Category: NBA

The Yankees signed pitcher Masahiro Tanaka to a 7 year, $155 M contract after going 24-0 with the Ratuken Golden Eagles of Japan. Tanaka has been MONEY this year! After shutting out the Mets and completing a game for the 1st time in his MLB career, he is 6-0! The Mets put out rookie Rafael Montero for his 1st career start last night. Montero pitched well but was charged with the loss in the Mets 4-0 loss. The momentum went from the Mets to the Yankees after switching from a hitter to pitcher friendly field. Yangervis Solarte and Mark Teixeira had solo-homers in the win. Tonight, Jacob DeGrom will make his 1st start in a NYM uniform while the Yankees put out Chase Whitley also making his 1st career start. This is Derek  Jeter’s last and 93rd Subway Series game, the Mets are set to give the Captain a gift tonight. The Spurs (West) and Heat (East) clinched their Conference finals last night after 2 big wins. Yes, it is still possible for a NBA Finals rematch from last year… The Rangers have found their opponent in the Montreal Canadiens for the Eastern Conference finals after Montreal beat the Bruins in Boston. 4 wins to the Cup! LETS GO...

The Mets had another terrific night hitting vs. the Yankees scoring a season high 12 runs in a 12-7 win.  This is now 6 straight for the Mets vs. NYY and they are en-fuego right now. If they play like this in every game, they could be an elite team. The Mets had some great performances, Eric Young Jr. scored 3 runs despite 0 hits on the night. Daniel Murphy went 1-3 with 2 runs, 3 run homer and another RBI to make it 4. David Wright went 3-5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI’s. Curtis Granderson is rocking against his former team in this series. Last night he went 2-3 with a 3 run bomb with 2 runs and walks. Juan Lagares went 1-4 with 1 hit, RBI, and run. Lucas Duda went 2-4 with a RBI and Ruben Tejada went 2-4 with 2runs and a RBI. It’s nice to see the Mets have a total of 6 players drive in a run last night. Zach Wheeler pitched well going 4.1 innings and pitching a career high in pitches. He let up 5 runs and got 2 K’s. Wheeler’s improvement is coming. Daisuke Matsuzaka finally got his 1st relief win of the season, he struck out 4 batters and only let up 1 run.  Vidal Nuno took the loss for the Yankees giving up 7 runs (5 earned)...