May to get the top Wild Card in the National League, with grit, determination and resilience. Nobody said the road to a world title would be easy, and the Nationals took every circuitous route possible. At one point this postseason they found themselves down 3-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild card game, before Juan Soto...

As if things weren't bad enough for the Jets, today's news certainly won't help a locker room where players are likely looking over their shoulder more than ever before. After trading Leonard Williams to the Giants for a third round and conditional fifth round pick on Monday, the Jets were working the phones, as rumors flew the club was trying to trade either safety Jamal Adams or running back LeVeon Bell. However, once the 4 p.m. trade deadline came and went neither star was on his way out the door, and both GM Joe Douglas and head caoch Adam Gase claimed there would be no fire sale, and there was never an intent to trade either player. Yet the rumors were damning; the Jets tried to do something. Earlier in the day Daily News reporter, and known conspiracy theorist, Manish Mehta reported that the Jets were amenable to potential deal for Bell, who has been underutilized in the Jets offense this season, averaging a career worst 3.2 yards per carry. Later Rich Cimin...

Sam Darnold is lost at sea. He has thrown seven interceptions in the last two games, and head coach Adam Gase doesn't have answers right now. Is it time for Gase to be on the annual NFL Hot Seat? Is he hurting the long time viability of Sam Darnold? Listen below!! 

The identity of the Mets deepest and darkest secret has been revealed. Like something out of the FOX hit series "Masked Singer," the "bombshell" candidate for the New York Mets is none other than Milwaukee Brewers bench coach Pat Murphy. Who? Exactly. For those wishing the "bombshell" was Jessica Mendoza, or Alex Rodriguez, you are probably greatly disappointed. Imagine all the meme and GIFs that could have been possible!?!?!? Who is Murphy? Where did he come from? Glad you asked. Murphy, 60, spent the past four years as the bench coach of the Milwaukee Brewers and was the interim Manager of the San Diego Padres back in 2015 where he managed 96 games and compiled a record of 42-54, a .436 winning percentage. Murphy's claim to fame came as a college baseball head coach where he amassed 947 wins during a 21-year career at Notre Dame and Arizona State. He led the Irish to the NCAA Regionals in 1989, and got to the College World Series twice with...

JAGUARS 29 - JETS 15  The only booing that Sam Darnold is hearing right about now is not the ghosts that he thought he saw against the Patriots on Monday night. That booing is coming from Jets fans -- some 1,500 miles north of Jacksonville, Florida. It was another despicable day in Jets-land as the Jets once again struggled to gain any traction offensively. Another day where Le'Veon Bell was virtually invisible. A day where the other pieces on this Jets offense were under utilized. Another day where Sam Darnold looked like a fish hopping and skipping out of water. Darnold had no chance on Sunday in Jacksonville. He was sacked eight times, and turned it over three times, all on interceptions. This is what life is like when you play behind an already suspect offensive line, and play for a head coach -- the so-called quarterback whisperer in Adam Gase who has had no answer to help this young 22-year old out. If things don't change for Darnold he will quickly and sadly tu...

LIONS 31 - GIANTS 26 Last week the Giants couldn't get their offense started in the slop at MetLife Stadium against Arizona. Today, the offense wasn't the problem, as the Giants couldn't stop a nosebleed in Detroit. Either way, it resulted in another loss as the Giants stumble to 2-6 on the season. After an rough early start for quarterback Daniel Jones, where he fumbled away another football that was quickly turned into six-Lions' points, he settled in to throw for 322 yards and four touchdowns in defeat. It was a small consultation in a season completely and totally lost. The Giants found themselves down 14-0 with 2:31 to go in the first quarter, as Matthew Stafford carved up Big Blue's leaky secondary, including a 49-yard bomb to Marvin Hall down the sideline for the score. Stafford had a huge afternoon for Detroit, tossing for 342 yards and three scores. His top target on the afternoon Kevin Galloday had an even bigger day, hauling in six passes for 12...

10 months ago the New York Jets had a chance to hire a Super Bowl winning head coach to mentor their young quarterback Sam Darnold, and coach a team that had $96 million to spend in free agency. And reports were at the time, that coach, former Green Bay Packers coach, Mike McCarthy wanted the job, but would take if he had some say in personnel. The Jets wouldn’t grant that request, and eventually settled on Adam Gase. From bugging eyeball press conferences to Darnold contracting mono, seeing ghosts and having his toenail removed, to playing a dangerous game of chicken with offensive guard Kelichi Osemele, the Jets under Gase have been a train wreck. And the Jets look silly for not giving McCarthy what he wanted. Why is this important in an article about the New York Mets? Because it sets a precedent The Mets are faced with a similar situation in their managerial vacancy search. They had every opportunity to make former Yankee Skipper Joe Girardi their next manag...

Who is the “Mystery Candidate?” That is the question everyone is asking right now after reports are surfacing that the Mets are considering a “bombshell candidate” who is separate from the list of known candidates for their managerial job. While we know that Carlos Beltran, Mike Bell, Eduardo Perez and maybe Joe Girardi are the known candidates for the job, the rumors, speculation and down right hysteria persists over social media. So let’s have some fun and throw out some potential “bombshell candidates.” Alex Rodriguez – This would certainly be the definition of “bombshell.” A-Rod was one of the games most decorated and polarizing figures in the sport.   A 14-time All Star and 2009 World Series champion with the Yankees, Rodriguez had a wild career in New York. A-Rod almost became better known for his off-field antics than his on-field accomplishments. From starring at himself in a mirror, to sitting in Central Park shirtless, and, of course, his rampant steroid u...

The New York Mets are on the precipice of potentially losing Joe Girardi to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have emerged as the odds on favorites to land Girardi who reportedly had a second interview with the club. The Mets were also scheduled to interview Girardi a second time on Tuesday according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. But the popular opinion is that Girardi is likely heading to the City of Brotherly Love. The former Yankees manager even appeared on Mike Francesa’s radio program in New York, indicating he expects to have his managerial future decided within the next 48 hours. If Girardi ends up in Philadelphia, it would be a devastating black eye for Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets. The last thing New York can afford is to have the most coveted managerial candidate this off-season end up in the same division. The problem is the Phillies, unlike the Mets, have deep pockets are willing to spend (see Bryce Harper and 13-year contract, for example). ...

CARDINALS 27 - GIANTS 21 The Giants have nobody to blame but themselves.  The Giants were outclassed, outplayed and out-coached by the typically lousy Arizona Cardinals 27-21 on a soggy day at MetLife, as New York's offense completely unraveled, leaving head coach Pat Shurmur with no answers. "We all have to do better," Shumur said afterwards. That would be an understatement. In one quarter of play the Giants had only one first down, three total yards of offense and a little less than four minutes of possession. They trailed 17-0 before anyone could blink.  It wasn't just uncompetitive, it was embarrassing. The Cardinals took the opening possession of the game and marched 75 yards on 13 plays, eating up nearly seven minutes before Chase Edmonds went untouched into the end zone from 20-yards out to give the Cardinals a 7-0 lead. Edmonds wasn't done for Arizona. After Giants quarterback Daniel Jones threw a costly interception on the Giants first possessio...

ASTROS 6 - YANKEES 4  HOU Wins ALCS 4-2  It was an instant classic. If you could script it anymore dramatic and any better with a championship on the line, this is how you would do it. That was how unbelievable, and incredible the finish to Game 6 of the American League Championship Series was. The Astros led 4-2 heading into the ninth inning with their closer Robert Osuna on the mound, looking to lock down the 'Stros second trip to the Fall Classic in three years. That was until Yankees second baseman D.J. LeMahieu had something to say about it. With Gio Urshella on first, and one out, LeMahieu, as he has done all year, came up clutch for the Yankees at the most opportune time. A 10-pitch battle between LeMahieu and Osuna concluded with the second baseman crushing a fastball two rows back in the right field bleachers, just passed the outstretched glove of George Springer to tie the game at four. Suddenly a Yankee team that looked dead in the water had life. All they ...

YANKEES 4 - ASTROS 1  HOU leads ALCS 3-2  Hold on to your hats folks, this series is far from over. The Yankees pulled out a 4-1 victory over Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros to force a Game 6 tomorrow night in Houston. The Yankees rode the left arm of James Paxton to pull out the victory, as the former Seattle Mariner had his best start of the postseason, and his best outing in over a month, as he completely shutdown an Astros offense that has teed off on Yankee pitching the past three games. After giving up a run on a wild pitch in the top of the first inning, Paxton was spotless. He held Houston to just four hits over six inning, while striking out nine batters. It's not like the Astros didn't have their chances; they had plenty.  Houston was 0-for-6 with Runners In Scoring Position and stranded nine men on base, much like the Yankees did the past three games. On the flip side, the Yankees got all the runs they needed in the bottom of the first off Verl...

ASTROS 8 - YANKEES 3  HOU Leads ALCS 3-1  The Yankees 2019 season is on the brink of extinction. Powered by a pair of mammoth home runs by George Springer and Carlos Correa, and a number of costly errors by the Bronx Bombers, the Houston Astros pulled out an 8-3 victory in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the series in the process. The Yankees now face the prospect of having to beat Justin Verlander in Game 5 just to keep their season alive. Should they do that they would have to beat Gerrit Cole in Game 6 back in Houston on Saturday. While anything is possible, the likelihood the Yankees get through both Astro-aces is highly unlikely. In a series where the Yankees have fritted away opportunities, Game 4 was no different. In the bottom of the first inning, the Yankees stranded the bases loaded when Gary Sanchez struck out swinging. New York managed only one run in an inning where Zach Greinke looked like he was about t...

NATIONALS 7 - CARDINALS 4 WSH Wins Series 4-0  Look away Mets fans.  NL East rival, the Washington Nationals are on their way to the franchise's first ever World Series. The franchise that once known as the Montreal Expos - a franchise that only came close to the fall classic in the 1981 NLCS, finally tasted glory on Tuesday night. This has been building for some time now in Washington. When the Nats were in the process of beating the LA Dodgers in five games, there was a sense that this team could do just about anything, and a trip to the World Series seemed possible. The Nationals wasted no time, scoring seven runs in the opening inning of Game 4, grabbing a commanding 7-0 lead. 11 hitters came to bat for Washington in the bottom of the first, eight of them reached base. It was an impressive way to start a clincher. All the runs went to the good of starter Patrick Corbin, who gave up four runs over five innings, but still managed to strike out 12 batters on the nigh...

ASTROS 4 - YANKEES 1  HOU leads Series 2-1  The Yankees knew going into the ALCS that they would have a hard time against the likes of Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, they just didn't expect those struggles to expect to struggle when neither starter had their best stuff. First they lost Game 2, 3-2 in 11 innings when the bullpen couldn't hold a 2-1 lead against Verlander and the Astros, and on Tuesday the Yankees couldn't drive anybody in, stranding nine runners on base, as the offense went completely limp in RBI situations in a 4-1 Astros triumph. The Yankees now find themselves down in the series 2-1. And the with the prospects of a rain out looming on Wednesday, there is a strong possibility Games 4 and 5 will be pushed back a day, meaning the Yankees will have to see both Zach Greinke and Verlander on regular rest in both of those contests. Not fun, but this is what happens when a team as talented as the Yankees fails to take advantage of a golden opportunity...