New York Mets

By kranepool I’ve been fortunate enough to see the Mets win two Championships, maybe it’s just experience as I thought after the each one, the World Series trophies would come in droves. Well I learned they don’t. I thought Gil Hodges would the Mets manager forever. He wasn’t. Of course Tom Seaver “The Fran...

By ADAM RUBIN, DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER The Mets officially declined J.J. Putz's $9.1 million option Friday, making him a free agent. Putz, who underwent surgery during the season to remove a bone spur from his right elbow, could sign an incentive-filled deal elsewhere as a closer.

By Matthew Cerrone In a post to Amazin Avenue, Sam Page lists 13 moves he would make as GM of the Mets, to re-shape the team for 2010. …i can support page’s plan… i like it… he assumes a lot, though, such as suggesting the Royals even wanting Luis Castillo; that the Cubs will want to acquire Jeff Francoeur [...]

By Matthew Cerrone In an e-mail, Toby Hyde from Mets Minor League Blog had the following to say, regarding my earlier post about the Mets and drafting over slot: Lastly, Matt Meyers, who used to cover the Mets farm system for Baseball America, and now is a contributing editor at ESPN The Magazine, said this to...

By Joe Budd Meet the Mets Would the Mets consider trading John Maine and F! to get a big bat or another good starter? Around the NL East Philadelphia turns to Pedro, once again. Around MLB So what if baseball can't really honestly be called the national pastime anymore?

By Meddler Arizona Fall League A look at the team pitching stats for the AFL tells you a bit about what kind of league it is. Three of the six teams in the league have staff ERAs over 6.00. Something to keep in mind when thinking about AFL performances.

New York Mets outfielder Jeff Francoeur underwent successful surgery to repair a tear of the collateral ligament in his left thumb Monday in Atlanta.

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By Matthew Cerrone …the Mets lack of home run hitters killed home runs in Citi Field, not the ballpark… Meanwhile, the Mets hit seven home runs in nine games played at Citizen’s Bank Park, but hit NINE home runs in nine games against the Phillies in Citi Field.

By James Kannengieser Verdict: Bring him back in 2010. He's just 28 years old, is relatively cheap and his batted ball profile meshes well with Citi Field's dimensions.  Hopefully the outfield defense will be improved next season (adios Gary Sheffield, hello Matt Holliday or Mike Cameron?). It would be a mistak...

By Matthew Cerrone In a report for Newsday, David Lennon talks with Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. about the Mets and Omar Minaya, and building a potential back-to-back World Champion. To read more, including quotes from Amaro about his close friend, Minaya, read Lennon’s report, here.

By Alex Nelson On the whole, the Mets didn't grab a whole lot of pitchers in 2009, taking only 18 after the tenth round. Of those 18, eight didn't sign. Another (Zach Dotson) signed too late to debut this season. And two guys threw so little, I don't have much to say about them at all: 39th rounder Taylor Whitent...

By Alex Nelson One guy who might be worth paying attention to is Sam Honeck, a big first baseman out of Tulane, where he hit .313/.458/.630 as a senior. No one will ever mistake him for an athlete, and, while he's fine at first, he'll never have the opportunity to play elsewhere. Thanks to an all-or-nothing type...

By Matthew Cerrone In the end, he believes Holliday will stay in National League. To listen to Heyman’s entire interview on WFAN, during which he talks about the relationship between Willie Randolph and Rick Peterson, as well as Vladimir Guerrero’s future, keep checking back at WFAN.com.

By James Kannengieser When Jeff Francoeur was traded to the Mets, I figured he would play out the season and be non-tendered.  A massive disappointment for his hometown Braves, this is a player who was one of the top 5 least valuable players in all of baseball in 2008.  At the time of the trade, he was on his way to anot...

By Matthew Cerrone In a recent review, Baseball America said: According to Adam Rubin of the Daily News, “Jerry Manuel traveled Tuesday from his home in Sacramento, Calif., to gauge whether Mejia may be able to help the Mets in the bullpen in early 2010.”

By Sam Page Earlier this season, pitchers were exploiting Murphy’s wide stance by pounding him inside with fastballs. He and the hitting coach Howard Johnson were aware of it, but Murphy continued to struggle, batting .176 in May and .240 in June. Only recently have those adjustments started to feel na...

By Matthew Cerrone Here it is, your 2009 Mets, in one easy graphic, showing the winning percentage decline as each player was put on the disabled list: Here it is, your 2009 Mets, in one easy graphic, showing the winning percentage decline as each player was put on the disabled list:

By Matthew Cerrone What’s worse, while Jon Niese and Fernando Martinez are on the disabled list recovering from season-ending surgery, Braves RHP Tommy Hanson, Marlins OF Chris Coghlan and Phillies LHP JA Happ could wind up 1-2-3 in the NL Rookie of the Year voting, as Sherman points out.

By Ed Ryan(mredmetsfever@yahoo.com) Rudy Jaramillo is considered one of the top hitting coaches in the league, he was the runner-up for the Mets managers position in 2005 and was considered for the hitting coaches position in 2007 when his contract expired in Texas. With Johnson, Francoeur said the two have "clicked" and eas...

It was the Marlins that officially eliminated the Mets from playoff contention in each of the previous two seasons. New York now gets a shot at some payback.

By James Kannengieser 2009 Mets Anagrams - Omar Minaya = I Many Aroma.  Pedro Feliciano = A Periodic Felon.  Marlon Anderson = Loner Or Sandman. Carlos Delgado: His Legacy And His Future - Eric compares Delgado to past Met first basemen and discusses his future.

By kranepool Is there a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel? First, the team started to listen to the fan base and has made improvements to $iti Field. The video screen in the RF corner came in handy on Saturday and the montage of Gooden, Straw and Hernandez looked great along with the banners on the out...

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) Recapping the horrible events of the last two months for the Mets. Ugh! Multiple injuries to key players including Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran and John Maine. Trades! Ramon Castro traded to White Sox upon the return of Brian Schneider. Ryan Church gets moved to Atlanta in exchange for Jeff Fr...

By kranepool It will be great to see Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan at the 1969 World Championship celebration but the best reunion will be of Nancy Seaver and Ruth Ryan By the way why is Tony B the “high ranking official” on this road trip? Where is Omar? Getting his nursing degree?

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) Wow, what a month it has been in the world of the New York Mets. We’ve had injuries. We’ve had drama. And we had a crushing loss the other night against our cross town rivals the Yankees. In this episode I break down the reaction to Luis Castillo’s dropped pop-up. And I talk about the wave of injuries...

By kranepool I give J- Man credit for he has much more patience than I’d ever have with the way the front office keeps making him play short handed to the point that Livan Hernandez and Mike Pelfrey wore spikes last night in case either pitcher would be needed to pinch run or hit. How embarrassing would it ha...

By Matthew Cerrone My email box is being flooded with questions about the new, nicely designed, Citi Field patch that on the Mets hat today and being sold on Mets.com. From what I can gather, this is the Citi Field Patch that will appear on team-issued items, such as hats, t-shirts, etc., at Citi Field, their webs...

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) A heartfelt attempt to get back into the swing of things as we ease our way into spring training 2009. Here are some of the discussion points. Shea Stadium has gone the way of the dinosaur. Jerry Manuel considers moving Jose Reyes to 3rd in the batting order. Who will be the fifth starter for the Me...

By Eric Simon Johan Santana (4.8)Mike Pelfrey (3.0)Oliver Perez (1.3)John Maine (1.4)Tim Redding (1.1) Those last three are what should depress Mets fans about the re-signing of Oliver Perez to a three-year, $36 million pact. John Maine, who pitched sixty fewer innings than Perez in 2008, was neverthele...

By Alex Nelson Catcher: Part 1, Part 2 First Base: Part 1, Part 2 1. Cincinnati Reds 2. Houston Astros 3. Chicago Cubs 4. Arizona Diamondbacks 5. Atlanta Braves 12. St. Louis Cardinals 13. Colorado Rockies 14. Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals 15. New York Mets 16. San Diego Padres

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) It’s been awhile but I’m glad to get back into the saddle. On this podcast I talk about: My reaction to the way the 2008 season endedThe whole Citi Field bailout controversyThe Mets picking up K-Rod and J.J. PutzThe Mets sending Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez and Joe Smith on their wayThe possibil...

By john The next pitcher that I’d like to profile is Duaner Sanchez.  Sanchez was a key member of the Mets bullpen in 2006.  After missing all of 2007, Sanchez returned to the Mets and pitched with a lot of mixed results in 2008.  Sanchez finished 2008 with a 4.32 ERA, his highest mark during his four full...

Look, I'm a Mets fan because I was a Mets fan when I was a kid. I rooted for the Mets probably because my parents grew up in Brooklyn and Rockaway and therefore rooted for the Dodgers. I like to think I'm a Mets fan because they have better philosophy, but I know in my heart that it's really the color...

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) Lots of spring training talk on this episode of the podcast. I incorrectly refer to this episode as #94 but it’s really #95. Really! Discussion points: Injuries to Johan Santana and Mike Pelfrey Duaner Sanchez released The questionable fifth starter race between Redding, Garcia, Hernan...

By Howard Megdal The final spot in the bullpen could be a toss-up between Duaner Sanchez, Aaron Heilman and Bobby Parnell. Parnell could probably use a year of seasoning at AAA, but he’d be a fine final man in the bullpen. And should either Sanchez or Heilman return to form, the Mets could give Parnell additio...

NEW YORK — For 145 games, the New York Mets mean business. The first six or seven innings each night, no trouble at all. Finding a way to finish — that's the problem. After their second consecutive late-season collapse, the Mets began clearing out of Shea Stadium on Monday and looking ahead to a...

By Howard Megdal In the final weekend of the season, New York lost two of three games to the Florida Marlins. The starting pitching, a strength for much of the season, ranged from good to spectacular. Mike Pelfrey, Oliver Perez and most notably Johan Santana combined for 20 1/3 innings of 2.21 ERA pitching, de...

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) Amazin Moments #88 (MP3 File) A review of the factors behind the Mets recent ten game winning streak. Discussion about what lies ahead for the rest of July. Join our social network, I Heart Mets, where you can find the podcast, lots of Mets news, blogs and more. Amazin Moments #88 (MP3 File)

Add a Pick-Off update and plenty of laid-back baseball banter with new-addition co-host Andrew Kappes, and you’ve got yourself a damn good show. Enjoy and interact via e-mail at thepitch@mvn.com or via phone at 360-450-MVN3. Willie Randolph (IconSMI) “The Pitch” stayed up all night Mond...

At the start of the year, hosts Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage felt pretty comfortable giving the Mets and Tigers passes to the postseason after their big off-season acquisitions. But while Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera went walk-off Thursday for a Tigers sweep, Mets closer Billy Wagner blew...

By Alex Nelson This could be a big draft for the Mets. The Mets’ farm system is pretty barren–even more so following the Johan Santana trade–and the Mets luckily have three picks in the first and supplemental rounds: number 18, number 22, and number 33 overall. The 18 and 33 come courtesy of the Braves, who w...

By Alex Nelson The Mets followed up their disappointing 14-12 April with an even more disappointing 13-15 performance in May, one that got so disheartening after a five-game losing streak, that Mets Geek closed up shop. Here’s the team-by-team breakdowns: Team W L RS RA Arizona 2 1 16 14 Atlanta 0 4 9 27 Ci...

The program adds in a review of its weekly “Pick-Off” game, a DVD giveaway and more news and notes from the past weekend in Major League Baseball. Carlos Delgado should be pissed. Carlos Delgado’s would-be home run in the Yankees-Mets weekend finale sparked an old favorite discussion on th...

1978 - Hubie Brooks. Very solid selection with #3 choice in draft. Was close to major league ready when chosen. Had some pretty good years with the Mets before going to Montreal in the Gary Carter deal. Had a decent career. Kirk Gibson was taken 9 picks later, but hard to fault this selection.

By GC Past commemorative patches worn by the Mets include tributes to Shea Stadium’s 40th Anniversary (2004), the 40th Anniversary of the club’s inception (2002), the first Major League game to be played in Tokyo (2000), the 50th Anniversary ...

By Matthew Cerrone The Mets today unveiled the ‘commemorative logo’ celebrating the 45-season history of Shea Stadium. The Mets will wear this logo as a patch on the right sleeve of their uniforms during all 2008 home games. In the coming weeks, ...

New York Daily News The answer is simple: Alex Rodriguez to the Mets New York Daily News, NY - A-Rod would give the Mets a third baseman who can hit 50 home runs a year and actually throw the ball to first base. His presence would allow Carlos ...

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) We wrap up the month of April, which had the Mets staying neck and neck with the Atlanta Braves at the top of the National League East. Show Notes Nice win against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Listener comment on Endy Chavez walk off bunt single. April 2007 Recap – A lot of positives! We need to beat...

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) It’s been too long. Let’s talk Mets baseball! Your comments Greg in CT – on David Wright, Carlos Delgado and Aaron Heilman. Zach – on Willie Randolph and the 2007 season. Kyle – on the Mets great start. April 2007 Month in Review The Pitching – Surprisingly good performances by Mets starters you...

By Eric Simon Still, the Mets picked a bad time to start slumping. With series against the Cardinals, Yankees and Phillies in the next two weeks, the Mets will need every advantage they can get to emerge from these nine games atop the NL East. What's up with the Mets? Eric tries to get to the bottom of it.