Boy, if anyone could’ve used a teleprompter yesterday while speaking in front of the press it was Johnny Damon.  After signing a 1-year, $8 million contract to play baseball in the Motor City for the 2010 season Damon told those present that playing in Detroit was always his goal.
“This is where I wanted to be [...]

Flushing, NY – New York Mets Manager Jerry Manuel has seen the deterioration continue on the field. So he decided to call a late season closed door meeting with his team prior to the finale of a three game series against the Florida Marlins at Citi Field Thursday evening.
“Despite where we are in the standings [...]

FLUSHING, NY – Tim Redding pitched like a man who wanted to come back to the Mets next season. His five inning, one hit performance in the Mets eventual 4-1 loss to the Phillies was everything New York could ask for after they released Livan Hernandez on Thursday.
But Redding is a realist and knows returning [...]

One of the easiest things to do in the world is quit.  Not doing well in school?  Just quit.  Having a tough go in your marriage?  Quit.  You’ve thrown a thousand curveballs that never curve?  So quit.  Giving up today is easy if you don’t think about what you could have done if you’d kept [...]

FLUSHING, NY – The teams might have been collegian and the edifice may not have been entirely finished, but Citi Field finally opened up for a dry run today, as St. John’s took on Georgetown.
Sure, the ping of the metal bats sounded strange and the Mets staff was just as confused patrons trying to get [...]

Jerry Manuel may have taken over the Mets last June, but this spring the club officially becomes his.
Running his first Spring Training, the Mets manager gets a chance to put his mark on the club as he put the team through  various drills and stresses the Manuel brand of baseball.
“I think when you acquire guys [...]