Mets have serious issues beyond Edwin Diaz’s closer status
MIAMI — Mets manager Carlos Mendoza called struggling star Edwin Diaz’s status as a closer “fluid” for now. That’s a nice way of saying there’s a potential for him to pitch nine innings in the near future. The first day of the Mets’ new “mix-and-match” plan to close out games was a success. Reed Garrett’s […]
Mets’ Edwin Diaz, closer role in flux, upbeat with newfound hope
Days after Edwin Diaz admitted he was having confidence issues, the Mets pitcher was in a better head space Sunday. Diaz has struggled mightily this season, and frustration overwhelmed the Mets closer as he blew a four-run lead into the ninth inning on Friday against the Marlins at Lawndepot Park and ultimately lost 10-9. Things […]
Tsai Ing-wen, the leader who brought Taiwan closer to the US, bows out | Taiwan
IRiot with yellow braids, glitter, spandex and a giant yellow water lily, Taiwan’s newest global celebrity she danced with all her heart She is the small, soft-spoken president of the island, whose calm demeanor belies her extraordinary accomplishments. Tsai Ing-wen, 67, resigned as Taiwan’s president on Monday. Before handing over her keys, on Wednesday she […]
Mets need to move Edwin Diaz out of closer role until he gets untracked
MIAMI — The Mets have Edwin Diaz issues and have no choice but to remove the man they have consistently and rightfully called “one of the game’s best closers” from his customary closer role, at least for today. There was no. Timmy Trumpet will likely have to play as a reliever or sweeper, at least […]
Athletics Move One Step Closer To Las Vegas Relocation After Proposed Ballot Initiative Over Funds Struck Down: REPORT
The A’s are that much closer to Sin City — and this is courtesy of the Nevada Supreme Court. The court struck down a proposed ballot initiative Monday that would’ve put the Oakland Athletics‘ public funding from Nevada on the 2024 ballot, giving taxpayers the power to decide whether to keep the funding in place […]
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Forge Closer Ties in ‘Intense and Meaningful’ Beijing Talks
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing, China, on Thursday for wide-ranging talks focused on strengthening economic and political ties with genocidal communist dictator Xi Jinping and his top officials. I did it. After a private conversation between Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin explained He called their interaction “very intense and meaningful.” The two leaders […]
A’s Mason Miller has emerged as elite closer
Commercial Content 21+. When you think of the Oakland Pathetics…sorry, Athletics…you might think of a team that won 110 games over the past two seasons. You may recall that the team that entered Friday had a league-worst batting average of .207, with one player hitting above .264 and nine players batting below .200. Or a […]
Chiefs get closer to moving on from Kadarius Toney with contract decision
Hints are mounting for Kadarius Toney and the Chiefs. The Chiefs declined Toney’s fifth-year option and next season will be his last with the team. The decision came on the heels of Toney, 25, not appearing in the postseason as the Chiefs won their second straight Super Bowl. Perhaps even more ominous for Toney, he […]
$15 minimum wage inches closer to appearing on ballot
Missouri voters on Wednesday moved one step closer to deciding whether to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The organization supporting the initiative announced that it has collected nearly twice the number of signatures needed. The ballot measure supported by Missouri Jobs with Justice would raise the minimum wage from the current […]
US inches closer to finishing Gaza pier
Construction began on mediterranean Assembling a pier off the coast of Gaza on Thursday. Once assembled, the pier is easy 90 truck Humanitarian aid supplies are loaded into Gaza in a single day, with up to 150 At full operation. A senior US military official said: 1,000 Soldiers and sailors from the U.S. Army and […]