Look, I’m not even going to bother pointing out in any detail that the all-homegrown Mets lineup is a function of ownership’s financial limitations. We all know, or should know, how we got here. The question is: what has this new, one-pronged approach brought the Mets? Adam Rubin pointed out… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Sandy Alderson has been selected by the New York Mets to be their new general manager, Sports Illustrated reported on its website late Tuesday night. Citing unidentified sources, SI said the team could announce the move as soon as Friday. Alderson met with the Mets’ ownership… Read More →
We all knew it was coming, but here’s the official announcement: The New York Mets today announced that Omar Minaya has been relieved of his duties as Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations & General Manager and they have declined to exercise the club’s option on Jerry Manuel’s contract as… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – With the Mets braced for a management shakeup, Josh Thole homered in the 10th inning Friday night to begin the final series of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. Thole connected against Tyler Clippard (11-7), hitting a one-out drive into the right-field… Read More →
LOS ANGELES (AP) – New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya says Jerry Manuel’s job is safe despite the team’s 8-16 record in its last 24 games. The Mets opened a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night having lost three in a row. They were second… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Rafael Furcal was selected to replace Jose Reyes on the National League All-Star team. Reyes will miss the game next week after his sore right side flared up in the seventh inning of New York’s 4-0 loss to Atlanta on Saturday. Reyes was voted to the… Read More →
After the Mets were shut out by the Yankees in Sunday’s 4-0 loss, the Mets decided to send reliever Jenrry Mejia down to Double-A Binghamton, presumably to stretch him out into a starter. Bobby Parnell has been called up to take his roster spot. It’s a somewhat surprising move now,... Read More →
ESPNNewYork.com’s Ian O’Connor, former Journal News columnist, talks about why the Mets owe it to their fans to try to get another ace like Roy Oswalt or Cliff Lee. The Mets brass have indicated they are in the market for another starter. Oswalt has made it clear that he would… Read More →