METS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FIRST-ROUND PICK GAVIN CECCHINI FLUSHING, N.Y., June 8, 2012 – The New York Mets today announced they have agreed to terms with shortstop Gavin Cecchini, the team’s first-round selection (12th overall pick) of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. Cecchini will report to Port St. Lucie, FL, for mini-camp starting Monday, June 11 and then join Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League when the club opens its schedule on Tuesday, June 19. [...]

Buffalo 3, Columbus 2 By Andrew O’Brien The Buffalo Bisons scored two runs in the top of the first inning Thursday night and never trailed en route to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Clippers. Garrett Olson (2-3) started for the Herd, pitching five innings while allowing two runs (one earned) on eight hits and striking out three and walking two. Corey Wimberly led the game off with a single but was later caught trying [...]

It is pretty clear that everyone believes Ike Davis’ bat is hurting this team. Admittedly the last guy you want to see come up to the plate with men on base in an important situation is Ike Davis.  And no one can deny this is true. Many are supporting sending him down to the Minors because he is holding this team back… Which begs the question…Holding this team back from what? Has he held us [...]

To be fair, we have to say the Washington Nationals are a nice up and coming team. With a mix of young guys, like Bryce Harper, veterans like Adam LaRcoche, some great starting pitching, and a fantastic field manager in Davey Johnson, DC baseball fans should not be making plans for October! Our Mets were in DC and they were only able to grab the last game of the three game series, so here are [...]

Not since Frank Viola in 1990 have the Mets produced a 20-game winner.  In fact, the only Met to win as many as 17 games in a season since then was Al Leiter, who went 17-6 in 1998.  But that might change in 2012, and the man who might make it happen is R.A. Dickey. R.A. Dickey, who just extended his personal scoreless streak to 24⅔ innings (just seven innings shy of Jerry Koosman’s franchise [...]

It’s that time of the year again when Mets fans and Yankee fans take to the streets with all their bravado in decades long feud of which team rules the the streets of New York; the Amazins from Flushing or their senior counterparts, those Bronx Bombers. It’s going to a fight to the finish as the Yankees comeback from what was a dismal start to their season, and those incredible Mets playing better than anyone [...]

This is nothing new. The injury carousel that is the New York Mets shortstop position has been an issue for the past few seasons now, and probably the last decade when you really look at it. Aside from the 4-year span from 2005-2008 where Reyes played everyday, injuries have plagued whoever has manned this position. While Reyes was our starting shortstop since 2003, he was hardly a model of consistency when it came to playing [...]

METS TO SELL TICKETS FROM JOHAN SANTANA’S NO-HITTER Purchase Tickets From the Historic Game for $50 Each Season Ticket Holders to Receive Complimentary Reprints, 40-Game, 20-Game, 15-Game, and 6-Game Plan & Pack Holders to Receive Discounts No-Hitter Ticket Offer Starts This Monday, June 11 at 10:00 a.m. on Mets.com FLUSHING, N.Y., June 7, 2012 – The New York Mets today announced tickets from Johan Santana’s no-hitter, the first in franchise history, will be reprinted for fans [...]

Recap: As has come to be expected of R.A. Dickey as of late, he once again threw up goose eggs and is now within spitting distance of Jerry Koosman’s Mets franchise record of 31 2/3 consecutive shutout innings in a season. Dickey picked up right where he left off coming off his shutout this past Saturday, putting together a 1-2-3 inning in the first with two punchouts. His knuckleball danced as he wheeled and dealed [...]

They say a best offense is a good defense – no wait a minute – wrong sport. But where the Mets are concerned a good defense would do wonders for this team. The last two games showcased just how bad the Mets can be defensively and how quickly things can fall apart. The poster boy for the Mets of late in this regard, has been second baseman Daniel Murphy who committed two costly errors which [...]