Ex-Mets Star Lenny Dykstra Pleads No Contest To Auto Theft, Could Face 4-Year Sentence
In exchange for changing his plea, prosecutors dropped more than a dozen charges against Dykstra, shortening the possible jail time he faces by eight years.
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In exchange for changing his plea, prosecutors dropped more than a dozen charges against Dykstra, shortening the possible jail time he faces by eight years.
A long time ago, the very popular actor Humphrey Bogart lovingly said of baseball: "A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz."
That's right, Boomer & Carton had it first.
I hear from Mets fans a lot. They all ask me the same thing via text messaging and Twitter: "Will Jose Reyes be back?"
But are the "Champions" necessarily the best team? I still have nightmares about Pittsburgh's Bill Mazeroski hitting that home run off Ralph Terry in Game Seven of the 1960 World Series. The Yankees were better, but the Pirates were the champs!
You know, we all say the New York baseball fan is smarter and more perceptive than any other fans in the country, but if the truth be told we're as provincial as any of those other fans. When our baseball teams are out, we shut down.
Bob Geren has been hired by the New York Mets as bench coach, four months after he was fired as manager of the Oakland Athletics.
While people are falling all over themselves to add more wild-card teams to the MLB postseason mix, how about assessing what currently exists?
"They" say not to give the hitter a good pitch to hit or even a pitch close to the strike zone with a 0-2 count on the batter. Hmmmmm?
Is it too soon to call the Nationals "'86 South"? According to the New York Post, Wally Backman is "considering the possibility" of teaming up in Washington with former Mets manager Davey Johnson.
K-Rod would rather close games -- and hey, you never know. He could have that opportunity again in New York.
1986 legend Mookie Wilson has been let go by the Mets. Again.
The winds of change blew through the Mets' coaching staff on Wednesday, and when the gale subsided, four coaches were gone.
The Mets announced today that lefthanded pitcher Johan Santana will finish his active rehabilitation program for the year on Saturday, October 8, when the Mets' 2011 Instructional League concludes.
The Mets have announced some coaching changes for 2012 and my immediate reaction is that losing Chip Hale is a big hit while adding Tim Teufel as third base coach and Ricky Bones as bullpen coach makes sense.
