SNY's The Warm-up: Bill de Blasio's objection — Mets & Yankees free agents — MLS check-in

Get Today’s New York Sports Here Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. The Utah Jazz sold for $1.6 billion yesterday. Imagine what the Knicks would go for? --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's sports schedule... - No New York sports today. Word count: 768 words (about seven minutes) --------------------------------------------------------------- SNY originals... What are the Odds? - [Can Tom Brady and the Buccaneers win the Super Bowl?]( The Putback with Ian Begley - [Should the Knicks make a move with the Warriors to move up in the NBA Draft?]( Baseball Night in New York - [Was Justin Turner wrong to come back on the field and celebrate?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Bill de Blasio still doing "due diligence" on Mets sale Michael Karas/USA Today Reporting from SNY's Andy Martino last night yielded two important items, one positive for Mets fans and the other less so. The good, [from Martino's sources]( - "Steve Cohen will still be approved in a vote on Friday of MLB owners, according to sources." The bad: - "The sale can’t close anyway until de Blasio signs off. - "According to league sources, the mayor recently called the commissioner’s office and informed Rob Manfred of his opposition to the sale. The New York Post was first to report the call." A spokesman for de Blasio on Wednesday confirmed the call but disputed the conversation as an objection of the sale: - "The NYC Law department is doing their due diligence of examining a new lease on incredibly valuable city-owned land. That's what the call was about ... he called to discuss the review process." Two more nuggets from Martino's reporting: - "Despite that, parties involved in the sale continue to believe that the mayor will ultimately approve. They have been working to figure out how to satisfy his concerns." - "It’s definitely a thing." On SNY.tv: [Andy Martino gives an update on Mayor de Blasio’s involvement with the Mets' sale]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Every Met and Yankee wh0 became a free agent yesterday Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Roughly 150 MLB players hit free agency yesterday. 14 of them [were Mets]( and four [were Yankees]( which means, most notably, the [re-sign DJ LeMahieu]( campaign is officially underway. Free agents for the Mets: - Wilson Ramos - Robinson Chirinos - Todd Frazier - Yoenis Cespedes - Jared Hughes - Jed Lowrie - Jake Marisnick - Eduardo Nunez - Rick Porcello - Erasmo Ramirez - Rene Rivera - Marcus Stroman - Michael Wacha - Justin Wilson Notes: - The Mets declined Wilson Ramos' $10 million option for 2021 yesterday, which triggers a $1.5 million buyout. - Robinson Chirinos and Todd Frazier, both acquired at the trade deadline, both had their team options declined. - The Mets have until Nov. 2 to extend a one-year, $18 million qualifying offer to Marcus Stroman, who can accept or test the free agency waters. For the Yankees: - DJ LeMahieu - Erik Kratz - Masahiro Tanaka - James Paxton Notes: - The Yankees have until Friday to either opt into Zack Britton's $14 million option for 2022 or risk him becoming a free agent this offseason. SNY's Andy Martino covered, and offered a solution to, the sensitive subject [here](. - The team also needs to make decisions on options for Brett Gardner ($10 million) and J.A. Happ ($17 million). Also: Teams and free agent players can officially close deals starting on Nov. 1, though MLB free agency is usually a crawl. --------------------------------------------------------------- DAILY TRIVIA Who were the last two Nets draft picks to make an All-Star team with the franchise? 3. Checking in on MLS' New York teams @NewYorkRedBulls/Twitter Both NYCFC and the Red Bulls played yesterday, and picked up 1-0 wins against Toronto FC and New England, respectively. GIF'd above: An 89th minute goal by the Red Bulls' Aaron Long in their win last night at home against the Revolution. The Red Bulls: Now have a five-game unbeaten streak and are 8-8-5, comfortably in position to make the playoffs, which start Nov. 8. Also, with the win, New York moved up to the sixth seed in the East, which is the cutoff for avoiding a postseason play-in game. (Seeds 7-10 will match up in a play-in.) NYCFC: Is now 10-8-3, having already clinched a playoff spot. The team is currently the fifth seed in the playoff bracket. Up next: The two New York teams play each other on Sunday at 7 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. --------------------------------------------------------------- 4. The Big East announces its December schedule Noah K. Murray/USA Today: Action from the last half of college basketball of 2020 The Big East -- last seen at Madison Square Garden on the fateful date of March 12 -- [announced]( its December conference schedule yesterday. UConn -- in its first season back in the Big East -- and Seton Hall both have five games, while St. John's has four. For UConn: - Dec. 11: St. John's at UConn - Dec. 13: UConn at Georgetown - Dec. 17: UConn at Providence - Dec. 20: Creighton at UConn - Dec. 23: UConn at Depaul For Seton Hall: - Dec. 11: DePaul at Seton Hall - Dec. 15: Seton Hall at Xavier - Dec. 17: Seton Hall at Marquette - Dec. 20: Providence at Seton Hall - Dec. 23: Georgetown at Seton Hall For St. John's: - Dec. 11: St. John's at UConn - Dec. 14: St. John's at Butler - Dec. 17: Creighton at St. John's - Dec. 20: Georgetown at St. John's Also: Villanova [was picked]( to win the Big East in the preseason coaches' poll. UConn was picked fourth, Seton Hall fifth, and St. John's ninth. --------------------------------------------------------------- 5. The New York Minute - [READ]( SNY's Ian Begley's draft notebook on James Wiseman, Kira Lewis Jr. and more. - [READ]( Patrick Mahomes on his pre-draft visit with the Jets in 2017: "I definitely thought there was interest there." - [READ]( Adam Gase on Quinnen Williams trade rumors: "There's nothing to that, it's false." - [READ]( Frank Gore on the Jets playing Le'Veon Bell this Sunday: "I know he's gonna be hyped up." --------------------------------------------------------------- Trivia answer: Brook Lopez (2013) and Kenyon Martin (2004) 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](