MLB All-Star Game Preview
In a season with two extra playoff teams and a great deal of parity, virtually every franchise has hope heading into the season's second half. That's why you should care about Tuesday's Midsummer Classic.
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In a season with two extra playoff teams and a great deal of parity, virtually every franchise has hope heading into the season's second half. That's why you should care about Tuesday's Midsummer Classic.
Tony La Russa has dropped the ball by not starting fan-favorite knuckleballer R.A. Dickey at the 2012 MLB All-Star Game.
The question here doesn't involve past achievement, It's about continuing that pace after the break.
When you mess with late Mets great Gary Carter, you mess with fiery former teammate Wally Backman.
Daniel Murphy likes the makeup of the New York Mets, and expects there will be no fading from the playoff chase after the break this season.
Ryan Dempster extended his scoreless innings streak to 27 in his first start in three weeks, Starlin Castro hit a three-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 7-0 Sunday.
Ike Davis homered, Jordany Valdespin hit one out for the second day in a row and Dillon Gee pitched one-run ball for eight innings to help the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 Saturday.
Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run homer and Cubs closer Carlos Marmol caught a line drive and started a game-ending double play that blunted the New York Mets' bid for another ninth-inning comeback, giving Chicago an 8-7 win Friday night.
Nerdy. Eccentric. Quirky. One thing's for certain: At 37, years after most players' careers have peaked, R.A. Dickey is finally reaching his pinnacle.
Dickey's shaky outing Thursday night may give manager Tony La Russa, already worried about who will catch the Mets' knuckleballer, reason to pass him over.
Anybody who has watched the Mets lately knows they sorely need bullpen help. How they get it is a major question. And perhaps a bigger question is, where SHOULD they get it from?
The straw that stirs the drink is at it again. The ever-opinionated Reggie Jackson delivered a harsh assessment of his "good friend" Alex Rodriguez's chase for MLB history in the latest edition of Sports Illustrated.
You're going to remember this 6-5 win over Philadelphia as a game with serious October-esque intensity. A July 5 game with fireworks more suitable for July 4th.
What a difference a day makes. Thursday morning Craig was down in the dumps, blaming his foul mood on the Mets, the Knicks and the fact that our nation's birthday fell on a Wednesday.
David Wright singled off Jonathan Papelbon with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the New York Mets to a 6-5 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night that preserved R.A. Dickey's 11-game winning streak.
Despite his otherworldly statistics through the first half of the Major League season, Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey may not start for the National League in the All-Star Game.
Two Mets players said all the right things this weekend about a possible reunion with Francisco Rodriguez. But apparently it's not all so hunky-dory.
Through all the havoc the world has thrown at us the last week -- earthshaking news of Mark Sanchez dating Eva Longoria, of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorcing, and, oh, how can we go on? -- the Mets have continued to forge through.
Young seemed to be in complete control. He had allowed only two runners and took a two-run lead into the seventh inning against the slumping Phillies. "Seven pitches later, it's 3-2," manager Terry Collins said.
Based on the fact that he was rockin' a Brooklyn Nets hat in the Allstate Studio this morning, Boomer accused Craig of being the first Knicks' fan to jump ship and pledge allegiance to the Nets.
The guys opened up today's show talking about basketball, specifically the Nets, who have suddenly catapulted themselves to the forefront of the NY sports landscape.
The Phillies put on a 4th of July fireworks show as they blasted the Mets, 9-2.
The Yankees and Mets are continuing to delight New Yorkers as the summer months get hotter, both teams are primed for a big second half.
Daniel Murphy finished a homer short of the cycle, doubled twice, drove in four runs and made a leaping catch and diving stop at second base.
Mets third baseman David Wright was beaten out in the National League All-Star fan-voting ballot by the Giants' Pablo Sandoval by 1.6 million votes. And general manager Sandy Alderson took to Twitter to voice his displeasure with the outcome.
