The LoHud Mets Blog

I really don’t get it. Not at all. The Mets talked it over, and decided on Monday to let Johan Santana keep pitching. They did this despite acknowledging that along with his ankle injury not being fully healed, and his you know, shoulder still recovering from massive surgery, that his… Read More →

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The decision to leave Daniel Murphy at second base, after years of delay, to find out at last if he can play the position, died Thursday after little more than a week of raising my hopes. Terry Collins said that if Ike Davis is forced to miss more than a… Read More →

I had the chance to talk baseball with Terry Collins as part of a blogger conference call this evening. A number of interesting points were raised. I’m assuming a transcript will materialize from one of the participants soon, and I will link to it, so everyone receives credit for terrific… Read More →

Considering how long it felt since the last time the Mets won a game-the penultimate game of the 2010 season, for those keeping score at home- one can only imagine how the purgatory between victories felt to Terry Collins. The last time he won as a manager was August 23,... Read More →

Terry Collins was officially introduced today as the Mets’ new manager. His contract is for two years, with a club option for 2013. Do you think Collins will do a good job as manager or do you think he’ll just be a puppet of general manager Sandy Alderson? Below is… Read More →

The Mets will hold a press conference Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. to introduce Terry Collins as the new manager for the Mets. Dan Warthen will remain as pitching coach and Chip Hale, who also interviewed for the manager job, is staying on as third-base coach. Now the Mets can… Read More →

NEW YORK (AP) – A person with knowledge of the situation says the New York Mets have hired Terry Collins as their manager. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the two sides were still working on terms of the contract. The person said… Read More →

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Terry Collins, Bob Melvin, Wally Backman and Chip Hale are the four finalists to become New York Mets manager. The team narrowed the field Tuesday night, assistant general manager John Ricco announced, and intends to complete second interviews by Friday. General manager Sandy Alderson hopes to… Read More →

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson conducted interviews this past weekend with candidates for the managerial job, meeting with Wally Backman, Terry Collins and Chip Hale in California. Bob Melvin and Dave Jauss met with Alderson on Thursday. All five came from within the organization. Hale is the Mets’ third base… Read More →