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Wally Backman wants another chance to manage in the majors. The former Mets second baseman, fired after four days with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004, was introduced Tuesday as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, New York's Class-A farm team in the New York-Penn League.
The New York Mets have declined an option on reliever J.J. Putz, making him eligible for free agency.
The trustee overseeing jailed financier Bernard Madoff's assets has labeled the New York Mets winners in the epic fraud. He says the baseball team made nearly $48 million in the Ponzi scheme.
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is expected to be ready for spring training following surgery on his injured right leg.
After a miserable season full of baserunning blunders and fielding miscues, the New York Mets made several changes to their coaching staff Monday.
All-Stars Carlos Beltran and David Wright are expected to play in the New York Mets' season finale after resting during Saturday's 5-1 victory against the Houston Astros.
Nelson Figueroa pitched a four-hitter for his first major league complete game, Angel Pagan keyed the offense and the New York Mets wrapped up a miserable season Sunday by completing a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 4-0 victory.
Mets manager Jerry Manuel knows all the reasons for New York's lack of power this season. There were the injuries to sluggers Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado, and the dimensions at their spacious new ballpark — just a difficult year in general for the club.
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is likely headed for surgery to repair his torn right hamstring.
Justin Maxwell's grand slam off All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Nationals a 7-4 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday, Washington's first win all season when trailing after eight innings.
Pat Misch pitched an eight-hitter for the first complete game of his career, and the New York Mets spoiled the Florida Marlins' home finale by winning 4-0 Sunday.
Tim Hudson pitched six effective innings for his second win since major elbow surgery and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 5-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.
John Maine pitched five shutout innings to earn his first win since May and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Sunday.
Brian McCann hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the reeling New York Mets 7-3 on Thursday night for their first seven-game winning streak since 2006.
Pedro Martinez was pushing 130 pitches and the tying run stood on second base when manager Charlie Manuel came out to the mound for a chat.
A streaker who disrupted a New York Mets game by jumping onto Citi Field naked except for a stuffed monkey tied around his waist is banned from the ballpark for life.
Jose Reyes is hoping to return to the New York Mets' lineup this season and is willing to play winter ball if it will help hasten his recovery from a torn right hamstring tendon.
Nick Johnson drove in four runs and the Florida Marlins beat the listless New York Mets 13-4 on Thursday night to gain ground on the NL East-leading Phillies.
Carlos Beltran is back in the lineup for the New York Mets.
Daniel Murphy homered, tripled and drove in four runs to back Mike Pelfrey's eight efficient innings in the New York Mets' 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Todd Helton homered into the smoky sky and drove in four runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
David Wright drove in three runs in his second start since coming off the disabled list and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Thursday.
David Wright is ready to get back on the field with the New York Mets, two weeks after he was hit in the helmet by a fastball from San Francisco pitcher Matt Cain.
Nelson Figueroa struck out a career-high 10 and had an RBI single to lead the New York Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Mets Send Wagner to Red Sox Billy Wagner signed with the Mets in November 2005 expecting to win a World Series with them. Four years later, he is not as picky. Wagner, now 38, just wants to win.
As Season Gets Shorter, the Mets' Injury List Keeps On Growing The result, a 9-0 win against the St. Louis Cardinals, would seem to indicate that Wednesday was one of the few days when nothing bad happened to the Mets.
Already sidelined for over two months, Jose Reyes returned to New York to have his torn hamstring examined by doctors Tuesday after he experienced pain while rehabbing in Florida.
Carlos Delgado was taking hacks in the batters box and Carlos Beltran was shagging fly balls at Citi Field before yesterday's Mets-Dbacks game. Beltran thinks he'll be back in mid-August, though he still has to rehab. Delgado has no idea.
You knew it wouldn't take long for good ol' Wally Matthews of Newsday (awful website, by the way) to chime in on the circus that surrounds his favorite punching bag -- the New York Mets organization.
As was widely reported late yesterday afternoon, Omar Minaya went off the deep end during his Tony Bernazard press conference, strongly implying that The New York Daily News' Adam Rubin's reporting of the Bernazard shenanigans was motivated by Rubin being frustrated after not get …
Oh man. I just watched one crazy press conference. In all my years of watching sports and even political press conferences I have never seen anything like it.
Mets should go after Snyder Mets get: Chris Snyder Diamondbacks get: Nick Evans and Eddie Kunz Why it should happen:
* My favorite tidbit from Mark Buehrle's perfect game yesterday afternoon? He was on the mound for a grand total of 32 minutes, which equals one pitch every 16.5 seconds and one out every 71 seconds. I'll bet Buehrle is awesome at speed chess.
Via MLB Trade Rumors, news that the Mets plan on being buyers, not sellers at the deadline:
Jon Heyman, Sports Illustrated: "Mets' manager Manuel, GM Minaya assured jobs are safe." Adam Rubin, New York Daily News: "Sources: Omar Minaya's job as Mets GM not safe despite contract." Call me crazy, but someone here is gonna need a new source when all of this is done.
Fans Are Still Finding Value in Shea StadiumShea Stadium has been gone for five months, but some fans cannot get enough of the old hulking ballpark that the Mets called home for 45 years.
As much as SportsNet New York tried to stoke emotion by airing Pedro Martinez's presser with the Phillies on Wednesday, he might as well of been Steve Trachsel up there. Okay, maybe that's a little harsh, but hear me out.
Via Ken Davidoff, word, from Larry King of all people, that Mets owner Fred Wilpon's losses to scamster Bernie Madoff were way bigger than most of us speculated:
New York fans -- who take pride in their passion and hostility, even when it's misguided -- need to take a long look in the mirror today after being shamed in the pages of a Los Angeles newspaper:
Manny Ramirez's return from a 50-game suspension this past week was met with a mixed reaction, helped no doubt by the games being played in "Mannywood South", also known as San Diego's PETCO Park.
* Included among the many international signings yesterday was the Mets inking Ugueth Urbina's son, 16-year-old left-hander Juan Urbina.
Pittsburgh made a pair of trades to shake up the outfield Tuesday, sending Eric Hinske to the Yankees for a pair of mid-level prospects and then swapping Nyjer Morgan to the Nationals along with Sean Burnett for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan.
Carlos Beltran traveled to Colorado yesterday to get a second opinion on his injured right knee and Adam Rubin the New York Daily News reports that Dr. Richard Steadman agreed with the Mets' initial diagnosis of a bone bruise.
Freakonomics -- the book, the blog, the phenomenon -- is basically about applying economic theory to non-traditional things. Things like parenting and sumo and the Ku Klux Klan and what have you.
A few random and most likely irrational fun-facts about the now 37-36 New York Mets: - Only the Giants (45) have hit less home runs than the Mets (46) this season.
* Things have gotten so bad for the Mets on the injury front that Jose Reyes and trainer Ray Ramirez were rear-ended by a firetruck yesterday while driving to the hospital for a check-up on the shortstop's strained calf. Seriously.
Carlos Beltran had been hoping to play through the bone bruise in his right knee, but instead joined the Mets' crowded disabled list after undergoing an MRI exam Monday.
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