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Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press Former President George W. Bush with Josh Lewin at a Rangers game in April 2009. Josh Lewin will join Howie Rose in the Mets' radio booth for the 2012 season, the Record's Bob Klapisch reports. Lewin, a former...

Wally Backman will stay with the organization and accept their offer to manage Triple-A Buffalo, he told Bob Klapisch in the Record. Backman indicated that a conversation with Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson, his skipper with the champi...

The Mets snapped a three-game losing streak Thursday, and now head back to Jupiter to face the Marlins, with Chris Young on the mound. On to Friday's news reports: • Record columnist Bob Klapisch thought Francisco Rodriguez sounded sincere...

In the wake of Johan Santana's three-hitter, Bob Klapisch offers a wonderful explanation: Santana has stopped tipping his changeup: Like any veteran with a killer pitch (and an ego to match) Johan Santana wouldn't admit hitters had cracked the c...

Alex Rodriguez, Future Home Run King, currently ranks 29th in the American League in home runs. Actually, he's tied for 29th with Mike Napoli, both Red Sox catchers, and a bunch of other guys who aren't Future Home Run Kings. Bob Klapisch has some of...

After writing some unflattering things about Mike Pelfrey, Bob Klapisch wonders about David Wright's odd power outage this season: Wright They're just as pressed for time with Wright, who everyone assumes will return to his power-hitting wa...

The playoffs have been marred by bad calls from umpires -- some they could have called better, some they might have had little chance of getting right. So if we had the technology to get this right last week, why not start now, asks Buster?

Blog | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Writing about Jason Giambi, Bob Klapisch got me to thinking about a certain pinstriped shortstop. ... PHOENIX -- Jason Giambi has been closely following the Alex Rodriguez vigil from 2,500 miles away, safely embedded in the A's hysteria-free uni...

Expect the addition of closer Francisco Rodriguez to make the Mets a team that opponents love to loathe.

The Mets gave $53 million to Pedro Martinez, and they definitely didn't get their money's worth, writes Bob Klapisch.

In all likelihood, the Braves will have to wait until 2010 and beyond to be a factor again in the East.

The Nationals have several young pitchers who may be ready to contribute at some point next year.

The Phillies have the means to win the NL East for the third straight season.

If the Marlins can sprinkle in better defense and athleticism, count on a three-team race in the NL East.

In the market for a starter and a closer, the Mets figure to be big spenders this offseason.

Once widely considered the best pitching coach in the game, Leo Mazzone is hungry for a job and wants to get back onto the field again.