Coutinho: After A Lost Weekend, Mets Look To Rebound
It was not an easy weekend for any Met fan to digest. They came to the Bronx with such hope because they had overacheived this season. And they got swept by their cross-town rivals.
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It was not an easy weekend for any Met fan to digest. They came to the Bronx with such hope because they had overacheived this season. And they got swept by their cross-town rivals.
Russell Martin led off the ninth with his second homer of the game and the New York Yankees took advantage of some shoddy infield defense to beat the Mets 5-4.
The question everyone keeps asking is whether Davis should be sent down with the prevailing notion being that would be the best thing to do. I could not disagree more.
Mark Teixeira hit a go-ahead homer and Phil Hughes won his third straight decision, sending the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Mets on Saturday night.
The Mets have bigger fish to fry than one game in the middle of the season, even if it is against a cross-town rival that their fan base vehemently dislikes.
Robinson Cano homered twice and hit one of three straight long balls off an ineffective Santana to lead the Yankees to victory.
The Mets have agreed to terms with first-round pick Gavin Cecchini, the club confirmed on Friday. The 12th overall pick of the 2012 amateur draft -- a shortstop straight out of high school -- signed with New York for $2.3 million, according to CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman.
Yankees fans are like a billionaire's baby – we're accustomed to a certain lifestyle, yet we've done little to earn it. Add to that a housefly's patience and adolescent's maturity and you've got the emblem of Evil Empires.
What could be better than the celebration of New York baseball each summer?
For the first time since interleague play began in 1997, Mariano Rivera will not be part of the Yankees-Mets matchup.
The term "Subway Series" used to mean something once upon a time. It signified an intra-city World Series battle. Yankees-Giants, Yankees-Dodgers. Something real.
Whether you're steps from Citi Field or watching the Amazins from Manhattan, these are the best Big Apple haunts for Mets fans.
Johan Santana made history the last time he took the mound. A win over the Yankees might be satisfying enough this time.
Keith Hernandez was scheduled to call-in this morning shortly after 8 a.m., but when the time arrived, the Gold Glove 1st baseman was nowhere to be found.
The guys took a call from a fella named Peter and he had, had just about enough of Craig claiming to be a loyal Mets fan, while at the same time openly rooting for the Yankees.
Let the games begin!
With Mets-Yanks set to get underway in the Bronx, some seem to think the interleague clash has lost some of its luster. Craig isn't one of them.
On a bright, sunny afternoon, R.A. Dickey had the Washington hitters swinging at shadows. The knuckleballer baffled the Nationals, limiting them to four singles over 7 1-3 scoreless innings and leading the New York Mets to a 3-1 win Thursday.
It's no secret many Jets fans also pull for the baseball team in Queens. So you'd have to wonder how they feel about Tebow teaming up with Mets nemesis Chipper "Lar-ry!" Jones.
The Mets expect the injury to take about six weeks to heal. Naturally, though, as is generally the case with sports injuries, the expected recovery time does not generally translate to a return to full competition.
During a week when they had a chance to move into sole possession first place in the National League East, the Mets' defense has let them down.
With a total of six kids between them, Boomer & Craig both can speak from experience on the subject -- which they did.
We heard all about the book Craig is feverishly working on -- he even shared a few ideas for its title.
So much for the thoughts of a Subway Series featuring two first-place teams.
Edwin Jackson pitched seven effective innings, Adam LaRoche hit a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Wednesday night.
