Mets' Wright Survives Injury Scare
David Wright was hit in the groin by a slider, but was fine.
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David Wright was hit in the groin by a slider, but was fine.
The red-hot Atlanta Braves shut out the Mets 2-0 on Saturday night.
Lucas Duda's three-run homer in the seventh gave New York the lead, Jonathon Niese pitched seven strong innings for his third straight win and the Mets beat Tim Hudson and the Braves 3-1 on Friday night.
Putting a little sizzle on a pitch that dances like a butterfly before bending toward home plate, Dickey has been dominant this year. And he has cemented his place not only in Mets lore, but also in New York history.
R.A. Dickey gave us something to feel good about Thursday. Maybe Miguel Cabrera will give us something else to rejoice next week. Go ahead. You know you want to root for the Triple Crown.
Mets reliever Jon Rauch made it interesting. But in the end Dickey got win No. 20, furthering his case for the National League Cy Young Award.
Fresh off his milestone 20th win of the season, Dickey expressed his desire to stay with the Mets -- and bring winning baseball back to Flushing.
Keith Hernandez's gloried mustache is going... going... gone!
Adam Greenberg has faced one pitch in the major leagues, a 92 mph fastball that struck him in the head and changed his life. More than seven years later, he'll get a second chance against the Mets.
The Mets haven't had a 20-game winner in 22 years, and it's been even longer since they've had a Cy Young Award winner. R.A. Dickey is making a bid to end both lengthy droughts.
"If I don't see them pursuing David hard, I think it would be a message to everybody that they're content to spend the next five or six years rebuilding this organization," Dickey said.
David Wright broke the New York Mets' record for hits and Jeremy Hefner bounced back from a horrendous start in a 6-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night that eliminated the Pirates from playoff contention.
Cheering R.A. Dickey on Thursday will be arguably the most passionate niche fan base in all of sports: "The 7 Line Army."
Thursday could be David Wright's final appearance as a Met at Citi Field.
In honor of the last full day in the life of Keith's mustache, what follows is a definitively unofficial list of the top 10 mustaches in baseball history.
David Wright hopes to give the fans at Citi Field one more reason to cheer this season.
Sandy Alderson needs to act swiftly in order to restore confidence in the eyes of the team's fan base. With that in mind, here is what I think are the top five offseason issues he needs to address prior to the 2013 season.
Mets fans can forget about the franchise dumping its embattled outfielder and his $16 million price tag for next season, according to the New York Post.
Ike Davis connected twice and reached a career-high 30 homers, Jenrry Mejia pitched five effective innings for his first major league win and the New York Mets beat the plummeting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Monday night for their fourth straight victory.
The Mets complete their 2012 home schedule this week a four-game series against Pittsburgh. Like the Mets, the Pirates' season has unraveled in the second half.
Ruben Tejada singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a 3-2 victory over Miami.
Despite what the public might think, this team does not need a manager who is going to throw over a buffet table after every loss.
R.A. Dickey earned his 19th victory with a strong performance, Jason Bay and Scott Hairston homered and the New York Mets barely held on in the ninth inning for their second straight home win.
In the first two innings at Citi Field on Friday night, a team missed a popup and a fly ball, botched a grounder and threw a run-scoring wild pitch. In a surprise, the guilty club was the Miami Marlins, not the New York Mets.
The Mets have no money, but do they have no future?
