http://wfan.com Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:50:28 EDT en-us Billy Wagner and David Wright will represent the Mets at the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium, which is the site of the mid-summer classic for the first time since 1977. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:46:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2414994 Are the Mets finally OK? Well, I'm not so sure that they weren't OK to begin with. It just took longer than expected for some of these people to come out of hibernation, and for the rest of the National League East, specifically the Phillies, to come back to earth.<br /> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:03:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2406087 The San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies make their final visits to Shea as the Mets play their final two series before the All-Star break.&nbsp; The Mets took two of three from the Giants early last month in San Francisco, rebounding from Oliver Perez' disastrous one-third of an inning stint, in which he allowed six runs in an eventual 10-2 loss, to take the next two games.<br /> Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:40:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2383038 81 down and 81 to go for the New York Mets who will hope for better results in the second half of the 2008 season which begins with an eight game road swing against the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies.&nbsp; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:34:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2341579 One game under and three games out. Two in the loss column if you're starting to count at the halfway point. After all that's happened in the first half, including a managerial change, the Mets could easily be in a lot worse shape than they find themselves. <br /> Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:21:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2340745 7 Fast Facts after the final game of this year's Subway Series at Shea: The Mets took four of the six games from the Yankees. It was their first season series win over the Yanks since 2004 and only their second ever vs. their cross town rival. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:11:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2336761 What was he doing?&nbsp; Where was he going?&nbsp; What was he thinking?&nbsp; All legitimate questions in the wake of Jose Reyes' boneheaded play in the 5th inning last night. Damion Easley's walk had pushed Reyes to 2nd after he had singled with two outs. <br /> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:21:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2336103 7 fast facts after game three of this weekend's Subway Series. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:18:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2336097 11:30 AM - Take team bus from Shea to Yankee Stadium - arrive in 17 minutes with police escort leading the way - now that's how to travel when you're trying to move from borough to borough. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2334290 7 Fast Facts after game two of this weekends Subway Series at Shea: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:20:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2334284 The second Subway Series match-up of 2008 takes place this weekend and for the third time since the Mets and Yankees began facing one another in Interleague play, the two clubs will play a two stadium day-night doubleheader. <br /> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:14:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2323510 The Mets are back at the .500 mark and they're back at Shea to take on the struggling Seattle Mariners and the surging New York Yankees.&nbsp; This will be the Mariners second trip to Shea in the Interleague play era.&nbsp; Seattle won two of the three games vs. the Mets in their previous visit in June of 2003.&nbsp;<br /> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:33:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2301577 To call the handling of Willie Randolph's dismissal as Mets manager inappropriate would be the classic understatement. No matter how much spin General Manager Omar Minaya spun in the aftermath on Tuesday, the whole fiasco was at the very least incredibly ill-timed.<br /> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:54:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2292618 As I exited the locker room Sunday to head upstairs to the broadcast booth, there they were - two old closers - Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman - sharing some time and a few laughs before the game, knowing all too well of each other's joy and pain, the highs and lows of the role. Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:35:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2185389 The Mets limp home after their 2 and 5 road trip to host two teams who have been headed in opposite directions in recent weeks; the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers.&nbsp; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:23:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2183749 San Francisco and San Diego are the two stops for the Mets as they begin the month of June on the road and welcome back Pedro Martinez to their starting rotation.&nbsp; Mon, 2 Jun 2008 13:26:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2146002 As Oliver Hardy used to say to his sidekick Laurel - &quot;Stanley, this is a fine mess that you've gotten us into&quot;. Well, just cast the Met players as Hardy and manager Willie Randolph as Laurel ( Gee, Skip, how're you gonna get us out of this one ) ... Mon, 26 May 2008 17:53:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2108695 The Mets head south to face their long-time rivals the Atlanta Braves and then go west to take on the defending National League Champion Colorado Rockies.&nbsp; Mon, 19 May 2008 11:00:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2073108 Maybe this will get us going. I'm sure that's what the Mets are thinking and hoping after their shortened weekend sweep of the Yankees at the Stadium. And I'm sure they'd rather be playing today as opposed to traveling to Atlanta for a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday... Mon, 19 May 2008 09:43:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2072849 That breeze you might have felt wafting from Yankee Stadium late Saturday afternoon was the collective sigh of relief coming from the New York Mets locker room. Their 7-4 victory over the Yanks was one they really needed. Sun, 18 May 2008 17:02:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2068996 Mets manager Willie Randolph played 13 major league seasons at Yankee Stadium, then served 11 more wearing the Yankee pinstripes as a coach. But the three games he'll manage in the Bronx this weekend might very well be the most important ones he's been a part of in either career.&nbsp; Fri, 16 May 2008 15:14:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2064804 The Mets and Yankees will play the first of their two interleague series match-ups at Yankee Stadium. This is only the fourth time since the two clubs began playing home and home series in 1999 that the first of the two meetings is not at Shea.&nbsp; Thu, 15 May 2008 14:58:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2057711 The Mets face the division rival Washington Nationals for the third time this season before they head to the Bronx for their first meeting with the cross-town rival Yankees. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:39:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2036159 Well, 20% of the season is now in the books, and the Mets are not exactly where they thought they would be or probably where they should be. The fast start that the team had envisioned and had hoped for has not happened... Sun, 11 May 2008 06:53:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2030202 The Mets western road trip continues as they head to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers and then it's back home to Shea to take on the Cincinnati Reds.&nbsp; In 2007, the Mets made two trips to L.A. to play the Dodgers, taking three out of four games in the July ... Mon, 5 May 2008 15:11:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1999582 The Mets close out the month of April, as well as the current homestand, against the Pittsburgh Pirates before heading west to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.&nbsp; This is the final trip ever to Shea for the Pirates who were the Mets first ever opponent in Flushing 44 Aprils ago.&nbsp; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:39:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1959357 Where O Where have the Carloses gone? Oh, Where O Where can they be? Well, we know that one has gone to Minnesota to patrol centerfield for the Twins or Johan Santana wouldn't be here to stop losing streaks.&nbsp; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:32:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1935032 The Mets road trip continues as they head to someplace old, Wrigley Field in Chicago and someplace new, Nationals Stadium in Washington D.C., before they head home for a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:05:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1921528 All right, so they're not exactly out of the gate like Secretariat at Belmont. You want silver linings? The Florida Marlins are in first place - nobody is exactly running away with the National League East. You have to settle for that, I guess. Let's face it - the Mets haven't been a lot of fun to watch thus far.&nbsp; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:18:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1889228 The Mets first homestand of 2008 concludes with three games against the Washington Nationals and then it's a trip down the turnpike this weekend to take on the Philadelphia Phillies. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:44:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1882339 The Mets begin their 45th and final season at Shea Stadium this week as they host the defending N.L. East champion Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers.&nbsp; Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:59:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1844616 Selective memory, above all things, may just be what the 2008 New York Mets need to have in order to succeed. This edition of Mets cannot forget what happened in September of 2007 - the historic collapse that saw a 7 game lead disappear with 17 to play - going 5-12 and worse, 1-6 during the final week of the season. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:37:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1805216 The Mets begin the 2008 season just as they did in 2007, facing the team that ended their previous season. Last year it was the Cardinals, who ended the Mets post-season hopes with a Game 7 win in the NLCS at Shea. This year they play the Marlins, who defeated them 8-1 in the final game of the 2007 regular season, completing the Mets&rsquo; September collapse. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:38:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1802046 The 2008 Regular Season is less than a week away and here are some odds and ends and assorted fun facts as the Mets wrap up Spring Training Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:13:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1770131 The injury jinx that has plagued the Mets thus far this spring has been well documented. It's never easy when 3/4 of your starting lineup is rehabbing one sort of ailment or another. But one silver lining to the &quot;Mash Unit&quot; that the Metshave become is the emergence of some fine young talent in the bottom layers of their farm system.&nbsp; Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:43:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1759229 Even before the Mets acquired two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana from the Twins for Carlos Gomez, Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra, the conventional wisdom was that the Mets farm system wasn&rsquo;t exactly stockpiled with talent.&nbsp; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:38:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1739626 As we approach the Ides of March the Mets have posted a respectable 9 and 5 record, tied for the 2nd best among National League teams in Grapefruit and Cactus League play but have Spring Training won-loss records ... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:34:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1715248 Pedro Martinez passed his latest test - a simulated game facing batters that included Carlos Beltran. He threw 59 pitches in all - 43 of them for strikes - and is now on schedule to face his first opposing team, the Detroit Tigers, this coming Sunday. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:59:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1707984 It's time for the Mets to step back and re-evaluate the status of Duaner Sanchez. They're taking their time with El Duque down here, and there really is no rush for a # 5 starter they probably don't need until April 12 anyway.&nbsp; Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:50:00 EDT http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1671256 Is it March yet? It seems like February is taking forever and the leap year doesn't help. The Mets are still winless in Florida, but don't fret, Johan Santana is on the mound Friday Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:53:00 EST http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1647041 Moises Alou became the last Met regular to join training camp when he arrived on Wednesday. Only non-roster invitees Tony Armas Jr. and Fernando Tatis are not present yet, and they have little or no chance of making this team.&nbsp; Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:40:00 EST http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1603164 The long and winding road to redemption begins shortly for the 2008 Mets - burdened with putting behind in their own minds and their fans' minds... Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:47:00 EST http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1573937 Make no mistake about it. David Wright and Billy Wagner certainly said the right thing recently when each was asked about which was the team to beat in the N.L. East in 2008. Both said the Phillies, as well they should have.... Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:46:00 EST http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1527985 There are a couple of sure things in New York this weekend. One is that the Patriots will put an end to a glorious Giants run in convincing fashion on Sunday. More on that later. On Saturday, Johan Santana will take and pass the biggest and most lucrative physical of his young career. Sat, 2 Feb 2008 14:05:00 EST http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1500489 Maybe now, finally, the barking of Mets fans will cease and desist. You'll need a reservation on that bandwagon which was emptying very quickly but is now filling up very rapidly. Move over, ladies and gentlemen, and make room for the Great Santana who's now come aboard (or soon will). Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:16:00 EST http://wfan.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1478380