Kallet: Byrd Might Be The Word For Mets In Right Field
By Brad Kallet, WFAN.com » More Columns The Mets enter the 2013 season with arguably — if not unquestionably — the worst outfield in Major League Baseball. For the majority of the offseason, Lucas Duda...
View ArticleJenrry Mejia Gets Shelled As Mets Fall Short Against Marlins
JUPITER, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered Tuesday on an 0-2 fastball over the plate, a pitch he’s likely to seldom see this season. The Miami Marlins slugger hit his first homer of...
View ArticleK-Rod On Mets: ‘To Come Back And Redeem Myself Would Be Great’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Francisco Rodriguez’s time in Flushing had its moments, but it was largely dominated by controversy and inconsistency. K-Rod signed a three-year, $37 million contract with the...
View ArticleYankees, Mets Among Teams Interested In Outfielder Brennan Boesch
LAKELAND, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Yankees and Mets are among teams that are interested in outfielder Brennan Boesch, according to CBSSports.com/WFAN insider Jon Heyman. A Tigers spokesman announced...
View ArticleTerry Collins: As Of Now, Hot-Hitting Jordany Valdespin Is The Mets’ Leadoff...
NEW YORK (WFAN) – Spinsanity was briefly the talk of the Mets in 2012. Jordany Valdespin displayed charisma and hit some clutch home runs, but he struggled as the season progressed. In his rookie...
View ArticleBack With The Amazin’s: Bobby Valentine Hired As Mets Studio Analyst For SNY
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Bobby Valentine was fired by the Red Sox on October 4, 2012, after one disastrous season as the manager in Boston. But the former Mets manager has been keeping busy since his...
View ArticleStellar Start From Niese, Balanced Offensive Attack Propel Mets Past Padres
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Nothing about the New York Mets on Monday resembled the second half of last season. Then again, opening day has often been their biggest highlight of the year. Jonathon Niese...
View ArticleGee Impresses In Comeback Start, But Mets’ Bats Cool Off In Loss To Padres
NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Stults looked at the scoreboard after two innings and was a bit taken aback. In his 12th season of a professional baseball odyssey that’s taken him to 10 minor league cities from...
View ArticleSchwei: Walk-Off Wins, Grand Slams, Dominant Pitching And More Mets Notes
By John Schweibacher » More Columns For the first time since 2006, the Mets have won their first two series of the season thanks to Marlon Byrd’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning that...
View ArticleReport: Mets ‘Monitoring’ Sluggers Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Gonzalez
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Mets’ future is as bright as it has been in a long, long time. But the age-old question remains: Do you keep blue-chip prospects and see them through, or do you trade them...
View ArticleKallet: Despite Mets’ Strong Start, Abysmal Back End Of Rotation Could Doom...
By Brad Kallet, WFAN.com » More Columns Niese, Harvey and pray for rain … or snow. The Mets have gotten off to a very nice start — as they often do — entering Tuesday’s (scheduled) four-game series in...
View ArticleMets Call Up Andrew Brown, Send Collin Cowgill To Triple-A Las Vegas
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Less Cowgill. More Brown. The Mets selected the contract of outfielder Andrew Brown from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday and sent down Collin Cowgill to take his spot. Cowgill was...
View ArticleMets Manager Terry Collins: ‘I Respect The Fans Immensely’
NEW YORK (WFAN) — Mets manager Terry Collins made some troubling remarks on Monday evening regarding the Jordany Valdespin controversy that took place this past weekend. His comments turned some heads...
View ArticleReport: Mets Have Discussed Demoting Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada, Jordany Valdespin
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Ike Davis might not be the only Met in danger of being demoted. According to the New York Daily News, shortstop Ruben Tejada and outfielder Jordany Valdespin aren’t exactly on...
View ArticleStreet In Montreal Named After Legendary Met Gary Carter
MONTREAL (CBSNewYork/AP) — A stretch of road in front of the stadium where he began his Hall of Fame career has been renamed in honor of former Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter. Signs indicating Rue...
View ArticleFree-Agent-To-Be Shin-Soo Choo Won’t Rule Out Signing With Mets
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Mets need outfield help … badly. Yes, we knew that in the offseason. But it’s become even more abundantly clear through the first quarter of the 2013 campaign. As many...
View ArticleReport: Zack Wheeler Will Likely Make Just 2-3 More Starts Before Joining Mets
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A vital piece of the Mets’ puzzle is not too far away. Top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler is expected to make just 2-3 more starts for Triple-A Las Vegas before being called up...
View ArticleMets Starter Jonathon Niese To Miss At Least 1 Start Because Of Sore Shoulder
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Amazin’s received some disappointing news on Thursday. Mets pitcher Jonathon Niese will miss at least one turn in the starting rotation because of a sore shoulder....
View ArticleJeff Wilpon: ‘We’re Definitely Happy With The Plan And Direction We’re Going’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – We know that you’re frustrated, Mets fans. And why shouldn’t you be? The Amazin’s have suffered four consecutive losing seasons and are well on their way to a fifth. The Mets...
View ArticleMark Your Calendars: Wheeler, Harvey Could Start Both Ends Of Double Dip June 18
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – So the Mets have finally sent down first baseman Ike Davis, as well as outfielder Mike Baxter and relief pitcher Robert Carson. But we’re willing to bet that Mets fans aren’t...
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