Anthony Rieber

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Sports Writer at Newsday

Sports writer for @NewsdaySports. Brooklyn born and raised. NYU ‘89. Go Violets. It's precious because it's fleeting.

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Three takeaways from the Mets' nine-game homestand

5 days ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

Here are three takeaways from the Mets’ nine-game homestand, during which they went 7-2:1. The Mets can play with the DodgersIt’s not exactly proper payback after the Dodgers beat the Mets in six games in last season’s NLCS, but the Mets opened the homestand by taking two of three from the World Series champs after losing the opener in 13 innings.
Francisco Lindor, Mets know what pain Knicks are feeling today

5 days ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

If there’s anyone who knows how the Knicks feel today, it’s the Mets. Like the Knicks this season, the Mets last season fell short one round of their sport’s championship series. The Mets lost to the Dodgers in six games in the NLCS; the Knicks lost in six to the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. No World Series. No NBA Finals. No chance at a title.
Homers from Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Juan Soto lead Mets to sweep of Rockies

6 days ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

It’s simple: When Francisco Lindor homers, the Mets win. The previous 25 regular-season games that included a Lindor home run also ended with a Mets victory. It happened again on Sunday. Lindor’s fifth-inning, tiebreaking solo blast was also the game-winner as the Mets finished a three-game sweep of Colorado with a 5-3 victory before a sellout crowd of 43,224 at Citi Field. In completing a 7-2 homestand, the Mets handed woeful Colorado its 50th loss in 59 games.
Sounds of silence a rare event at Citi Field, Yankee Stadium or any other MLB venue

6 days ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

If you were at Wednesday afternoon’s hastily rescheduled Mets game at Citi Field, you might have noticed a strange sound. Silence. Or relative silence. Instead of the usual blaring, non-stop, piped-in noise that is now the norm at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, the Mets on Wednesday treated fans mostly to the organ stylings of Ray Castoldi. No incessant noise? Just baseball? Is that even allowed anymore?
Are Mets' hitting coaches to blame for RISP issues?

1 week ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

Before hitting coach was an actual position on a big-league staff, the Mets had one in their inaugural season of 1962 in Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby. “He didn’t offer a whole lot of instructions,” Ed Kranepool once said. “His only comment to me was, ‘They don’t make ’em like they used to’ and ‘swing at a strike.’ ”Hitting coaches have evolved a bit since then. The Mets have two, as do most teams, in Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes. If you follow Mets Twitter, you know their names.
Yankees demonstrating that velocity isn't everything

1 week ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

The Yankees’ pitching staff is at the top or near the top of every important category in baseball: strikeouts, batting average against, ERA and, of course, victories. The Yankees also are last in a category in which, just three years ago, they were No. 1. Fastball velocity. When it comes to fastball velo, the Yankees went into Friday dead last among the 30 MLB teams at 92.9 mph. In 2022, they were No. 1 at 95.3 mph.
Jorbit Vivas' first career home run makes the difference as Yankees shut out Rangers

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

Carlos Rodon threw six shutout innings and Jorbit Vivas hit his first big-league home run as the Yankees beat the Rangers, 1-0, on Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees, who have won four in a row and 11 of their last 14, swept the three-game series to end a 5-1 homestand. At 30-19, they are a season-high 11 games over .500. Rodon (6-3) allowed two hits, walked two and struck out eight.
Yankees top Rangers as Warren strikes out career-high 10

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

After hosting an uncomfortable reunion with Juan Soto last weekend, the Yankees held a different kind of get-together when the Texas Rangers came to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night. A nicer one. Instead of boos and foul-mouthed chants, good vibes filled the chilly Bronx air.
Three Yankees takeaways from Subway Series vs. Mets

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

Here are three Yankees takeaways from the Subway Series:1. Boo who? Yankees fans spent three days letting Juan Soto know how hurt they are that he left them for the Mets. Perhaps the fans should have thrown bouquets rather than brickbats. If Soto had taken the Yankees’ 16-year, $760 million offer, chances are they wouldn’t have had the money to trade for Cody Bellinger and/or sign Paul Goldschmidt.
Three Mets takeaways from Subway Series vs. Yankees

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Anthony Rieber

Here are three Mets takeaways from the Subway Series:1. Not a Juan-derful weekendJuan Soto was savaged by Yankees fans from the moment he stepped onto the field on Friday night until the final inning on Sunday. The only way to quiet hectoring fans is to perform. But Soto did not have a big moment in any of the games as the Yankees took two of three. Overall, Soto went 1-for-10 with four walks and three strikeouts.