Sports Plus: Can The Mets Can K-Rod?
So, now that the dust has settled on the K-Rod debacle, can the Mets void the remainder of his contract? At the end of the day, this will be as much (maybe more?) a baseball decision as it is a legal one.
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So, now that the dust has settled on the K-Rod debacle, can the Mets void the remainder of his contract? At the end of the day, this will be as much (maybe more?) a baseball decision as it is a legal one.
Unless you live under a rock you've been trashing Francisco Rodriguez today, as multiple sources have been reporting that he'll undergo surgery on a torn ligament in his pitching thumb.
Faced with another setback, the New York Mets are doing their best to focus on winning games. Sending ace Johan Santana to the mound should help.
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has a torn thumb ligament in his pitching hand sustained during a fight with his girlfriend's father at Citi Field and will need surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the season.
The Mets have agreed to a contract with first-round draft pick Matt Harvey that includes a $2,525,000 signing bonus.
Carlos Beltran homered and the New York Mets took the lead in the ninth inning on a wild pitch by Houston closer Matt Lindstrom in a 3-1 win over the Astros on Monday night.
WFAN and SI.com's Jon Heyman has learned the Mets are looking into the possibility of voiding closer Francisco Rodriguez's contract.
Francisco Rodriguez sauntered back to the bullpen this weekend, his Taliban chic beard shaved from his jaw. But he still terrorizes the Mets, who have handled the closer's galling conduct last week with alarming apathy.
The Mets will begin a four-game series Monday night when they face the Houston Astros for the first time in 2010, after dominating the season series last year.
Kyle Kendrick helped ensure that the New York Mets' miserable week ended with a whimper. Kendrick toyed with New York's sputtering offense into the seventh inning, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 victory on Sunday night.
Maybe the Mets will have better luck when they face two teams this week that they have not seen so far in 2010 as they visit the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was booed Saturday night when he returned to the mound, hours after he apologized to his teammates and fans for a physical altercation at Citi Field that resulted in his arrest and two-day suspension.
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has apologized to teammates and fans for a physical altercation at Citi Field this week that resulted in his arrest and a team-imposed two-game suspension.
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez is set to rejoin the team Saturday after his two-day suspension.
