Return of the Mets not as impossible as it seems

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Mets' recovery won't be as hard as it seems once they get a...

Smoltz manufactures a comeback

...competitive chip, something many great players do. When David Cone played with the Yankees, he and Tino Martinez occasionally would pull out the media guide of the team they were about to face, look up...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Buster's ten first-half surprises

...is loaded with players who have been excellent at one time or another in their careers: Victor Martinez, Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee, Fausto Carmona, Travis Hafner, Jhonny Peralta, Rafael Betancourt, and Kerry Wood are among...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 2009

Looking back at the 1994 and 1995 drafts

No. 1 Picks 1994: Paul Wilson, RHP -- New York Mets Wilson was one of the Mets' big three pitching prospects (Bill Pulsipher and Jason Isringhausen ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

Doubts about D-backs manager could linger

The Diamondbacks continue to lose game after game after game, and the timing could not be worse for new manager A.J. Hinch, who had his first confront...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 16, 2009

Perez, Mets finalize deal

Oliver Perez and the New York Mets finalized a $36 million, three-year contract on Tuesday.

PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL - FEBRUARY 23: Pedro Martinez #45, Johan Santana #57 and Carlos Beltran #15 of the New York Mets pose during Spring...

Mets in impossible spot going forward

The Mets' awful season could very well turn into something the franchise won't recover from for a long time.

The King's growing command (and demand)

Rob Johnson got the assignment to catch Felix Hernandez's last start, and during the course of the game Saturday night in Los Angeles, Johnson and ump...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 30, 2009

Hernandez goes 7 strong as Mets ride fast start past Nats

Livan Hernandez allowed four singles in seven innings and the Mets scored five first-inning runs in a 7-0 victory over the Nationals on Sunday.

Maine caps successful month for injury-riddled Mets with win over Marlins

John Maine shut down Florida again before becoming the latest Mets player sidelined by sickness or injury, and New York held off the Marlins 3-2 on Sunday to cap a highly successful month.

Santos' 2-run homer stands up to review as Mets rally past Red Sox in 9th

Omir Santos homered off Jonathan Papelbon with two outs in the ninth inning Saturday night and the New York Mets rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2.