In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged America. He insisted that by the end of the decade, we put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. Kennedy’s idea was outlandish and considered completely and utterly impossible. However, on July 21st, 1969, Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon. Almost equally as impossible was the Mets winning a World Series. In 1962, the Mets set the modern day record [...]

In addition to Louisiana high school shortstop Gavin Cecchini (12th overall pick) and Purdue catcher Kevin Plawecki (35th overall), the Mets have confirmed the signings of 13 other selections from last week’s draft according to ESPN.. Rd. 3 (107), Matt Koch, RHP, Louisville Rd. 4 (140), Branden Kaupe, SS, Baldwin (Hawaii) HS Rd. 5 (170), Brandon Welch, RHP, Palm Beach State Rd. 7 (230), Corey Oswalt, RHP, Madison (Calif.) HS Rd. 8 (260), Tomas Nido, C, Orangewood Christian (Calif.) HS Rd. 9 (290), Richie Rodriguez, [...]

Tough night for the Mets, as the Reds took the lead in the first and never looked back in this 4-1 defeat. Summary It was a low scoring affair tonight, and not much went in favor of our hometown heroes. They fell behind in top of the first and never really got back on track after that, even though Jon Niese recovered pretty well. Jon Niese took the mound this evening and did not pitch [...]

Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit his sixth home run of the year last night, a solo shot in the sixth inning against the Reds. Nieuwenhuis has now hit three home runs in his last two games and has four in the month of June which ties him for the most with Milwaukee’s Martin Maldonado among all major league rookies. Nieuwenhuis is starting to garner some strong consideration for the top rookie honor as he continues to make [...]

Last night, Jason Bay was forced to leave the game against the Cincinnati Reds after hitting his head against the left-field wall on Jay Bruce’s second-inning inside-the-park home run. The Mets are saying that Bay likely suffered another concussion and expect to place him on the disabled list before today’s game. Infielder Justin Turner is expected to be activated before the game and is already back in Flushing after a two game rehab stint in [...]

 Pawtucket 8, Buffalo 3 By Dave [Retire 31] The Buffalo Bisons gave up four home runs, and then attempted a late inning rally, but to no avail as they lost 8-3 to Pawtucket. Dylan Owen with the start Friday night for Buffalo, got tagged really early giving up a solo homer on the second pitch of the game. He induced three straight groundouts to end the inning. In the third inning, Owen was tagged for [...]

Yesterday, WFAN’s Mike Francesa discussed how Mets broadcasters Howie Rose and Gary Cohen were “out of line” during this past weekend’s Subway Series. Francesa said that it’s great that the Mets have fans as announcers, but that they sometimes take it too far in rooting for their team, especially against the Yankees. Frankly, I love that Rose and Cohen are as die-hard of Mets fans as I am. Yes, I agree that there should be [...]

Starting Lineup Kirk Nieuwenhuis, cf Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Lucas Duda, rf Ike Davis, 1b Scott Hairston, lf Josh Thole, c Omar Quintanilla, ss Jon Niese, lhp The Mets and Reds play game two this afternoon as the Mets try to get out on the right foot. Last night the Mets offense stuttered and suffered another injury as Jason Bay went down with another concussion. And honestly, at this point, from a human [...]

METS TO CELEBRATE JOHAN SANTANA’S NO-HITTER WITH SPECIAL TICKET OFFERS AND GIVEAWAYS THIS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AT CITI FIELD $5.70 Promenade Reserved Seats for This Monday, June 18 Expanded T-Shirt Tuesday This Tuesday, June 19 for For First 25,000 Fans FLUSHING, N.Y., June 16, 2012 – The New York Mets today announced they will celebrate the first no-hitter in franchise history with special ticket offers and giveaways recognizing Johan Santana for the Mets-Orioles games this [...]