1. New York Mets 2013: The Good and the Bad so Far

    It's been four weeks since I looked at the numbers pu t up by the New York Mets in the early part of the 2013 season. A month is a long time in baseball, and player performance can fluctuate over time...

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  2. Mets 2013: The Good and the Bad so Far

    The baseball season is a long one. Early statistics are often misleading and do not generally reflect what will be at the end of the campaign. Players that get off to a slow start, often heat up...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 1 month ago 308 reads 2 comments

  3. Yankees and Mets May Be Heading in Different Directions This Season

    It’s now just a week until opening day and for the first time in many years, there seems to be a better vibe amongst Mets fans than Yankee fans heading in to the new season...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 1 month ago 1,330 reads 6 comments

  4. 6 Memorable Red Cards in Champions League, EPL Club History

    Roy Keane said it was deserved while Gary Neville said it was not. The red card given to Nani yesterday during Manchester United's second leg match with Real Madrid is the biggest topic in European football right now...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 3 months ago 460 reads 2 comments

  5. Former New York Giants Linebacker Carl Banks Proves There Is Life After the NFL

    Last year I read an ESPN article on the difficulties many former NFL players have had in their post-football lives. Sadly, this was followed by a number of high-profile tragedies involving both past and current athletes...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 3 months ago 1,559 reads 5 comments

  6. David Wright Shows a Rare and Refreshing Display of Athlete Loyalty

    David Wright did something this offseason that is rarely seen these days from professional athletes. Instead of taking the opportunity to bolt from the Mets , he chose to stay and be a key part of helping the club become a contender...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 3 months ago 1,161 reads 10 comments

  7. Nicolas Anelka: How Many Teams Has He Played For?

    When I tuned in to this week's Champions League match featuring Celtic versus Juventus , I was surprised to see Nicolas Anelka come on as a substitute in the 85th minute...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 3 months ago 1,214 reads 0 comments

  8. Sandy Alderson Is Building a New York Mets Team That Will Contend Soon

    A friend recently asked me if I thought the New York Mets were going to be possible contenders anytime in the near future. After thinking about it, my answer was yes...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 3 months ago 1,198 reads 15 comments

  9. Arsenal's Goals of the Month in 2012

    Arsenal closed out the 2012 calendar year in style with an impressive 7-3 victory over Newcastle at the Emirates. In that game Theo Walcott made a great case for being given his preferred striker position...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 5 months ago 2,355 reads 2 comments

  10. 2013 New York Mets: Outfield Possibilities

    'Tis the season of giving, and Mets fans everywhere are hoping that they'll be given some outfield reinforcements prior to the start of the 2013 season. As it stands now, the options are pretty thin...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 5 months ago 3,895 reads 11 comments

  11. MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon to Meet for the First Time in the FA Cup 2nd Round

    The FA Cup is generally not on the radar of most EPL fans until the third round in January when the top-flight clubs join the competition. This weekend, however, there is a second-round match that is full of intrigue as well as some bad blood...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 6 months ago 128 reads 1 comments

  12. Highlights of a 1st-Time Visit to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium

    I have been an overseas Arsenal supporter for over 10 years. When I first began following the team and the EPL, most games were only shown at several New York bars catering to ex-pats...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 6 months ago 455 reads 1 comments

  13. R.A. Dickey Displays True Class After Winning the National League Cy Young Award

    Earlier this year I wrote an article on how classy Johan Santana was when he thanked his teammates after pitching the New York Mets ' first franchise no-hitter. At that time he stated: “We did this together...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 6 months ago 479 reads 2 comments

  14. Summer Signings New to the EPL That Have Had the Biggest Impact so Far

    Whether fair or, Arsenal's Olivier Giroud has found himself under intense scrutiny early in to his first EPL season...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 7 months ago 1,447 reads 9 comments

  15. New York Mets 2012 Season Review

    Back in February, I previewed the 2012 New York Mets by making over/under predictions in a number of statistical categories. The Mets ended the 2011 season with a 77-85 record and a fourth-place finish in the NL East...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 8 months ago 1,415 reads 0 comments

  16. New York Mets Offense Has Experienced a 2nd-Half Drop-off

    After watching the Mets lose and get shut out yet again, I recalled a comment from Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez during a Mets' broadcast last week...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 8 months ago 290 reads 6 comments

  17. 2012 New York Mets: Pre and Post All-Star Game Statistics

    As I watched the Mets lose their second straight game to the lowly Colorado Rockies last night, it didn ’t really bother me...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 9 months ago 458 reads 0 comments

  18. Robin Van Persie Transfer Saga: Finding the Truth Amongst the Fiction

    According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary journalism is defined as writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 9 months ago 14,844 reads 21 comments

  19. New York Mets Bullpen Statistics Ranked Last in MLB

    Heading in to the seventh inning of Monday night's Mets game in San Francisco, the Mets were down 4-2. As it was approaching 1 a.m., I decided to record the rest of the game and find out how it played out in the morning...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 10 months ago 289 reads 0 comments

  20. New York Mets 2012: All-Star Break Report Card

    The All-Star break is generally considered the midpoint of the baseball season and is, therefore, a good time to evaluate how a team has performed during the first half...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 11 months ago 632 reads 0 comments

  21. 2012 New York Mets: The Games They Should Have Won

    As I wrote in a previous article, the 2012 New York Mets are exceeding all expectations thus far. Led by RA Dickey , Johan Santana and David Wright , the team is surprising almost everyone in baseball...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 11 months ago 396 reads 0 comments

  22. Santana to His Mets Teammates: "We as a Team Made History Tonight"

    Last weekend, I went to Citi Field and saw Johan Santana pitch a masterpiece. Santana dominated the San Diego Padres over nine innings. The Mets won 9-0 and Santana had his first shutout since 2010...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 12 months ago 237 reads 0 comments

  23. 2012 New York Mets Are Exceeding Expectations so Far

    Even though I am a lifelong Mets fan, I owe the 2012 team an apology. Like most Mets fans, I have become accustomed to losing and to regular bad decisions from the clubs’ upper management...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 12 months ago 724 reads 6 comments

  24. EPL Season Review: Awards That Should Have Been Given, Part 2

    Last time we took a look back at the just-finished EPL season and some of the awards that could have been handed out...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 1 year ago 753 reads 24 comments

  25. EPL Season Review: Awards That Should Have Been Given

    Now that the the 2011-2012 EPL campaign has ended and the domestic trophies have been awarded, it's a great time to reflect on the season that was. From beginning to end, this last Premier League season was one of the most unpredictable on record...

    Jocelyn Taub Written by Jocelyn Taub about 1 year ago 1,378 reads 2 comments