Keefe To The City: Chat With Matthew Cerrone
Matthew Cerrone of MetsBlog.com on SNY joined me to talk about what he has seen so far in Port St. Lucie at Mets camp and what we can expect from the Mets this season.
Watch CBS News
Matthew Cerrone of MetsBlog.com on SNY joined me to talk about what he has seen so far in Port St. Lucie at Mets camp and what we can expect from the Mets this season.
Never mind Luis Castillo is in the final year of a $25 million, four-year contract to play the position, he'll have to compete with Daniel Murphy, Brad Emaus and Justin Turner for the starting spot.
For some guys, the word "normal" sounds boring. For Mets pitcher Chris Young, it's anything but. "Everything feels great," said Young, who missed almost all of last season with a shoulder injury.
Henrry Mejia was sharp during his outing with the Mets on Wednesday. The battle continues over whether he's a starter or reliever.
Using the six-year look back period involved in bankruptcies in New York, the following will try to lay out the parameters for a possible settlement of the Madoff lawsuit involving the Wilpon/Katz defendants.
Union head Michael Weiner says the players' association is not worried about the lawsuit filed against Mets owners and its impact on the club's financial stability.
The players are "unionizing" on Tuesday morning here in Port St. Lucie - the MLBPA's annual spring visit to Mets camp.
"I'm the same person," the Mets manager said Monday. "I told them, `I care. I care about what we do here. I care about how we prepare, and if things don't go well, if things are not going the way I want them to be done, I'm going to address it."
52-Card Pickup just took on a new meaning in the Mets' clubhouse. New manager Terry Collins unveiled his rules to the team on Monday, and according to the NY Post, a crackdown on pre-game card playing is in order.
New manager Terry Collins made his initial remarks to the full team on Monday morning, then the Mets took the field for their first full-squad workout of the spring.
Starting pitcher R.A. Dickey joined WFAN's Boomer & Carton on Monday morning to talk about his new contract, the difference he sees in the 2011 Mets, and Terry Collins' crackdown on cards in the clubhouse.
Mets outfielder Jason Bay is just happy to be back on the baseball field. "I take a lot of pride in getting out there every day good or bad and trying to play a certain way," he said Sunday.
New York has been in an odd position over the last year. In the echo of the LeBron James and Cliff Lee snubs, we find ourselves the pursuers, not the pursued.
Castillo said Sunday after arriving at camp that he was spending time with his older brother before a serious surgery Monday. Collins had previously expressed disappointment that Castillo wasn't at spring training early.
One day after the possible new Mets center fielder rolled into camp, Carlos Beltran came to town to report for work.
Carlos Beltran arrived in Mets camp and promptly met with general manager Sandy Alderson and manager Terry Collins to talk about what position the former All-Star center fielder will play this season.
Former New York Mets player Tim Teufel is among the hundreds of Bernard Madoff investors who have been asked to return bogus profits from the fraudster's Ponzi scheme.
Angel Pagan arrived at Mets camp on Friday - and the inevitable questions about who's playing centerfield - Pagan or Carlos Beltran - began.
Angle Pagan started in center for the Mets during the first half of last season while Beltran recovered from knee surgery. New manager Terry Collins said he envisions Beltran in center, and Pagan agrees.
It was another jam-packed day of press conferences at Mets camp in Port St. Lucie on Thursday. While son Jeff led things off on Wednesday, it was another Wilpon -- father Fred -- who did the honors Thursday.
The Mets finally won something. Yorvit Torrealba lost his grievance against team Thursday when an arbitrator ruled the Mets had the right to not complete a $14.4 million, three-year agreement with the catcher in November 2007.
Former Mets manager Joe Frazier, who led the team for just one full season before it went into a sharp decline, has died of a massive heart attack in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He was 88.
Mets pitcher Johan Santana discussed his shoulder surgery and shortstop Jose Reyes said he's preparing for a big season in conversations with Mike Francesa on Thursday.
Mets owner Fred Wilpon met the media on Thursday and sounded off against the massive lawsuit brought against his family by the trustee trying to recover money for victims of the Madoff Ponzi scheme.
It was an extremely busy day at Mets camp on Wednesday - and the first official pitchers & catchers workout isn't even until Thursday.
