SNY's The Warm-Up: MLB season negotiations — Jets & Giants buzz — Knicks lose again

Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- 🌅 Good morning. [Here]( more on the Mets' trade for Jordan Yamamoto. --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 Today's sports schedule - Sabres at Islanders, 6 p.m. 🏒 - Clippers at Nets, 7:30 p.m. 🏀 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [Shea Anything]( Trevor Bauer or Jackie Bradley Jr. -- who's next for the Mets? - [BNNY]( The latest on Bauer Today's word count: 769 words MLBPA rejects league's offer, meaning a 162-game season is likely coming SNY graphic The MLBPA released [a statement]( last night rejecting the league's offer of a late start and a 154-game season. Read the statement in-part: "The MLBPA Executive Board and Player leadership reviewed and discussed the owners’ proposal throughout the weekend and today. The clear-cut result of these deliberations is that Players will not accept MLB’s proposal, will instead continue preparations for an on-time start to the 2021 season." What does this mean for the 2021 season? - Every major part of the baseball timeline is set to proceed as normal, from a Feb. 17 Spring Training start to an April 1 Opening Day. As things currently stand, there will not be a universal DH, and the 14-team playoff formal from last season will not carry over to 2021. Also from last night: [In a detailed article in The Athletic]( Angels pitching coach and ex-Mets manager Mickey Callaway was accused of aggressive, lewd advances by five women in sports media. On SNY.tv: - [Five ways signing Trevor Bauer could impact the Mets]( Trivia time Who was the last Knick to win Rookie of the Year? And the last Net? Answers at the bottom. Monday's Jets and Giants headlines Kim Klement/USA Today: Former Jets head coach Todd Bowles (left) is in the Super Bowl as Tampa Bay's defensive coordinator 1. Your daily Deshaun Watson update: - Yesterday on Twitter, Watson's agent, David Mulugheta, [denied]( a rumor that the QB would hold out from any potential offseason activities with the Texans. (In other Jets-involved QB news, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported [yesterday]( that the Jets reached out to the Lions about a possible trade before Matt Stafford was sent to the Rams). 2. Former Giant Jason Pierre-Paul had his Super Bowl news conference yesterday and, along with enjoying [a Zoom cameo]( from Osi Umenyiora, reflected on the Giants' front line that helped bring down the Patriots in 2012: "What I remember about that front seven was we was relentless. No guys cared about the other team, which Tom Brady was on at the same time. We just wanted to play some great football.” 3. Todd Bowles, the DC for the Buccaneers and the last Jets head coach to lead the team to double-digit wins, also had a news conference. He was [asked]( about what he learned in his time with the Jets: "When you become a head coach for the first time, I think you learn a lot from the business side of it," he said. " ... Defensively, it made me a good coach because I got a chance to sit in a lot of offensive meetings and learn a lot of things offensively that you don’t get privy to just being defensive coordinator." On SNY.tv: - [Should the Giants draft dynamic Florida TE Kyle Pitts?]( Game 22: The Knicks hang around but fall to the Bulls @NBCSBulls/Twitter BULLS 110, KNICKS 102 -- Tied at 100 in the final minute, Chicago closed the game on a 10-2 run to put away the Knicks (9-13), who are now losers of two in a row and five of six. GIF'd above: Nerlens Noel's fatal decision to leave Zach LaVine open off the switch, which led to a dagger three-pointer. - Obligatory Immanuel Quickley highlight: He nailed a [deep three-pointer]( to give the Knicks a two-point lead with 3:32 left. He scored 16 points in 30 minutes, compared to 18 minutes of floor time for Elfrid Payton. - The Knicks finished 6-of-29 from deep. They entered the game shooting 35.1 percent from three -- 23rd in the league -- on 27 attempts per game. - In the good news department, the Mavericks lost to Phoenix on a [game-winner]( by Devin Booker, dropping them to 8-13 on the season. (The Knicks have their unprotected first-rounder this year. You can expect Mavericks updates from us all season long). On SNY.tv: - [Takeaways from Monday's loss to the Bulls]( By the numbers Geoff Burke/USA Today 120.5, 118 The Nets since acquiring James Harden have an offensive rating of 120.5 and a defensive rating of 118. Over the course of a full season, the OR would be best in NBA history, and the DR would be the worst. 145 years Today is the 145-year anniversary of the founding of the National League, which was formed in Manhattan in 1876. The New York Giants (then the Gothams) joined the league in 1883 while the Dodgers (then the Bridegrooms) joined in 1890. 3 points Artemi Panarin had his first three-point game of the season last night (one goal, two assists) in a much-needed 3-1 Rangers win over the Penguins. The New York Minute - [READ]( Devils games have been postponed through Feb. 6 because of COVID protocols. - [READ]( James Harden was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. - [READ]( Tom Brady called losing to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII one of his "least favorite football memories." - [READ]( MLB hiring Raul Ibanez as senior vice president of on-field operations. TRIVIA ANSWER: Knicks: Mark Jackson (1987-88), Nets: Derrick Coleman (1990-91) That's the buzzer. Enjoy your Tuesday. 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