February, 15, 2012 Feb 15 1:46 PM ET Jenrry Mejia is so eager to get back onto a mound, he wanted to arrive early to Port St. Lucie for spring training. But the Mets told the hard-throwing right-hander to stay in the Dominican Republic and work out at th

Jenrry Mejia is so eager to get back onto a mound, he wanted to arrive early to Port St. Lucie for spring training. But the Mets told the hard-throwing right-hander to stay in the Dominican Republic and work out at the team’s complex there on flat ground

No. 9 Marlins: 22nd in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Braves. New name. New stadium. New manager. Four new players, all of whom have been to at least three All-Star Games. There is no shortage of topics to consider when looking at the M

This post is inspired by Aaron Gleeman’s review of the Johan Santana trade over at Baseball Prospectus earlier this week, as well as Ted Berg’s earlier look back at the same trade. Basically, the idea is that the trade hasn’t worked out ideally for eithe

Vinny Cartiglia: Watching Duda grow comfortable at the plate during the second half of last season was one of the undeniable bright spots for the Mets and their fans in 2011. Most fans I have spoken this off season are very excited about watching Duda co

The National League East has shown a lot of strength throughout the past few years. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves both had winning seasons last year, with the Phillies winning a league best 102 games. The Washington Nationals also had

It was a win, which made it much better than a loss, but for a Mets fan, it was mostly uneasy. The Mets were making their second Sunday Night Baseball appearance of 1998 on ESPN, their twentieth overall. The previous nineteen — beginning with the very fi

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But I'll lend some more thought to Ozzie's departure from Chicago. Being an avid White Sox fan since birth, I've only experienced the tenures of Jerry Manuel and Ozzie Guillen. I remember being 12 years old in 2004 and being super pumped about Kenny Will

On Dec. 22, 2003, James Dolan and the Knicks hired Isiah Thomas as president of basketball operations. Even worse, he took over the head coaching job on June 22, 2006 after Larry Brown was fired. Thomas made some of the dumbest moves, including adding Ed

So this post began life awhile ago — I wanted to evaluate Terry Collins’ first season as manager of the Mets in a more objective manner, and I decided I wanted to do so by comparing Collins with other managers of the Mets. Anyway, fast forward to now, an

Mark Teixeira epitomizes the approach to the game that is shared by fewer and fewer players today. On June 12, 2009, the New York Mets led the New York Yankees 8-7 going to the bottom of the ninth inning. Frankie Rodriguez, who was coming off a league-le

I wrote this about a week after the 2011 season ended, and it ended up becoming the most read post on this site this year. Maybe I should venture into fiction? In terms of predictions, I was right about Jose Reyes signing with the Marlins, I think I’ll

It's easy to point to Bernie Madoff as a big reason the Wilpons are in financial trouble. After all, he did relieve them of plenty of cash, and no matter how you feel about the job they have done as Mets' owners, I - for one - feel bad for anyone who get

Updated: December 2, 2011, 5:56 PM ET Former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya has been hired by the San Diego Padres as senior vice president of baseball operations. Minaya Minaya, 53, became the first Hispanic general manager in baseball histor

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres have hired former Mets general manager Omar Minaya to work in the team's front office, SI.com reported Friday. Minaya, 53, is expected to serve as an assistant under Padres general manager Josh Byrnes. The Mets fired Minaya, along

Updated: December 2, 2011, 1:32 PM ET Former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya has landed a new job with the San Diego Padres organization, two sources told ESPN.com. The team planned to announce the hiring Friday afternoon, one of the sources sa

Most Mets fans who were rooting for the team a little over a decade ago feel some connection to Bobby V, and I am no different. I’m happy that Valentine is back managing in the United States