This Date In Mets History: August 26 — Bobby V Era Begins, Popping a Cap in...
The Bobby Valentine Era began on this date in 1996, as the Mets promoted the 46-year old skipper from Triple-A Norfolk to replace the fired Dallas Green. Green's tenure coincided with one of the more...
View ArticleMets Committed To David Wright, R.A. Dickey, Says Sandy Alderson
Sandy Alderson gave New York Mets fans a glimpse into the franchise's future plans Sunday, as the general manager answered questions from season ticket holders on Sunday. During the one-on-one time,...
View ArticleThe View From Your Seat: Mets vs. Astros, 8/26/12
BobbyV_Incognito snapped this photo from Section 414, Row 3 during Sunday afternoon's game between the Mets and the Astros at Citi Field: (click to embiggen) isles732 took this one from Section 338,...
View ArticleNew York Mets Daily Farm System Report: 8/27/12- The Future Is Brighter Than...
*All results from games played on Sunday, August 26, 2012 Check out the 2012 Amazin' Avenue Pre-Season Top 50 Mets Prospects! And send all of your questions about the Mets farm system to...
View ArticleMets Morning News: Ike for President! (Again!)
Meet the Mets Okay, it was against the Houston Astros. And yes, they didn't score more than three runs in any of the games. And oh yeah, it was against the Houston Astros. But the Mets finally won a...
View ArticleThis Date in Mets History: August 27 — Ayala Homers in First At-Bat, Brian...
It took Benny Ayala all of one at-bat in the bigs to do something no New York Mets rookie had done before. Making his debut on this date in 1974, Ayala drove a 3-1 pitch from Tom Griffin of the Astros...
View ArticleMets to Extend Wright, Dickey Long-Term?
New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson expects to sign both third baseman David Wright and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey to long-term contract extensions this winter, reports Mike Puma of the NY...
View ArticleRookie Review: Collin McHugh, RHP, New York Mets
Rookie Review: Collin McHugh, RHP, New York Mets New York Mets pitching prospect Collin McHugh made his major league debut last week, throwing seven shutout innings against the Colorado Rockies,...
View ArticleFollow the Money
Sunday morning, Adam Rubin of ESPNNY.com shared a talk Sandy Alderson gave to season ticket holders. The one remark Rubin lingered on was Alderson's contention that the Mets' payroll would be around...
View ArticleNight Cap: Young Pitchers Make it Almost OK
For a good team, meaningful games. For the worst ones, meaningless call ups. For a Mets team limping in the right direction, fresh faces to smile at, old problems to endure. Matt Harvey, in what was...
View ArticleThe View From Your Seat: Mets vs. Cardinals, 9/4/12
@JoeBoria snapped this photo from Section 150, Row 25, Seat 4 during Tuesday night's game between the Mets and the Cardinals at Busch Stadium: (click to embiggen) @SethSchneids took this one from...
View ArticlePick 6 Fantasy Baseball, September 5
I'm not sure whether I should blame Beltran for Matt Harvey's under-awesome performance yesterday, or start calling for a traid before his value drops too drastically. I know that being calm and...
View ArticleMets vs. Cardinals Preview, Lineups, And Broadcast Info: Game #137 — R.A....
Today's game notes, courtesy of @Mets. Teams: Mets vs. CardinalsDate: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 • 1:45 p.mLocation: Busch Stadium • St. Louis, MOStarters: RHP R.A. Dickey (17-4, 2.63) vs. RHP Adam...
View ArticleThe Event Horizon of Chipper Jones Hate
Leading up to the final series of the year in New York, Talking Chop and the Mets blog Amazin' Avenuee will be doing a series of simul-posts highlighting the relationship that Chipper Jones has had...
View ArticleQuick Recap: Mets 6, Cardinals 2 — The Summer Of Dickey Continues
The Mets avoided a sweep at the hands of the annoying Cardinals thanks to an effective start from R.A. Dickey and a three-run home run hit by Ike Davis. Dickey gave up just two runs in 6.2 innings...
View ArticleWainwright Struggles; Miller Debuts; Mets Win
The series finale between the Mets and Cardinals Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium looked like it would be a duel of aces. The duel was short-lived, however, with Adam Wainwright playing Alexander...
View ArticleFlores, Montero Top List of Mets 2012 Sterling Award Winners
This morning the Mets announced that Binghamton infielder Wilmer Flores and St. Lucie starter Rafael Montero had received the Sterling Organizational Awards as the Minor League system's player and...
View ArticleSpend A Night With Ike Davis, Help Fight Kids' Cancer
If you always wanted to spend a night with Mets first baseman Ike Davis, here's your chance. This Sunday, August 9, Davis is hosting a charity event to benefit Solving Kids' Cancer, a nonprofit...
View ArticleRoot For Run Differential? No Thanks
Over at Baseball Prospectus yesterday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic wrote a guest column in which he says he's having a hard time rooting for the Orioles because they got about the business of...
View ArticleQuick Recap: Phils 3, Mets 2 — Harvey Undented but Howard Undaunted
The Phillies jumped out early on a leadoff wall-scraper from Jimmy Rollins, but Matt Harvey cruised from that point forward, allowing no more hits and fanning 7 to put a bow on his impressive rookie...
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