SNY's The Warm-up: Cohen vs. Reinsdorf — Eagles vs. Giants — Piazza vs. Clemens

Get Today’s New York Sports Here Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. Tonight's as good a night as any for the Giants to snap their seven-game losing streak to the Eagles. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's sports schedule... - Giants at Eagles, 8:20 p.m. 🏈 Word count: 745 words (about six minutes) --------------------------------------------------------------- SNY originals... The Putback with Ian Begley - [Why LaMelo Ball is the only prospect who can handle NYC pressure]( Shea Anything - [Keith Hernandez wants to see the Mets sign Trevor Bauer]( Baseball Night in New York - [Should the Mets or Yankees look to pursue Yadier Molina?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jerry Reinsdorf is Steve Cohen's main opposition SNY graphic The MLB Ownership Committee's approval of Steve Cohen's purchase of the Mets, which [made news]( on Tuesday, was done so on a 7-1 vote. - The one no came from White Sox and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, per reports. Could this turn into a problem for Cohen, who still needs 23 of 30 owner votes to finalize his purchase? Probably not, [reported]( SNY's Andy Martino on BBNY last night: - "Reinsdorf doesn't really seem to be marshalling a coalition that's strong enough to defeat Cohen." - "... Everyone expects Reinsdorf to be a no at the end of the day, it's not clear that there will be that many more." --------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Is today the day Daniel Jones doesn't commit a turnover? Danielle Parhizkaran/USA Today Tonight's Eagles-Giants matchup would be a good time for a breakout performance by Daniel Jones, who, in 2020, has all the mistakes of his rookie season without the gaudy touchdown numbers. - He has three TD passes in six games this year compared to nine turnovers. (He finished 2019 with 27 TD passes.) In fact, he's had only one turnover-free game in his 19-game career: Dec. 22, 2019 against Washington. (For reference, Sam Darnold has 11 such games in 30 contests.) Here's his career game log by No. of turnovers: - 09/08/2019: One - 09/22/2019: Two - 09/29/2019: Two - 10/06/2019: One - 10/10/2019: Three - 10/20/2019: Three - 10/27/2019: One - 11/04/2019: Three - 11/10/2019: One - 11/24/2019: One - 12/01/2019: Three - 12/22/2019: Zero - 12/29/2019: Two - 09/14/2020: Two - 09/20/2020: Two - 09/27/2020: Two - 10/04/2020: One - 10/11/2020: One - 10/18/2020: One All those fumbles and interceptions add up to a 4-14 record as a starter. On SNY.tv: [VACCHIANO: When is the right time to move on from a young quarterback?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- DAILY TRIVIA What was the first year in which the Jets and Giants both made the playoffs? 3. 2020's rule changes could be 2021's new normal Orlando Ramirez/USA Today In an interview on Tuesday with the Associated Press, Rob Manfred said [he hopes]( to stick with two rule changes implemented in 2020 -- the expanded playoff bracket and the extra innings tweak, in which every extra frame is started with a runner on second base. For the outraged purists, there is some solace: Manfred said he wasn't set on 16 teams in the playoffs, as there were this year: - “I don’t think we would do 16 like we did this year. ... But I think something beyond the 10 that we were at would be a good change.” In order to push through more playoff teams or the reformed extra-inning rules, the union would need to agree upon them. Union leader Tony Clark told the AP it was too early to commit to any of the rule changes in 2020. --------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Wednesday's Jets (and ex-Jets) headlines Danielle Parhizkaran/USA Today 1. Le'Veon Bell spoke to the media [yesterday]( for the first time as a Chief. He was, of course, asked about his ending with the Jets, opting to take the high road: - “There’s not too much I can say about as to why it didn’t work in New York, it just didn’t work out.” Bell will make his K.C. debut on Sunday against the Broncos. 2. Will Sam Darnold play on Sunday against the Bills, or miss his third game in a row? - Adam Gase: “Right now, all options are available. We’ll have him on a pitch count. I think really the biggest thing will be: How’s he going to feel tomorrow?” In other words: Not sure. 3. The Jets [traded]( OLB Jordan Willis and a 2021 seventh-rounder to the 49ers yesterday, in exchange for a 2022 sixth-rounder. Willis played in nine games for the Jets last year but was on the field for only 46 snaps this season. --------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 10/22/2000: A bat goes flying at Mike Piazza MLB/YouTube On this day 20 years ago, Roger Clemens hurled a broken bat at Mike Piazza, in perhaps the most made-for-tabloid moment in New York baseball history. - [Here]( the Daily News' front page from the next day. - It happened during the second inning of Game 2 -- the Yankees won, 6-5, to take a 2-0 lead -- and no one was ejected. The backstory: That July, Clemens [hit Piazza]( in the head with a fastball. In the previous three matchups, Piazza had homered off Clemens each time. Here's what SNY's Gary Cohen, who called the game for WFAN, told Ken Davidoff of the New York Post [in a story]( that ran yesterday: - “The lack of understanding and the bizarre behavior inherent in his actions, what a singular moment that was. You can’t possibly think of another.” The Yankees won the series, but Piazza, in a way, got his revenge by making the Hall of Fame. Clemens is still waiting, and may never get in. --------------------------------------------------------------- 6. The New York Minute - [READ]( VACCHIANO: Breaking down the putrid, yet possibly exciting, NFC East race - [READ]( Marcus Stroman took a sizable shot at the Yankees on Twitter yesterday. - [READ]( SNY's Ian Begley's latest Knicks mailbag discusses the team's rebuild and who to take at No. 27. - [READ]( MARTINO: Can the Yankees keep both Zack Britton and DJ LeMahieu? --------------------------------------------------------------- Trivia answer: [1981](. That's the buzzer, folks. Stay safe and enjoy your Thursday This email was sent by: SportsNet New York (SNY) 150 Greenwich st 50th floor New York, NY 10007 US [Unsubscribe]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Facebook](