Phillies Do Just Enough To Stop Dickey, Mets
Joe Blanton threw seven strong innings, Carlos Ruiz hit a tie-breaking RBI single and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies won their 11th straight game, 3-2 over the New York Mets on Friday night.
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Joe Blanton threw seven strong innings, Carlos Ruiz hit a tie-breaking RBI single and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies won their 11th straight game, 3-2 over the New York Mets on Friday night.
Although the Mets will look for takers for Carlos Beltran's contract, there is a very good chance that Beltran will finish out his 7-year deal in New York. 18 million reasons, the money remaining for his final year, 2011.
Coming off a sweep of their closest pursuers in the East, the Phillies go for their 11th win in a row and look to move closer to a fourth straight division crown Friday night against the visiting New York Mets.
Who says Red Sox and Yankee fans can't work together? Witness Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, who just finished a sequel to their 1994 series "Baseball".
Mets manager Jerry Manuel joined WFAN's Mike Francesa to talk about his team's play, and the recent rift between himself and Joe Torre.
Wes Helms had two of his three RBIs in a five-run first inning, Dan Uggla drove in a pair of runs and the Florida Marlins held on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.
New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has posted $7,500 bail and was released after being arraigned on criminal contempt charges.
The hardest part of this job comes when you have to talk about people that you get to know, sometimes rather well, and for whom you develop genuine feelings.
The Florida Marlins and New York Mets may not have much to play for, but Gaby Sanchez is in the running to become the fourth Marlin to win NL Rookie of the Year.
Riding New York City's Times Square Shuttle subway cars will be a lot more interesting next month.
Dodgers manager Joe Torre said Tuesday he was sorry for saying he was curious about the New York Mets job and current Mets manager Jerry Manuel accepted the apology after taking offense earlier in the day.
Gaby Sanchez hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Florida Marlins a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets.
Francisco Rodriguez is expected to surrender and be arraigned in Queens on a criminal complaint charging him with violating an order of protection by sending his girlfriend dozens of text messages.
Mike Pelfrey said his primary goal this year was 15 victories, a mark he reached in his last start. As the season winds down, the New York Mets right-hander may want to turn his focus to his unsettling road woes.
New York Mets third baseman David Wright joined WFAN's Boomer & Carton to talk about his up-and-down season, K-Rod, and Braylon Edwards' DWI charges.
