Coutinho: What Can Mets Expect From Jonathon Niese In 2012?
In order to make the next step in his career, Niese must overcome two hurdles: durability and his love affair with the cut fastball.
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In order to make the next step in his career, Niese must overcome two hurdles: durability and his love affair with the cut fastball.
Dickey's inspirational path to major league success has been well-documented. Now the starter is ready to talk about life before pro baseball.
"We are thrilled that the Carters will be with us," Jeff Wilpon said in a statement. "Mets fans will have the chance to pay their respects and remember all of his accomplishments."
Number 5 was back in his usual spot - third in the lineup and at 3B - and both he and the Mets couldn't have been happier. The whole process felt pretty good to David Wright.
Craig ran down a typical day in the life of the executive producer of the Boomer & Carton Morning Extravaganza. And it became clear that a day at the ballpark would do Al some good...
Bill Parcells said Monday that the Saints have not contacted him about possibly coaching the team in the wake of Sean Payton's one-year suspension, which still could be appealed.
Wright was expected to be in the starting lineup on Tuesday when the Mets have the first of three straight home games, but felt good enough after taking batting practice on Sunday against two minor league pitchers to bump it up a day.
New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey and Justin Hampson gave up 10 runs in first three innings.
Mike Pelfrey was a much different pitcher on Saturday, and that was a relief both to him and the Mets.
Ike Davis and Lucas Duda each hit home runs as the New York Mets' tied the St. Louis Cardinals 6-6 in 10 innings.
If Ruben Tejada does what he is capable of doing, the Mets will have a fine shortstop on their hands; one that fields his position exceedingly well, uses the whole field in the batter's box and understands that he is not trying to replace Jose Reyes.
Lifelong Gators fan Mike Beattie followed every development of the Tim Tebow trade. After it finally ended, his wife turned to him and said, "Do we have to start rooting for the Jets?" And there it is: the definition of Tebowmania.
If the Mets keep pitching this way, those lowered expectations might have to be raised.
Behind R.A. Dickey's superb start, the Mets defeated the Astros 8-2 on Thursday.
Long-time foe of the Mets, Chipper Jones is set to retire at the end of the 2012 season.
It was another uplifting day for Johan Santana and the Mets. Santana delivered his best and longest outing of the spring against an "A" Cardinals lineup in Jupiter, and manager Terry Collins was ecstatic afterward.
"He was desperately disappointed that the Mets' case didn't go to trial. He was hoping the Mets' defense would make the case he'd been making to me -- that they had no reason to doubt Madoff," biographer Diana Henrique said.
Now that their financial future is sorted, the New York Mets can turn most of their attention back to the ballclub on the field. Good thing, too, because an awful lot of work lies ahead.
The good vibes engendered by the settlement of the Madoff lawsuit continues. The cloud that had long encased the organization in doom and gloom had seemingly lifted, and manager Terry Collins felt quite pleased for the principals involved.
Terry Collins joined Mike Francesa on Tuesday to talk about a number of topics including Santana, Tejada, Bay and the Mets' bullpen.
The New York Mets have repaid loans of $25 million to Major League Baseball and $40 million to Bank of America, and have closed on the sales of 12 limited partner shares for $20 million each, a person familiar with the team's finances says.
Jerry Recco began his first update talking about the Mets financial situation - which took a turn for the better yesterday after settling with the trustee in the Madoff case and reportedly paying back their loans owed to Major League Baseball and Bank of America.
Boomer was fired-up this morning after a 4-2 Rangers win over the Devils last night, that was highlighted by some fist-a-cuffs just three seconds after the puck was dropped.
A last-minute deal ended a lawsuit that could have cost ownership control of the Mets. It was a $162 million settlement over claims the owners wrongly profited from the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
The Wilpon/Katz group claimed a big victory in court today when they reached an overwhelmingly positive settlement. Steve Kallas explains it all...
