Coutinho: Don't Blame Sandy For The Exodus Of Jose Reyes
Rich Coutinho believes that Sandy Alderson did what best for the Mets' long-term plans by not giving into Jose Reyes' demands and looking to the future.
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Rich Coutinho believes that Sandy Alderson did what best for the Mets' long-term plans by not giving into Jose Reyes' demands and looking to the future.
Yovani Gallardo emerged from the shadows, outpitching Arizona ace Ian Kennedy as the Milwaukee Brewers kept winning at Miller Park, beating the Diamondbacks 4-1 in their NL division series opener on Saturday.
Last year on the day of the start of the postseason, Neil came up with a storyline for each of the eight teams involved. This time he changed it up and turned the storylines into the biggest question surrounding each of the eight postseason.
Baseball proved once again that you can't predict it. So let's try to predict it anyway.
Tampa Bay may not have surpassed Boston in the standings, but in the power rankings they have done the job… for now.
The Phillies are closing in on 100 wins and a meaningless September, and that means they retain the top spot in Evan Roberts' MLB Power Rankings.
Evan Roberts' rankings are mostly steady this week, with one notable exception toward the top: Boston over New York. But then again, maybe the Yankees can do something about that in Fenway this week.
Arizona right-hander Jason Marquis broke his right shinbone after getting hit by a line drive Sunday.
Arizona Diamondbacks came from behind to win for the 33rd time this season with a 6-4 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
Right-hander Mike Pelfrey has left the New York Mets' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after he was hit by a line drive in the fifth inning.
Ian Kennedy won his seventh straight start to become the National League's second 15-game winner and the Arizona Diamondbacks widened their newfound NL West lead with a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.
The Mets lost both Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy to injuries Sunday in their 6-5 loss to the Braves, forcing manager Terry Collins to use both Justin Turner and later David Wright at shortstop for the first time.
How did a busy trade deadline affect Tuesday's Top 10? Take a look.
Not much change at the top, but plenty of activity at the bottom of Evan Roberts' Tuesday's Top 10.
A steady climb put the Phillies at the top, but where is the rest of the NL?
There's a new #1 this week, I think you know who it is. Here's a hint: they've won nine straight games.
The Indians fall, the Yankees rise, and a new #1 in this week's Top Ten.
Yes, it took me a while to finally put the Phillies where they belong, but right after Memorial Day they have finally taken the No. 1 spot, a spot they may not give up this year.
David Wright homered twice and Jason Pridie hit the first home run of his career in the New York Mets' 8-4 win Sunday over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Jason Bay homered and drove in three runs, Ike Davis went deep for the third straight game and the peppy New York Mets held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Saturday for their third straight win.
Ike Davis hit a two-run homer and Mike Pelfrey had his first effective start of the season to lead the New York Mets to a come-from-behind 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
The Mets return home to Citi Field to host the Astros and Diamondbacks this week. The Mets went 1-and-6 on their first homestand of the season -- their worst performance at home in a season-opening homestand (of at least six games) since the 1962 Mets went 0-and-6 at the Polo Grounds.
According to FOXSports.com, the Yankees have agreed in principle to a minor-league deal with righty reliever Luis Ayala.
The New York Mets have agreed to terms with free agent catcher Ronny Paulino and right-handed reliever D.J. Carrasco, reports Andy McCullough of Star-Ledger.
