We’ve been wondering for a while now (not really) where former New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran would land. Once an elite player, Beltran has broken down physically over the last few years, even though he continues to put up some decent number. Well, wait no more! Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tweets [...]
We mentioned previously that the Miami Marlins hosted free agent shortstop Jose Reyes a few weeks ago. They are trying to lure in big-name talent (especially Latino talent) as they open their new stadium next year. But, it was reported that the Marlins low-balled Reyes, offering him less than $90 million over the length of [...]
The New York Mets have been in a downward spiral since about 2007. Year after year, they seem to get hit with injuries and aren’t that good to begin with. Especially now, with the powerhouse Phillies and surging Braves in the division. So, one would think that it’s in their best interests to retain shortstop [...]
The New York Mets are fighting for a playoff spot as we hit the final stretch run of the MLB season. Only 23.5 games out of the division lead, they need all hands on deck to clinch their first NL East title in a long time. It should would be nice if they could get [...]
New York Mets fans hoping that the team can get it turned around and close the 22.5 game gap between them and the division-leading Philadelphia Phillies will be disappointed (the same fans I saw at the Phils game on Wednesday talking smack in the ninth inning as they held a three-run lead. Keep cheering! Phils [...]
Bad news for New York Mets fans (besides the fact that they are a gazillion games out of first place and pretty much have zero shot at making the postseason), SS Jose Reyes has left Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Apparently, he tweaked his hammy in the second inning and then exited. “Jose Reyes [...]
With the New York Mets planted 9.5 games out of the NL East and 6.5 out of the Wild Card, it’s not unreasonable to think that they need to start looking towards the future. Some reports are that they are secretly working out a long-term contract with Jose Reyes (although his agent denies it), and [...]
New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is having quite a year, so when he left Saturday’s game against the Yankees, it cause quite a scare. Reyes felt tightness in his hamstring and now the team is awaiting an MRI. And they aren’t taking any chances. “Until I know he’s clean, he’s not playing,” manager Terry [...]
The New York Mets are not nearly as bad of a baseball team as people want to believe. Sure, it’s fun to make fun of them. Of course it is. But the truth is, they just seem unlucky. They went out and got a stud a few years ago in Johan Santana, and of course [...]
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jason Heyward has been sidelined since May 22nd with shoulder soreness. He said in the past – much to the delight of Chipper Jones – that he didn’t want to come back until he was 100%. Well, he’s either back 100% or he got enough grief in the locker room about playing [...]
On May 10th, New York Mets 1B and general up-and-comer Ike Davis awkwardly rolled his ankle and hasn’t played (baseball) since. The problem came when they noticed in the last day or so that it’s not healing properly. So it looks like they are going to put him back in a boot so that the [...]
Well, sort of. Sources tell ESPN’s Karl Ravech (seriously? Since when does a desk anchor at ESPN break stories?) that the New York Mets have finally sold off part of the team. The team has agreed to sell less than 49% to Greenlight Capital founder David Einhorn for $200 million. In cash. And no funny [...]
The New York Mets are a mess. They know it. The fans know it. The media knows it. And it’s probably safe to say that the team’s chairman Fred Wilpon knows it. In an interview with the New Yorker (read the whole thing, it’s great), he makes a comment about David Wright’s struggles and what [...]
New York Mets 3B David Wright is out of Monday’s lineup with a back problem, and it looks like he’ll be out a lot longer than just today. According to ESPN.com’s Amy Nelson, Wright actually has a stress fracture in his back. “Sandy Alderson says David Wright had MRI on his back, tentative diagnosis stress [...]
I just saw on Twitter from a New York Mets beat writer that assistant GM John Ricco actually likes the fake John Ricco commercials. The writer said to Google it if you didn’t know what he was talking about. So I did. This is pretty funny. It’s a guy pretending to be John Ricco hyping [...]
The New York Mets just can’t catch a break. Some might call it karma for the Wilpon family, who many suspect knew exactly what was going on in the Bernie Madoff scam. Regardless, this team has bad luck. They go out in 2008 and get Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins. His arm is now [...]
This isn’t good. The New York Mets are not a great baseball team right now and, in case you haven’t heard, they don’t have a lot of money to be throwing around to improve. They are expected to lose tens and tens of millions this year, so we doubt that Queens will be a huge [...]
The New York Mets must be used to getting bad news these days. So, hearing that Jason Bay would be scratched from Tuesday’s lineup with a busted rib cage was probably the same as hearing that coffee would be available for breakfast if they wanted. “Bay strained rib cage muscle. Scratched from lineup. Duda in [...]
Let’s just hope this is precautionary. The New York Mets are beginning to look like the Philadelphia Phillies with all these injuries. That is, if the Phillies had four less stud starting pitchers and had only one reliable position player. Other than that? Carbon copies! As it is, the oft-injured and aging Carlos Beltran agreed [...]
As it is in life, it’s very difficult to get someone to hand you $12 million to do something. To do anything, really. So when someone tells you that they are willing to pay you $12 million and have you do absolutely nothing in return, that’s saying something. And that’s essentially what the New York [...]
The New York Mets finally severed ties with Luis Castillo this week. He was due $6 million this year, is 35-years old, hit .235 last year and supposedly has no range whatsoever left. But that doesn’t mean that there is no interest in him. According to ESPNNewYork.com, Castillo is generating interest from the Philadelphia Phillies, [...]
We all know the New York Mets are a royal New York Mess. The team is broke and its overall talent has fallen off over the last few years. Former elite players like Johan Santana and Carlos Beltran have simply broken down physically. But, the Mets may be getting somewhat good news on one of [...]
Every year, people cheat when it comes time to come up with their fantasy team names. Whether it’s football with names like “Forsett Down Her Throat” or “Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe,” someone in your league will find these names on a website and use them. OTR thinks this is criminal because you should be responsible [...]
The New York Mets are a mess. They have a huge payroll to go with huge financial problems. And, as it is, they simply don’t have the talent to compete with the Philadelphia Phillies and/or the Atlanta Braves this year. Making matters worse is the fact that their ace Johan Santana isn’t scheduled to be [...]
Brian Costa of the Wall St. Journal reports that Carlos Beltran is not even penciled into the New York Mets’ lineup today in spring training. He was held out Monday because of lingering knee issues, and they didn’t even pretend that he might play today. “Carlos Beltran is out of the Mets’ lineup again today,” [...]