Palladino: Harvey's Turn To Shine In Mets' Young 1-2 Punch
Not to put any undue pressure on Matt Harvey, but a well-thrown game against the Padres today would look awfully nice for the top of that Mets rotation.
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Not to put any undue pressure on Matt Harvey, but a well-thrown game against the Padres today would look awfully nice for the top of that Mets rotation.
The Mets said the 34-year-old left-hander was operated on Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Nothing about the New York Mets on Monday resembled the second half of last season. Then again, opening day has often been their biggest highlight of the year.
Back in 1956, the Dodgers and the Giants both played host on Opening Day.
Some will say the video, uploaded to YouTube on Sunday, is two months late. We say it's just in time for Opening Day.
Some main attractions are missing as the Mets host the San Diego Padres in their season opener Monday.
Both the Yankees and the Mets kick off their 2013 campaigns on Monday -- but the usual Opening Day optimism is being tempered by tons of questions surrounding both teams.
The hard realities of age, injuries, and talent levels can wait. Today, just knowing that baseball season has begun should suffice. In other words, don't worry. Be happy.
New York's Opening Day winning percentage is a major league best .647 (33-18).
Al Dukes has the Opening Day itch.
Facing surgery on the same shoulder that caged him two seasons ago, Santana's days as a Met are over. Where else but Queens would resounding goodwill like Opening Day be met with such bad news?
Mets starter Santana will undergo season-ending surgery on a capsule in his left shoulder on Tuesday.
Dillon Gee and Jeremy Hefner each had a poor day in the Mets' final warmup before Opening Day.
The Mets' captain made his first appearance in a big league game since sustaining a rib injury during the World Baseball Classic, going 0-for-3 and playing five innings for New York in a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
If Johan Santana's last pitch in a New York Mets uniform was his 93rd and final offering to the Washington Nationals' lineup on August 17, 2012, it's likely that fans will soon forget the dominant, Hall of Fame caliber pitcher that he once was.
"He's just kind of in a bit of shock," Wright said. "I don't think anyone was expecting this. For everyone, it's kind of shocking. It's disheartening."
Mets top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler's actions on the mound last week led to an ugly clubhouse incident with "ethnic tensions," according to the New York Daily News.
So this is how the Johan Santana era ends for the Mets. Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with yet another injury announcement.
Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Houston Astros combined — a lot more. And he won't even play the first half of the season, if at all.
Santana's left shoulder has failed him again. Now he must decide if he has the stomach for another grueling comeback.
The Mets announced Thursday night that left-hander Johan Santana may be lost for the season after suffering a probable re-tear of the capsule in his left shoulder.
"I needed one team to believe in me, and that was the Mets," Byrd said. "They believed in me. They brought me in and they trusted me. They're trusting me to be the player that I was. They're trusting me to be the clean player that I am."
SportsNet New York, better known as SNY, announced on Thursday that it has hired Valentine as an analyst for the Mets' pre- and postgame shows before and after game telecasts.
The Mets made the first of what might be several minor moves to free up 40-man roster space by trading righty reliever Elvin Ramirez to the Angels for cash on Wednesday night.
The Bombers, worth an estimated $2.3 billion, took home the No. 1 spot for the 16th straight year.
