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 Yankees third baseman/ DH Josh Donaldson is in hot water.  On Saturday during the Yankees 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox, Donaldson got into a pair of scuffles with White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and catcher Yasmani Grandal, the later of which almost started a near brawl at home plate over what the White Sox are claiming were racist remarks by Donaldson.  Josh Donaldson. Getty Images. To understand the feud between the two, one must look to the series the Yanks and Sox played a week ago in Chi-Town when Anderson claimed that Donaldson applied a very hard tag on him leading to a benches clearing incident.  On Saturday after the final out of the third inning was recorded, Donaldson rounded second and started chirping in the direction of Anderson. The two came face to face leading both benches to clear. No punches were thrown as both Donaldson and Anderson were pulled away from one another. ://twitter.com/TalkinYanks/status/1528080562476486658?s=20&t=UExH...

 Max Scherzer will miss the next 6 to 8 weeks with an oblique strain, according to official word from the New York Mets.  Scherzer injured the oblique on Wednesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals when he threw a pitch to Albert Pujols in the sixth inning of the Mets 11-4 victory.  Scherzer said later he felt a "zing" on the left side of his body and immediately motioned to the dugout to take him out of the game. The 37-year old pitcher minced no words when he described the situation that he wanted to get out of the game right away to prevent further injury.    However oblique's are tricky and they require at least a month, and in Scherzer's case two months. This puts a huge crimp in the Mets plans moving forward.  The Mets are already without Jacob deGrom who is healing from a shoulder injury he suffered in spring training. deGrom hasn't pitched in a year due to several arm issues. The guess is he'll be back by July, but really, who knows?  Tylor...

 METS 5 - MARINERS 4  When the Mets and Mariners met up for the second game of a three game series, the night began under unfavorable conditions. Rain had been sweeping through the New York Tri-State area all afternoon, and the 7:05 first pitch was delayed a whole hour and eight minutes. And throughout the contest the threat of rain, and an ever present rolling fog stood over Citi Field like a haze.  And nobody seemed to care. The fans came in droves, most of them sitting there waiting, and waiting and waiting for something big to happen. One guy even fell asleep in the arms of his wife or girlfriend, an image that was captured by SNY's cameras long enough to become a Twitter meme. Maybe he got tired of doing the wave?   And for most of the night it was struggle to sit through.  Mets starter Chris Bassitt was great, but he couldn't get on the same page with catcher Pat Mazeika, whom the Mets called up to fill the void left by James McCann, who is out six weeks w...

 WHITE SOX 3 - YANKEES 2  The Yankees couldn't remain unbeatable forever, right?  For the first time in well over a week, the Yankees lost a baseball game. Their MLB-best record drops to 24-9 on the year. Impressive for a team that started out the gate slowly at 7-6; New York is now 17-3 since then.  For the first time in seemingly days, if not weeks, the Yankees offense went into a collective shell. They were 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position, and the home run ball that has propelled them through this run wasn't there on Saturday.  Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton combined for five hits on the night, with Stanton collecting three of them, but none left the ballpark. Stanton did have a single that drove in Aaron Judge with the Yankees first run of the night in the eighth inning, but that was about it.  Give the White Sox credit, especially starter Dallas Keuchel credit. Keuchel is no stranger to frustrating Yankees hitters, and he did...

 The 2022 NFL Schedule was released Thursday night, and the NFL (as usual) did no favors for the local teams here in the Tri-State area. The Jets and Giants both face stiff tests this upcoming season. Check out this week's vlog! 

Will anything cool down the Yankees? Right now the answer is no. The Yankees remained red hot on Thursday night, pounding the Chicago White Sox in a 15-7 thrashing at US Cellar Field in Chicago. Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson all led the way for the Bombers with huge offensive nights in the victory. Judge went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in the victory; Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI, while Stanton had the best night of them all going 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI. In fact three of the four top home run hitters in baseball are in pinstripes with Aaron Judge leading the way with 11 bombs, with Stanton and Anthony Rizzo both tied for third in the league with nine homers. Stanton's six RBI's gave him 28 on the season, tying him with the Mets' Pete Alonso for the league lead. Stanton's two-run homer in the top of the first inning set the tone for the evening. The White Sox would find a way to scratch out three runs ...

METS 4 - NATIONALS 1  Taijuan Walker was dealing on the mound, and Matt Canha was grooving with the bat as the Mets won their 9th series this season in a series clinching victory over the Washington Nationals 4-1 at Nationals Park, Thursday afternoon. Getty Images. Walker, whose first three starts of this season have all come against the Philadelphia Phillies, enjoyed himself against the last place Nationals, shutting them down over seven innings of three-hit ball. In so doing, Walker earned his first victory of the season, and lowered his ERA from 4.91 to 3.00. Meanwhile Mets outfielder Matt Canha had easily one of his best days since joining the Mets. He went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. "We have a hitter of the day. We give the award out when we come in," Canha said. "Today it was me, and then, what's cool about this team is, I feel like, I'm pretty sure all our hitters have won the award at some point this year. ... Someone always is the hero, and t...

 The leaks are flowing on the 2022 NFL schedule and here is what we know so far.  The New York Giants entire 2022 schedule was leaked by PIX11. Big Blue will open the season at Tennessee against the Titans. This will be a very stiff test for the Giants right out of the gate.     The Titans are coming off a disappointing finish to the 2021 season which ended in the divisional playoffs against Cincinnati. The Titans feature one of the most dynamic running backs in the sport in Derrick Henry. The only thing going for the Giants is that A.J. Brown is out of town, but the Titans are still one of the best teams in the AFC, let alone the NFL.  This has ugly start to the Brian Daboll era written all over it. The Giants home opener will be against Carolina on September 19. They will then host Dallas on Monday Night Football in Week 3 on September 26.  After a trip to London October 9 to face the Packers, (Green Bay's home game), the Giants will face the Baltimo...

METS 8 - PHILLIES 7 It looked like the game was over. The New York Mets trailed the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 heading into the ninth inning. After a dismal display the day before against Atlanta in a 9-1 loss, it looked like the wheels were coming off New York's Amazing start. But then a miracle happened. The Mets scored seven runs in the top of the ninth inning; four of those runs came with two out.  "I'm an optimist, I just keep going until they blow the whistle," Brandon Nimmo said afterwards. "You just never give up. The stats can say all they want. They can say it can't be done. But that's why you play the game. "These guys, they don't give up. With that mentality, anything is possible." Anything definitely is possible for the 2022 New York Mets.   And it all innocently started with Starling Marte beating out a grounder to third for an infield single. The next batter, Franisco Lindor put the ball into the right field seats for a two-run...

  His second stint in New York ended the way it began: ignominiously. Robinson Cano's brief, odd career with the New York Mets came to an end Monday when the team designated him for assignment. Should the 39-year old clear waivers, he will be a free agent. He is still leaving a rich man, one that is due $44.7 million on the remainder of his mega $240 million, 10-year deal he signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2013. His release by the Mets ends a bizarre tenure in New York that began with little fanfare when he, along with closer Edwin Diaz were dealt from Seattle to New York for prospect Jarred Kelenic. The move, made by then-General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen was panned by the fans and media alike when it was made in 2018, and for the better part of the last four years, it is still an infamous deal. While Diaz has become a much better reliever than the one the Mets acquired in 2019 when he couldn't nail down saves, the fact is the Mets gave up Kelenic, who at 22-years old is ...