Critical Series For Both Yankees and Mets

 Hey sports fans! Sorry it’s been quite a while since I blogged. I hope you guys have been enjoying the summer as best you can due to COVID. Coming into this final stretch of the Major League Baseball season, the 2 local teams meet up for a critical final battle in the Subway Series tonight at 7pm in Queens. Coming into tonight’s action, the Yankees are coming off a streak of losses at the hands of the Toronto Bluejays and are barely hanging onto the second wild card spot in the American League East.

As for the New York Mets, there were high expectations for the first couple months but the team has fallen on hard times, sitting in third place in the National League East. This series is potentially make or break for both teams. If the playoffs were to start today, the Yankees would be headed up to Fenway Park to play the Boston Red Sox in a win or go home scenario. 

That is why this series is so crucial for both teams. Some players to watch on both sides are Pete Alonso and Javi Baez for the Mets and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton for the Yankees. 

Now let’s break down the pitching matchup! For the Mets it’s Tylor Megill (ERA 4.20, 2-4) and for the Yankees it’s Jordan Montgomery (3.47 ERA, 5-5). It should be a good matchup. If you want to watch the Yankee broadcast with Michael Kay,, David Cone, and Paul O’Neill, you can tune in to channel 576. If you’re looking for Gary Keith and Ron Darling, you can tune into SNY channel 577. All I know is Go New York Go New York Go!

Potential Knock Out Game For Bucks

 Hello there basketball fans,  Baker Pond in Port Washington, NY, as  I’m back from my hiatus and here with the latest on the NBA finals.  Tonight in Milwaukee Giannis Antetokumpo and his supporting cast have a chance to close out Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns, and capture the cities first NBA Championship in 50 years. 

This evenings key points remain the same, as Chris Paul and Devin Booker must put the team on their backs in order to force our favorite teen in all of sports….. Game 7.. 

As far as Milwaukee goes, their defense needs to continue its lock down play and contain the future Hall of Famer in Paul. 

It will be fascinating to see what Phoenix head coach Monte Williams elects to do with his line up moves this evening, because when in a potential elimination game, you must pull out all the stops and pull no punches! 

Catch all the action this evening & 9pm et/6pm PT on ABC/ESPN radio..

Buckley up basketball fans!! And enjoy game 6!!!!!

 

Wheel Chair Baseball On The Rise on LI

 Hello there sports fans, I am coming to you live from the Bayside Marina. Here today, Buckley Knows Best will be coming at you with a bit of a curveball! No pun intended. LoL. We will be recognizing the Wheelchair baseball league out of Eisenhower Park located in Westbury Long Island. More specifically, I will be providing some insight into the team the Long Island Aviators.

Let me introduce you all to some of the guys.

We have Tony Fitz the Manager/Player, whose dedication is is beyond commendable, and without him I personally would not even be apart of this team.  Furthermore, we have Drew who is known for his dynamite fielding skills, Vinny who loves to display his road runner like speed, and who can forget about Eric?!? Eric mans the grill like a true grill master at the conclusion of every game! Come on down and enjoy one of his mean hot dogs or burgers.

Then we have Rafael DeJesus who glove sucks up any ball that gets near him like a Hoover vacuum cleaner. Come on down and see some of his web gems while out on the diamond.  Chuck, whose team spirit keeps everyone on their back wheels with his dedication and moral he creates amongst the squad! 

Again, this will be the first of many segments regarding the LI Aviators, and we will be dropping information regarding the rest of the fellas as the season goes on. 

To be apart of the on field action, please come down to Eisenhower Park field 4, have a ball, have a dog, have a beer! Flat out just have a great time with the Aviators!!

Games are taking place Monday evenings @ 5pm. We hope to see you there! 

Knicks Secure hone court advantage for 1st round of NBA playoffs

 Hello there basketball fans, I am coming to you live from Jones Beach field 4 on this beautiful Spring day. Coming into yesterday’s game the New York Knicks were looking to clinch home court advantage which meant a victory over the Celtics was necessary. And the Knicks delivered once again! 

After Vegas set the Knicks over/under at 22 wins this season, the Knicks and 1st year head coach Tom Thibideau just continue to shock the basketball world, night after night. 

They now hold the 4 seed and have a 1 at round date with the Hawks which is most certainly a winnable series, but in the NBA playoffs, nothing is guaranteed. It must be earned.  The series will tip off at some point next week once all of the play in games featuring the higher seeds have been completed! 

The Knicks were 3-0 this year when facing the Hawks as Julius Randle lead the way averaging 25 ppg in those games. 

Tom Thibideau should be under strong consideration for coach of the year just as Randle should be for MVP. 

Go NY Go NY GOooooOoOo!!!!!

Yankees Finally Looking Like the Yankees

 Hello there baseball fans! I am coming to you live from the Roosevelt Field Mall on this rainy afternoon. After starting the season in absolute miserable fashion, back to back series wins has them sitting back at .500 and hope this is the tide actually turning. The Yankees will look to carry the momentum into the upcoming series with the Houston Astro’s. Which is no small task as they have to contain the likes of, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa. Which is no easy task. But what will be interesting is the fact that this will be the 1st time that the Astros will be in front of the faithful fan base that comes with the Yankees since the sign stealing scandal that cost multiple people their jobs within the Astros organization and as some believe also cost the Yankees a shot at a World Series berth! 

Those circumstances are going to give the series a must watch title! So Buckley Up Baseball fans! And Enjoy the show!!!!! 

Recapping First Round of Wild NFL Draft

 Hello there, sports fans! I am coming to you live from my friend Kathleen Downes’s house, bringing you all the latest sports news from the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. Let’s kick things off!

 Coming into last night’s first round of the NFL draft, we pretty much knew that Trevor Lawrence, quarterback out of Clemson and Zach Wilson were numbers 1 and 2, but after that it was pretty much anyone’s guess where the draft would take us. But we got our answer. The 49ers drafted Trey Lance from North Dakota State. Kyle Pitts got drafted 4^th to Atlanta following a college career at University of Florida. One of the biggest surprises to this sports reporter coming out of the first round of the NFL draft was Justin Fields dropping out of the Top 5 to become the #11 pick for the Chicago Bears. 

With the 5th overall pick, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Ja'marr Chase, wide receiver, out of LSU, reuniting him with his college teammate Joe Burrow. With the #6 pick in the NFL draft, the Miami Dolphins selected Jaylen Waddle, one of the fastest wide receivers in the draft, reuniting him with his college quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The Giants moved back from #11 in the first round in a deal with the Chicago Bears to pick up Kadarius Toney. The Philadelphia Eagles drafted DeVonta Smith, one of the top receivers in this year’s NFL draft, who was one of the New York Giants top targets.

 We will just have to wait and see what the New York Giants and the New York Jets do in round 2-7. It should be an interesting rest of the draft and interesting rest of the season. Can’t wait for football. This has been Mr. Buckley bringing you the latest from around the NFL. 

Let’s go Giants! 

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Isles Go All In

 Hello there NY Islander faithful! I am coming to you live from the Nautical Mile in Freeport, NY on this breezy but beautiful day! 

The 1st place Islanders made a splash in free agency yesterday acquiring the likes of Kyle Palmeri along with Travis Zajac from New Jersey for some late draft picks over the next two years. 

This move all but signals that Lou Amarillo and the NY Islanders are all in this year carrying a mentality of All or nothing. You can’t blame him given the talent on this team to make a push for the Stanley Cup like this. 

Probably the most successful GM in recent years here in New York, Amarillo making this move makes perfect sense as the 2 acquisitions played for him in previous years when he was the GM in New Jersey. 

Palmeri and Zajac are scheduled to make their Islander debuts this evening as the Isles skate with the flyers at 7 pm et on MSG+ with Brendan Burke, Shannon Hogan, And AJ Maleszco! 

Buckley up Islander fans, as we take on the flyers to better position ourselves for a division title! 

Let’s Go Islanders!!!! Yes!!! Yes!!! Yes!!!!