Competition should fuel the Mets bullpen this spring

Baseball cannot come soon enough, at least for most die-hard fans who think the modest, four month offseason is excessive.  For the Mets, pitchers and catchers are slated to report on February 15th, so it’s only natural for fans to prepare themselves for what is in store for the ensuing season.  While the games played [...]

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Remembering Hall of Famer and Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner

You could not have grown up a baseball fan in greater New York and not known that Channel 11 belonged to the Yankees and Channel 9 belonged to the Mets. Phil Rizzuto belonged to the Yankees but Ralph Kiner belonged to the Mets. Teamed up with Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy, he was with the [...]

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The Mets and the fight for legitimacy

Bartolo Colon, Curtis Granderson and now, according to Mike Francesca at WFAN on Wednesday, possibly Stephen Drew? Two signings that were necessary to tie up some loose ends. One is a possible signing that could fill a major hole left by the defection of Jose Reyes at shortstop that has never been filled to this [...]

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