Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets that the New York Mets are turning their attention to Chicago Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly. “#Mets now turn strongly to Lilly because #Astros still want too much and will pay too little of Oswalt’s contract,” Sherman tweets. As Sherman correctly points out, the Houston Astros are asking [...]
Several baseball executives tell Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com that the Seattle Mariners are ready to trade LHP Cliff Lee right now, despite what GM Jack Zduriencik has said recently. “We’re just going to try to win baseball games,” Zduriencik said Friday. “I’m not a fool. But in the same sense, who the heck knows? We’ll [...]
New York Mets ace (we use that term loosely these days as we don’t think he’ll ever be what he used to) Johan Santana apparently was accused of some very serious stuff in 2009. TMZ.com reported today that he was accused of sexual battery on a Florida golf course in late October 2009, when the [...]
According to SNY’s Brad Como on Twitter, New York Mets centerfielder Carlos Beltran is set to begin a rehab start on Thursday. Beltran is fighting back from a surgically repaired right knee that he banged up last season. “Beltran to begin rehab assignment on Thursday in Port St. Lucie,” Como tweets, repeating exactly what we [...]
New York Mets starting pitcher John Maine showed real promise a few years ago. No, he wasn’t a dominant starter who would throw nine shutout inning on a regular basis, but he had proved to be a reliable starter and a nice addition to the rotation. Well, that was a few years ago. Since then, [...]
Good news for New York Mets 1B Dan Murphy! You are coming off of the Mark Prior List (DL)! Your first assignment?! Report to Triple-A Buffalo! Ask for Sheila, she’ll get you outfitted with a good mitt! Yep, that’s how it happened. Sort of. Yes, it’s true the Mets took Murphy off of the disabled [...]
New York Mets pitcher John Maine was absolutely furious with his team for pulling him from an appearance where he threw five pitches and none registered 85 mph on the radar gun. They knew something was wrong, even if he insisted that he was fine. “There’s no reason I should be seeing a (expletive) doctor [...]
New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes says that he feels fine after dealing a thyroid issue earlier this spring. While his play certainly doesn’t reflect him feeling all better, he says he’s good to go and will undergo one final test on his thyroid to make sure all is well. If the test comes back [...]
The New York Mets have enough problems right now that they don’t need players arguing with managers. But that’s what it’s come to. John Maine was pulled from Thursday’s 10-7 win over the Washington Nationals and he was not happy about it. Even hours after the game, Maine was still fuming. “There’s no reason I [...]
Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez is probably the best in the business. The guy hits for average and power and is a fantasy baseball stud. But sadly in fantasy, you don’t get points when your guy For Who For What’s it out in the field and gets benched. And that’s what happened Monday against the [...]
According to David Lennon of Newsday, the New York Mets have decided to end the experiment that everyone thought was completely moronic to begin with. The Mets will be moving SS Jose Reyes from the #3 slot in the order back to his natural leadoff spot. “Reyes leading off tonight, Pagan hitting third. Manuel didn’t [...]
According to FoxSports.com, the Philadelphia Phillies have been warned about stealing the signs of the opposing team’s catcher. This is after the Colorado Rockies claimed that they were using binoculars in the bullpen to see what signs they were flashing. The Rockies say that Phillies bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer was out there stealing their stuff, [...]
The New York Mets seem likely to see what their first base prospect Ike Davis can do at the Major League level. Follow us here. After a 20-inning game against the St. Louis Cardinals, their bullpen took a significant hit. Desperate for a fresh arm, they called up Tobi Stoner from Triple-A Buffalo. They also [...]
With Carlos Beltran out of the lineup with an injury, the New York Mets have been in need of some firepower in the lineup this year. So, the notion was that manager Jerry Manuel would put SS Jose Reyes at the #3 spot when he recovered from his thyroid issues. But, that no longer seems [...]
The New York Mets are off to another great start for another great year. With Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran already banged up to start the season, the Mets will look to platoon at first base while Daniel Murphy recovers from a sprained MCL. David Lennon of Newsday tweets that they will rotate between Mike [...]
New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya refused to rule out SS Jose Reyes for opening day. Reyes has been sidelined with an overactive thyroid for weeks and is trying to work his way back. “We haven’t ruled it out yet, no,” Minaya said Sunday. “I’m guessing the next step is going to be live [...]
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Dwight Gooden was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, motor vehicle violations and leaving the scene of an accident, stemming from a two-vehicle crash around 9 a.m. Tuesday. On top of those wonderful charges, the 45-year old Gooden was also charged with child endangerment. Why you ask? That’s [...]
New York Mets SS Jose Reyes has been cleared to return to Mets camp, according to Steve Popper on Twitter. His tweet says about exactly what we just said, so we won’t repeat it. Reyes is used to battling injuries, but this time he came down with a case of an overactive thyroid and had [...]
According to the Newark Star-Ledger, New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran will begin playing in rehab games in April. Beltran, who is coming off arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, is slowly doing more and more everyday and he thinks he is coming along well. “My days are longer now,” he said. After he begins [...]
The New York Mets have awful luck. Call it karma for dancing around and acting like fools on the playing field or call it catching bad break after bad break. According to the team and his agent, Mets SS Jose Reyes will start the season on the DL. “He was very disappointed because the initial [...]
New York Mets SS Jose Reyes was scratched from a game late last week and then sent to New York for more test. It was thought that he might have an overactive thyroid, but they needed more information. According to Adam Rubin on Twitter, it has been confirmed the Reyes does indeed have an overactive [...]
New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is on his way to New York to have tests done on his overactive thyroid, according to Matt Cerrone of Metsblog.com. “Mets: say may be inbalance in Jose Reyes’s thyroid levels, he’s on way to NYC for testing on Monday, could be 48 hours before results,” he tweets. Reyes [...]
Newsday’s David Lennon tweets that New York Mets only good pitcher starter Johan Santana will make his first Grapefruit League start on March 9th against the Houston Astros. “Santana’s first start will be March 9. Rest of rotation will be built around that, says Manuel. #mets,” he tweets using hashtags. Santana will be counted on [...]
According to the New York Daily News, New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has been interviewed by federal agents about his connection to a Canadian doctor who is under investigation for drug violations, including conspiring to smuggle HGH into the United States. This same doctor, Tony Galea, has also been linked to Tiger Woods. Reyes [...]
Adam Rubin on Twitter says that New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel would like to use SS Jose Reyes in the third spot in their batting order. “Jerry on Reyes: “I would love to see him as a No. 3 hitter assuming the other parts fit.”,” he tweets.
