Tom Scholes, Author at Franchise Sports

Don’t laugh at the Knicks, their front office deserves praise for free agency moves

July 2, 2019 Tom Scholes 1

If you’re a Nets fan, you have the right to laugh and make fun of them - you pipped them to their top two targets - but for the rest of the NBA? They have no reason to laugh. If anything, the Knicks front office should be praised for what they did.

Trading for Max Scherzer is the answer to the Yankees rotation issues

June 19, 2019 Tom Scholes 0

The Major League Baseball season continues on with the New York Yankees atop of the AL East and looking like strong contenders to finally make the World Series after a few years of near misses.

It looks as if the Yankees, and Brian Cashman, have finally found the right balance of what they want.… Read more

The Knicks must stick to their plan if they are to construct a contender

May 21, 2019 Tom Scholes 0

But for once in a blue moon, the Knicks actually seem like they have a plan and they seem like they’re going to stick to it. It’s like Doctor Strange from Infinity War. There are fourteen million six hundred and five outcomes for the next decade or so of the NBA, and there’s only one where the Knicks can win. By sticking to their plan.

Whatever happens with Severino’s injury, the Yankees must sign Keuchel

March 6, 2019 Tom Scholes 0

New York Yankees ace Luis Severino was scratched from a Spring Training start on Tuesday and is unlikely to be available for Opening Day of the 2019 MLB season.

It’s easy to see why the Yankees don’t want to sign Manny Machado and Bryce Harper

February 9, 2019 Tom Scholes 0

When the New York Yankees bounced out of the 2018 MLB playoffs to the Boston Red Sox, they went out with a whimper. To lose is one thing, to lose to your rivals is another, but to lose to your rivals in such a disappointing fashion and then sit at home, kissing your wounds while watching them coast to another championship - their second since your last.

It’s impossible to make sense of the Kristaps Porzingis trade

February 1, 2019 Tom Scholes 1

The New York Knicks officially traded Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks for DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews and Dennis Smith Jr. as well as two future first round draft picks for the Latvian Porzingis alongside the hefty contracts of Courtney Lee and Tim Hardaway Jr and point guard Trey Burke.

NBA 2K19 Review

September 17, 2018 Tom Scholes 0

All you need to know about the latest version of one of the most popular games in the world.

J.A. Happ is exactly what the New York Yankees need

July 26, 2018 Tom Scholes 0

The Yankees finally got their man on Thursday. Will he be a difference maker?

Should Syndergaard and deGrom be wearing pinstripes in 2018?

June 14, 2018 Tom Scholes 0

The Mets are in free fall. The Yankees are flying, but need more starting pitching. Does a deal sending a pair of aces to Yankee Stadium make sense?

Why the New York Yankees should trade for Madison Bumgarner

May 2, 2018 Tom Scholes 0

July 31st is always a date that fans of Baseball will have sketched into their diaries. July 31st is the date of the trade deadline and with a few major free agents about to hit the market at the end of the year, a few teams may be looking to offload a few high-earners to try and entice the likes of Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Dallas Keuchel.… Read more