Mets to sign Daisuke Matsuzaka to MLB deal
The New York Mets are finalizing a deal with free agent right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka that would add the veteran to the big-league rotation right away, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.More Mets: Can...
View ArticleThe 2012 MLB Draft: Where are they now?
The 2012 MLB Draft: Where are they now? It has been more than a year since the 2012 draft. Here's an update on how the early picks have performed.1) Astros: Carlos Correa, SS: From high school in...
View ArticleNL West weekly report: Road still friendly for Dodgers
As the final weeks of outside division play end, the Dodgers increased their lead on all other NL West teams, while the other four teams seem to be set in their final positions with 5+ weeks to go.TEAM...
View ArticleMets option Greg Burke to Triple-A Las Vegas
For the sixth time this season, the Mets have optioned right-handed relief pitcher Greg Burke to the minors. This time, Burke was sent down to make room for Daisuke Matsuzaka, who the Mets signed to a...
View ArticleMLB Bullets Welcomes "Mr. 4000"
It seems that after over a year of working on it, ESPN is pulling out of a documentary done in conjunction with PBS's Frontline about the NFL and concussions called "League Of Denial." They claim they...
View ArticleMiami Marlins Daily Minor League Report: August 22
Triple-A: New Orleans ZephyrsL 2-3 @ Omaha Storm ChasersFull Box ScoreRob Brantly, C: 0-for-4Brian Flynn, SP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, R, 3 SOOmaha and New Orleans played a hard-fought game in which both teams...
View ArticleMets Morning News: Dice-K signs, Greg Burke optioned to minors
There was no Mets game yesterday, but there were still a few items of note for Mets fans to pay attention to yesterday. The biggest of these was the signing of Daisuke Matsuzaka, who will slot into the...
View ArticleGame 128 Preview: Tigers at Mets
Detroit Tigers (74-53) at New York Mets (58-67)Time/Place: 7:10 p.m., Citi FieldSB Nation blog:Amazin' AvenueMedia: Fox Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Doug Fister...
View ArticleThis Week In Mets Quotes: Mets pitchers not fond of pitching to Miggy,...
Met pitchers have a man crush/fear Miguel Cabrera."It’s not that [Cabrera’s] able to hit one pitch. He’s hitting balls that aren’t even strikes out of the ballpark." —Dillon Gee [New York Post]Not...
View ArticleRoyals pushing for record powerlessness
At their current pace, the Royals would finish the season with 108 home runs. It would be the fourth-lowest total for an American League team this century. If they can just slow it down a little, they...
View ArticleSeries Preview: New York Mets vs. Detroit Tigers
What's going on with the Tigers?Despite losing two out of three games to the White Sox last week, the Tigers are still a pretty decent baseball squadron. They lead the American League Central by five...
View Article2013 Mets Series Preview: Five questions about the Detroit Tigers with Bless...
The Mets host the AL Central leading Detroit Tigers at Citi Field this evening as the two teams open up a three-game interleague matchup this weekend. The Tigers are sporting a 74-53 record and find...
View ArticleFinal Score: Tigers 6, Mets 1 - Dice-K mauled
After being signed by the Mets yesterday, Daisuke Matsuzaka was asked to make his first MLB start in almost a year, on short rest, against one of the best lineups in baseball. Predictably, it did not...
View ArticleTigers 6, Mets 1: Dice-K rocked early, Jackson, Hunter, Cabrera all homer as...
Final - 8.23.2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RHEDetroit Tigers140000100680New York Mets1000000001100WP: Doug Fister (11 - 6) LP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (0 - 1)The Detroit Tigers rode the top of the order to a 6-1...
View ArticleMets ace Matt Harvey tears UCL, Tommy John a possibility
The Mets young ace will now face potential Tommy John surgery, according to reports.Matt Harvey is reportedly heading to the disabled list after suffering a partial UCL tear, according to Adam Rubin....
View ArticleMatt Harvey Injury Update: Mets GM Sandy Alderson says treatment is still yet...
Really, really bad news broke for the Mets on Monday afternoon when it was reported that Matt Harvey has a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. This type of injury often...
View ArticleMatt Harvey has partially torn UCL, treatment still to be determined
The Mets' right-hander was experiencing forearm tightness. It might not be June 15, 1977, but today marks one of the darkest days in the history of the Mets franchise.Mets ace Matt Harvey underwent an...
View ArticleMatt Harvey injury: Pitcher durability still difficult to project
If White Sox fans thought they couldn't have nice things this season, try being a Mets fan. Just when it looked like the Amazins had finally put "Generation K" in the past by developing their first...
View ArticleMatt Harvey Injury Update: The impact on the 2014 Mets
Ever since Sandy Alderson arrived as Mets GM, 2014 was envisioned as the year the Mets would finally begin to be competitive again. Free of all the burdensome contracts of the Omar Minaya era and with...
View ArticleMatt Harvey injury: Can you blame a thing?
I saw this Will Carroll column a few weeks ago and was saving it for ... well, it seems I was saving it for the next time a phenom tore an elbow ligament. And hey there, look what happened today:Full...
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