On WFAN: Mookie Wilson Discusses Beef With Mets And More
Mookie is still looking for answers from the Amazin's. Specifically, why was he fired as first base coach after the 2011 season?
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Mookie is still looking for answers from the Amazin's. Specifically, why was he fired as first base coach after the 2011 season?
Many people, myself included, felt that Ike Davis should have been the first-baseman choice for the Mets. Byrd, on the other hand, believes in Duda.
While the team meant well, its recent email to fans ahead of this month's Subway Series has been described as "dopey," "beyond insulting, "disgraceful," and everything in between.
Jonathon Niese pitched seven steady innings on a rainy Tuesday night and Daniel Murphy had three hits to lead the surprising New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Mets clubhouse has decided to boycott the New York Post and beat writer Mike Puma (not pictured), citing the publication's penchant for cracking jokes at the expense of one Bartolo Colon.
After addressing their collective disdain for the City of Brotherly Love, Boomer and Craig shifted their focus back to Donald Sterling.
"That guy's got the greatest attitude I've ever been around," Sabathia said. "He's dealt with failure better than anybody I've been around. I'm sure he'll come out of this and perform well over there."
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Gee is now 4-0 with a 3.61 earned run average in nine career starts in rubber games.
Dillon Gee pitched three-hit ball over eight innings, Chris Young hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat Miami 4-0 Sunday to take two of three from the Marlins.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered leading off the 10th inning, Giancarlo Stanton also went deep and the Miami Marlins rallied from four runs down to beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Saturday night.
Slumping Curtis Granderson grounded an RBI single to cap an improbable two-run rally with two outs in the ninth inning that sent the New York Mets past the Miami Marlins 4-3 Friday night.
"I wouldn't allow it, and I was a pitcher," Gooden told WFAN co-hosts Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts on Friday. "I'm all for pitchers, I'm all for the 2-1 ballgames. I love to see pitchers dominate. But it's illegal. It's in the rulebooks."
I thought I would round out this discussion by choosing all-time teams: one comprised solely of Yankees and the other with players from the New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Mets.
Chris Young homered to start New York's comeback and slumping Curtis Granderson singled in a run as a pinch hitter as Bartolo Colon and the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Thursday.
Sorry, New York isn't a National League town. Not anymore, and not by a long shot, according to a map generated by the New York Times.
The 40-year-old Bobby Abreu isn't known for his defense, which could make for an interesting afternoon at blustery Citi Field.
Lucas Duda hit a long home run and the New York Mets threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the ninth inning to hold off the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Wednesday night with a stiff wind whipping through Citi Field.
Granderson went 0-for-3 before a sparse crowd announced at a season-low 20,220. He is hitless in 22 at-bats — the longest drought of his career, according to STATS. His 4-for-50 slide has dropped his average to .116.
This can all blow up in Terry Collins' face over the next few days, weeks or months. But for now, he can't argue with what his starters have done lately.
"I'm not going to apologize for being myself and, you know, having a good laugh at a funny little picture," he said. "But I've kind of had enough with Twitter."
dam Wainwright threw seven neat innings before leaving with a knee injury, and Jon Jay hit a two-run single that sent the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
"I think he's got some A-Rod in him," WFAN co-host Evan Roberts said on Tuesday afternoon, referring to Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez. "...The ability to get attention for everything, that's the comparison."
Jenrry Mejia pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, David Wright delivered another key hit and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 Monday night.
Only 23 homegrown Mets played in more career games for the club than Davis, who appeared in 433 games at first base for the Mets, the fifth-most in club history.
Outfielder Bobby Abreu will join the Mets on Monday for the opener of a four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field. His contract has been selected from Triple-A Las Vegas, and Andrew Brown has been optioned.
