SNY's The Warm-Up: Carrasco's elbow — Stanton's blast — Big East Tourney primer

Thursday, March 11, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- 🌅 Good morning. Rick Pitino's Iona upset No. 1 Siena last night in the MAAC Tournament. The Gaels, who play in the semis on Friday, are two wins from the NCAA Tournament. --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 Today's sports schedule - Yankees at Phillies, 1:05 p.m. ⚾ - Big East Tournament: No. 5 Seton Hall at No. 4 St. John's, 3 p.m. 🏀 - Mets at Astros, 6:05 p.m. ⚾ - Big Ten Tournament: No. 11 Indiana at No. 7 Rutgers, 6:30 p.m. 🏀 - Devils at Islanders, 7 p.m. 🏒 - Rangers at Bruins, 7 p.m. 🏒 - Nets vs. Celtics, 7:30 p.m. 🏀 - Knicks at Bucks, 8 p.m. 🏀 - Big East Tournament: No. 3 UConn vs. No. 11 DePaul, 9 p.m. 🏀 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [Shea Anything]( Is Luis Rojas "trying out" for Sandy Alderson & Steve Cohen in 2021? - [BNNY]( A detailed scouting report on Matt Allan - [The Putback]( Will the Knicks get a star? Today's word count: 758 words There's a new Cookie Club dropping on SNY.tv today at 4 p.m. The Polar Bear on the right will be joining the regular crew. Carrasco might miss the start of the season, and other Wednesday baseball notes SNY graphic 1. Mets manager Luis Rojas [said]( Wednesday that starter Carlos Carrasco is dealing with right elbow soreness. Carrasco arrived late for spring training due to a non-injury issue and had his current problem bubble up during a recent bullpen session. As for his Opening Day readiness, Rojas said "we're gonna be on the safe side starting the season, of course." 2. YANKEES 6, PIRATES 5 -- The Yankees blew a 5-0 lead on Wednesday only to recapture it with a run in the eighth inning. - Domingo German's line: 3 innings, 3 K's, 1 hit, no runs. His spring WHIP is 0.40 in five innings pitched. - Home run roundup: [Giancarlo Stanton]( (more on him below) | [Gleyber Torres]( [Takeaways]( Today's probable starters: - Mets: Jacob deGrom - Yankees: Gerrit Cole 3. The Mets, idle as far as game action yesterday, completed a tough defensive drill (the game is called "27 outs") and celebrated like they won the World Series. It was all planned. [Here]( Rojas on why he wanted the team to simulate a celebration. On SNY.tv: - [German on competing for a starting spot: 'The way I see it, everything is a competition']( - [Aroldis Chapman spoke yesterday about his new splitter]( - ABRIANO: [It's time for Mets fans to realize Edwin Diaz is dominant and reliable]( - MARTINO: [If the phrase white privilege bothers you, please consider the case of former Yankees star Johnny Damon]( Trivia time Before Villanova, what Big East team was the last to win the men's NCAA Tournament? Answer at the bottom. The spring training highlight of the day goes to ... @YESNetwork/Twitter ... Giancarlo Stanton, who hit a Home Run Derby-esque ball yesterday, which traveled 420 feet and had an exit velo of 115.1 MPH. ([H/T]( Sarah Langs for the stats). The Yankee slugger has three hits and one home run in 10 2021 at-bats. After the game, Stanton was asked if he thinks he's better now than in his MVP 2017 season: "I have a better sense of the zone, a different approach to pitchers," he [said](. ". ... I definitely am a better hitter than (2017) now. Have the results showed? No, but I am." Including the 41 games he's played since the 2019 season began, Stanton, entering his fourth year in New York, has 45 home runs in pinstripes compared to the 59 he hit in 2017 alone. On SNY.tv: - [Stanton's main goal for the season: 'Just showing up']( 03/11/2020: The Knicks play their final pre-shutdown game Jason Getz/USA Today On this day one year ago, the Knicks beat the Hawks in Atlanta in overtime, 136-131. The game lasted two hours and 33 minutes, ended around 10 p.m., and was played in front of 15,393 people. - Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, the Thunder's game had been postponed a few hours earlier, for what we later found out was a positive COVID-19 test for Rudy Gobert. - At 9:31 p.m. that night, news [broke]( that the NBA was suspending its season. The Knicks-Hawks game ... - Ended up being the last of the season for both teams -- and the last for New York with Mike Miller as its interim head coach. - Was former Net Vince Carter's last NBA game. As news of the suspension of the season made its way to the Knicks' and Hawks' coaches and players, Carter was urged by teammates to check in for the final seconds of overtime, eventually hitting a three-pointer for his final NBA points. Also: Julius Randle led the team in scoring with 33 points that night, and the Knicks' starting five was Randle, Elfrid Payton, RJ Barrett, Maurice Harkless and Taj Gibson. On SNY.tv: - [5 Knicks predictions for the second half of the season]( - [Blake Griffin discussed why he chose the Nets]( - [Tom Thibodeau feels 'very strongly' about Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, and Mitchell Robinson]( A primer on the 2021 Big East Tournament David Butler II/USA Today The last men's Big East Tournament was called while St. John's and Creighton were making halftime adjustments, right as the sports world was starting to shut down. This one, which starts today at noon, figures to go a little more smoothly. The odds (via [Fanduel]( - Creighton, +180 - UConn, +200 - Villanova, +350 - ... - St. John's, +1500 - Seton Hall, +1500 Today's local schedule: - No. 4 St. John's vs. No. 5 Seton Hall, 3 p.m. - No. 3 UConn vs. No. 11 DePaul, 9 p.m. For the locals... - UConn (14-6, 11-6) could lose to DePaul by 50 points tonight and still likely capture an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. Most projections have the Huskies as somewhere between a seven and nine seed. - Seton Hall (13-12, 10-9) and St. John's (16-10, 10-9) are both on the outside looking in for the tournament. A miracle run to the Big East title might be the only shot for the Pirates and Red Storm. Players to watch: - UConn's James Bouknight, a possible lottery pick and Brooklyn native who was named first-team all-conference and averaged 20.2 PPG this year. - St. John's' Julian Champagnie, the conference's Most Improved Player, also a Brooklyn native, who led the Red Storm in scoring this season at 19.9 PPG. The New York Minute - [READ]( VACCHIANO: Five things that need to happen for Daniel Jones to reach his potential in 2021. - [READ]( The Nets will be without Kevin Durant for their game against Boston tonight. - [READ]( Nate Solder is unsure of his football future but would "probably" play in 2021 if given the chance. - [READ]( Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil had their contracts renewed for the 2021 season. - [READ]( Derrick Rose will miss Thursday's game because of health and safety protocols. TRIVIA ANSWER: UConn in 2011. That's the buzzer. Enjoy your Thursday. (Have feedback for The Warm-Up? Click [here](mailto:%20SNYfeedback@gmail.com?subject=)). Copyright © 2021 SNY- Sportsnet, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: SNY- Sportsnet 150 Greenwich St Fl 50New York, NY 10007-2444 [Add us to your address book]( [update your preferences]( | [unsubscribe from this list](