On Saturday the Mets rallied back from a 7-1 deficit to take a 9-7 lead, only to lose 11-9. It’s the type of loss that would have been crushing just a couple of weeks ago and now it’s just one…
In a season marred by injuries, inconsistencies, major trades and financial troubles there haven’t been many constants for the Mets in 2011. Although David Wright had his share of the injury bug (missing 58 games due to a stress fracture…
It would appear the endgame is nigh for Fred and Jeff Wilpon. The judges are convening – even as we speak – and the fate of the ownership seems a fait accompli: the Wilpons will be forced to sell their…
By now you have all heard about the upcoming new looks to the uniforms of the New York Mets. Plenty among the Flushing faithful had nothing but praises for the bright blue jerseys with the orange piping. Were they shocked…
Eight pitchers for the Mets have thrown at least 20 innings in both 2010 and 2011. Here are their ERAs for those two seasons: Name 2011 2010 R.A. Dickey 3.77 2.84 Jonathon Niese 4.05 4.20 Mike Pelfrey 4.58 3.66 Dillon…
Lately there hasn’t been much to get excited about when it comes to the play of the Mets. They continue to be ravaged by injuries and are seemingly dead in the playoff hunt. That doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to…
No matter where you look, there is no shortage of bad ideas in the world. The United States decided it was a good idea to give weapons to Mexican drug gangs. Tom Selleck turned down the role of Indiana Jones.…
1984 7-11 KEITH HERNANDEZ Here’s a little relic from the Renaissance… In the summer of ’84, 7-11 sealed these plastic coins in the base of Slurpee cups. If you shook an empty cup, you could hear the disc rattle around…
The Mets signed five draft picks yesterday, the deadline to come to terms with their 2011 picks. Highlighting this group was first-round pick Brandon Nimmo but they also agreed with third-round pick Logan Verrett and they gave a $650,000 bonus…
When they write the epitaph for the 2011 Mets, it will be about the team that overachieved despite the many obstacles placed in its way. And there’s no doubt that is a large part of the story and an angle…
So much for Mark Cohoon. By just looking at his numbers, 21-7 with a 2.42 ERA combined and a near 4:1 SO/BB ratio in his first three years, all by the age of 22, fans would think Cohoon is the…
The stage was set perfectly for D.J. Carrasco Saturday night. Carrasco, who entered the game unscored upon in his last six outings, was called into action early after Mike Pelfrey had to leave the game after getting hit by a…
