Bloomberg Breaks Ground On Willets Point Redevelopment
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has broken ground on the infrastructure phase of the redevelopment of the Willets Point area next to the Mets' home - Citi Field.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg has broken ground on the infrastructure phase of the redevelopment of the Willets Point area next to the Mets' home - Citi Field.
Yes, Alderson is still hopeful on the Jose Reyes front. And no, Jorge Posada will not be part of the solution behind the plate.
They've been camped out at Fenway Park ever since Terry Francona left the Red Sox. They've been marching around the bases in Boston until a new manager could be found.
I'll say it again: Sandy Alderson and Reyes' representatives have a gentleman's agreement that once he receives all of his offers, the Mets will be given a chance to talk to him about a long-term contract.
Jorge Posada knows his days in pinstripes are over, though apparently he still wants to play ball right here in New York.
As a native New Yorker, who loathes all things Massachusetts, from the Red Sox to Bill Belichick to Ben Affleck, I must say Bobby Valentine, though sometimes a mutinous manager, is also a brilliant baseball man and a dangerous addition – particularly for the Yankees.
Yankees fans, you'll have to get used to rooting against Bobby Valentine yet again.
The Red Sox are going to name the Public Safety Director of Stamford, Connecticut, as their new manager. And he happens to be one of the best ballroom dancers this side of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem!
When Terry Francona left the Red Sox, he said they needed "a new voice" in the manager's office. Well, they've certainly chosen a brash one. Right, Mets fans?
Bobby Valentine's unique charisma and managerial acumen makes him a wise choice to handle the pressures of managing the Red Sox.
Pitcher-turned-outfielder Adam Loewen has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets.
The New York Mets' owners have been ordered to undergo a jury trial if the case against them by the trustee for the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme goes forward.
Teams offered 26 players arbitration, of which six were Type A free agents. A new club signing one of those premier players would lose a top pick in June's amateur draft, and a team that offers arbitration and loses one of those players would get two extra selections as compensation.
With the Winter Meetings around the corner in December, and the annual Rule 5 draft scheduled to take place, the Mets moved some of their top prospects onto their 40-man roster to protect them from being selected by other clubs.
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, former New York Mets outfielder Rusty Staub, and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn distributed the uncooked fixings for 400 Thanksgiving dinners at Catholic Charities in Central Harlem on Tuesday.
Baseball players and owners have signed an agreement for a new labor contract, a deal that starts blood testing for human growth hormone and expands the playoffs to 10 teams by 2013.
For the first time since before the 2004 season, the Yankees are without a nemesis at the helm in Boston. Enter former Mets manager Bobby Valentine?
Some of the priciest gifts purchased around this holiday season won't arrive in a bow. Here are predictions as to where baseball's Top 5 Free Agents will end up.
When it comes to beating Bobby Valentine, the Yankees have been there, done that. (2000 World Series, anyone?)
As the New York Mets have struggled on the field, their attendance has fallen 23 percent over the past two years.
The Mets unveiled their plans for their 50th Anniversary season on Wednesday at CitiField, reaching back into their storied past while their present still very much remains a work in progress.
Mets fans: Have you been dreaming of an NLCS rematch between New York and Houston? If so, it'll have to happen in 2012.
After the Mets finished their third straight losing season, general manager Sandy Alderson said he couldn't be certain any player would be back next year but he expected David Wright would remain with the Mets.
What we need in this Reyes story is a quote. Too many people are guessing, theorizing, and pontificating as to what is going on. The agents for Reyes and most of the teams interested have not leaked much information and that has people grasping for things.
Is Jose Reyes a goner? Mets general manager Sandy Alderson says, despite all the hubbub surrounding the All-Star's visit to Miami last week, it's too soon to come to conclusions.
