FLUSHING, NY – On the infield at Citi Field Saturday evening before the New York Mets took on the Philadelphia Phillies 20 members of that Amazin’ 1969 World Championship Mets team watched a video about their exploits of 40 years ago. They were the darlings of New York then, and perhaps still are with Mets [...]

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 [...]

NEW YORK – Nelson Figueroa on the mound for the New York Mets made it that more difficult Monday evening for his team to get one step closer to shaving their facial hair.  Last week the Mets made a pact, shave when they reach the .500 mark. But Figueroa, called up from Buffalo to make [...]

The New York Mets must be saying to themselves,” Hey, don’t forget about us.” With all the attention at Yankees camp with the Alex Rodriguez steroids saga, the Mets have been under the radar as they opened Spring Training workouts.
One quiet competition taking place is for the number five slot in the starting rotation. Not [...]

Trying to add depth to the rotation, general manager inked soon to be 34 year-old Livan Hernandez to a minor league contract worth reportedly $1 million for the next season.
The half brother of former Mets Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez was a combined 13-11 with a 6.05 ERA in 31 starts for Minnesota and Colorado last [...]

The groundhog says there’s six more weeks of winter, while the calendar points to March 21st, but for every baseball fan, this is the first day of spring.
The warm sun of Port St. Lucie has made its way back to New York today, as the Mets go through their first workouts of the year. It [...]

One year and one day ago the Mets announced the trade and signing of Johan Santana, giving them a legit ace for the first time and a long time. This year, the team inked the other lefty in the rotation

Although he won’t solve the Mets search for a No. 2 starters, Freddy Garcia may help the club in 2009. Inking the righthander to a minor league deal, the Mets hope the former All-Star has recovered from labrum surgery that he had on his right shoulder in Aug. 2007.

Right here in New York, you have two ends of the spectrum. Up in the Bronx, the Yankees bid against themselves and end up adding money and years to the contracts of their free agent signees. Then you go over to Flushing and the Mets have played the market perfectly, waiting it out and pouncing [...]

It’s not easy following the Mets this winter. It seems like every day the waiting game is being played.
Sure, in one 36 hour period during the Winter Meetings, the team totally revamped the bullpen, but unless Tim Redding excites you, the winter has been a giant yawn.
Continuing with their methodic approach, the Mets are taking [...]