Bill Madden: Rest of AL East not making the grade when it comes to challenging Yankees
Yes, they lost out on retaining Juan Soto, but if you were to grade the Yankees on their offseason, you would still have to give them a “B” for more...
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Bill Madden: Where do Yankees, Mets stand after Juan Soto’s move to Citi Field?
Now that the dust has begun to settle in the aftermath of Juan Soto’s eventual $800 million defection from the Yankees to the Mets, the question is just how much...
Bill Madden: Steve Cohen hands the Mets over to Juan Soto with obscene contract
There is joy in Flushing where no one cares that Steve Cohen spent a record $765 million (so far) — and was prepared to go for more if the Yankees...
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Bill Madden: Hal Steinbrenner hyping his player relationships in bid to lure Juan Soto back to Yankees
In Juan Soto, Scott Boras has the perfect free agent, a super slugger just 26 years old and already in his prime, and a perfect storm of competition for his...
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Bill Madden: Yankees’ fatal flaws exposed in World Series loss to Dodgers
As horrific as that Game 5 fifth inning was, it was not something out of character for this Yankee team that has been one of the most fundamentally and defensively...
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Bill Madden: Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame … the writers deserve to have the final say
Pete Rose died last Monday at age 83 and so ended one of the great American tragedies.
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Bill Madden: Yankees chase after a World Series berth with a very flawed lineup
It has been abundantly clear all season long this is a greatly flawed Yankee team that nevertheless was able to win the American League East and return to the postseason...
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Bill Madden: David Stearns and the Mets don’t need Juan Soto
As much as Mets fans are clamoring for playoff baseball at Citi Field for only the second time since 2017, they have to know it increases the likelihood they will...
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Bill Madden: David Stearns has done a remarkable job turning this Mets season into something Amazin’
Back in the spring, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns cautioned that this was very likely going to be a transitionary year for the club.
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Longtime Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool dead at 79
Ed Kranepool, the teenage baseball prodigy from James Monroe High School in the Bronx who went on to spend 18 years as a first base fixture during the Mets’ maturity...