Published on: 6th January, 2010
New York — Jason Bay said hello to Mets fans yesterday at a Citifield press conference to announce his signing to a five year, 60 million dollar contract. While the Mets are high-fiving each other about adding a 30 homer, 100 rbi left fielder to their lineup, they should immediately book their flights to Puerto [...]
Published on: 5th October, 2009
NEW YORK – The New York Mets have shuffled their coaching staff after the team slumped to a fourth-place finish in the NL East this season. But, since none of their coaches were injured and didn’t contribute to the Mets’ disastrous season on the field, this seems like a ridiculous reason for another dreary end-of-season press [...]
Published on: 30th September, 2009
New York – One of the great stories in baseball this year is unfolding down in Hot ‘Lanta where the 69-year old Bobby Cox is managing in the next to last year of his Hall of Fame career and having the time of his life. His young Braves, with a pitching staff of rookie unknowns [...]
Published on: 7th August, 2009
New York – Round One of what many viewed as the pivotal series of this season between the Red Sox and Yankees went to the Bombers last night. In front of a season-high, sellout crowd of 49,008 at the new launching pad in the Bronx, the Yankees brought out their heavy lumber and at the [...]
Published on: 27th July, 2009
A look back at Tony Bernazard’s week: Wednesday Multiple sources tell The News that the Binghamton Mets clubhouse nearly erupted July 1 when Tony Bernazard, the Mets’ VP for player development, removed shirt and challenged the Double-A players to a fight during a postgame tirade. GM Omar Minaya acknowledges Bernazard spoke to the B-Mets in [...]
Published on: 15th July, 2009
Brooklyn – Tonight’s Brooklyn Cylones game was another step for Angel Berroa, the major league infielder recently claimed on waivers by the Mets. Berroa, who was the American League Rookie of the Year in 2003, last played in the majors with the New York Yankees this season, from April 25th through June 23rd. Berroa [...]
Published on: 6th July, 2009
From the N.Y. Daily News: PHILADELPHIA – Not surprisingly, the Phillies aren’t taking any pity on the Mets following their three-game sweep over the weekend, even though they freely admit the NL East showdown hasn’t been the same since the Mets’ clubhouse turned into one of the cushiest infirmaries around. And the defending World Series [...]
Published on: 29th June, 2009
NEW YORK — Left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez took a big step toward returning to the Mets with a solid performance on Sunday in his latest rehab start. Perez threw 72 pitches in five scoreless innings for Class A Brooklyn, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out six. Before the start, the Mets had [...]
Published on: 1st October, 2008
Gooden - Older, Wiser - Returns to Place of His TriumphsDwight Gooden wasn’t going to miss saying farewell to Shea Stadium for anything in the world. Sunday he returned to Flushing for the first time since pitching for the Yankees during the 2000 season. “No matter what, I had to be back here because I hadn’t been here for a while and this was home,” [...]