Sports this 'n' that

If the Mets don't make the playoffs, despite their flashes of brilliance in getting back into the wild card race in the second half, I'd not be surprised if Mickey Callaway is shown the door less than 24 hours after the final game.

Callaway has been in over his head ever since he came to Flushing from Cleveland after the 2017 season, and some of his game decisions have been second, third, and fourth guessed by the paranoid fan base, as well as the Valley of The Stupid (NYC talk radio). Closer Edwin Diaz has collapsed under the pressure of the micro-scrutiny of the tabloid press in his first season in New York. He's not exactly, say for example, Ed Whitson, who was booed out of the Bronx in the mid-80's after coming to the Yankees from San Diego, but GM Brodie Van Wagenen would be wise to shop Diaz in the off-season. Former closer Jeurys Familia, brought back from Oakland to set up Diaz, has also been a problem. Two stints on the IL for shoulder issues should've raised a red flag. Seems Familia still has arm problems, and is not the lights out reliever he was during his first tour with the Mets.

Then again, I'd not be surprised if Diaz is playing through pain, too, and doesn't want to be placed on the injured list.
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Watching Jets-Bills yesterday, one could see the reasons why Miami let Adam Gase go, only to be picked up by the Jets. He doesn't know how to adjust when one of his best players is forced out with an injury.

That would be C. J. Mosley, who came over from Baltimore as a free agent, and scored the Jets' first points of 2019 on a pick six off Bills QB Josh Allen. Unfortunately for the Jets, Mosley left with a groin injury in the third quarter, and never returned. Buffalo then erased a 16 point deficit, which should've been bigger had Kaare Vedvik, the Jets' new placekicker, acquired from Minnesota, not missed the extra point after the Mosley TD, and a subsequent field goal. The Bills open at 1-0, and the Jets, as per usual, are 0-1. Vedvik was a spare part in Baltimore that was cut loose, and the Vikings took him first, but gave up on him after two weeks. I give the Jets to the end of the month before they decide to cut bait. Last year's kicker, Jason Myers, is now in Seattle.

Same old Jets.
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The Boston Red Sox, in a clear case of "What have you done lately?", dismissed team president Dave Dombrowski, the architect of last year's World Series champs, before losing to the Yankees, 10-5, on Sunday night.

Red Sox Nation is even worried about whether or not slugger J. D. Martinez will use his opt out clause after the season and chase the money. Well, his agent is Scott (20 Mule Team) Boras. What else is new? Boras wants those opt-out clauses in his clients' contracts so he can fatten his wallet even more than needed. Here's a better idea, bunky. Make an investment, and buy your home town Padres.
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Giants GM Dave Gettleman has gotten heat in New York for trading receiver/shampoo salesman Odell Beckham, Jr. and defensive lineman Olivier Vernon to Cleveland to get Gibril Peppers. He also dealt away B. J. Goodson to Green Bay, and the defensive weakness was apparent in a 35-17 loss to Dallas on Sunday. Dak Prescott was able to play pitch & catch with receivers Randall Cobb (formerly of Green Bay) and Amari Cooper against the Giants' secondary on a pair of long touchdowns.

WROW morning host Ben Patton declared the season already over for the Jets & Giants, but it's still week one. Plenty of time for improvements.
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Some people are already thinking the Miami Dolphins, under first year head coach Brian Flores, are tanking so they can get Tua Tagliaova (Alabama) in next year's draft. Please. They made one mistake getting rid of their best defensive lineman, Cameron Wake, who, along with QB Ryan Tannehill, is  now in Tennessee. The Evil Empire is coming to Miami next week with hometown diva Antonio Brown. Expect another blowout, even though Flores is going to try to show that he, too, can beat Bill Belichick, after Matt Patricia (Detroit) & Mike Vrabel (Tennessee) did last year.

Add the Patriots. Under no circumstances should Brown suit up for the Evil Empire until the league investigates six months or more worth of diva drama that had Brown burning his bridges in Pittsburgh and Oakland. If the Patriots are found to have broken league rules, then Brown is ineligible, his deal voided, and the Patriots lose all draft picks for the next three years, and are prohibited from signing free agents over that span.

Robert Kraft doesn't care if he's still being investigated for "Massagegate" in Florida. He's another crooked owner getting free passes because he has the money to cover his sins. I'm tired of making jokes about Miracle Whip and Velveeta with this scumbag. The league won't completely investigate him, and since President Trump is pals with this dirtbag, there won't be a federal investigation unless it is totally independent of President Trump, and it should be.