Neil Best of Newsday has learned that WFAN’s Howie Rose will leave the radio broadcast booth where he has done a brilliant job as the Mets’ play by play man, and join Tim McCarver during Saturday’s FOX broadcast of the Mets versus the Phillies. For those of you still watching the Mets . . . WFAN play-by-play man Howie Rose will call the game against the Phillies on Fox Saturday...
Read MoreThe Mets were unable to avoid the sweep and fell to the upstart Marlins 13-4 in front of a sparse crowd at Citi Field. Florida had played the role of spoilers against the Mets in 2007 and 2008, as they twice killed the Mets’ playoff hopes with some hard fought games. They relished and danced over the misery they inflicted on the Mets. We all hoped the Mets would return the favor as the Marlins...
Read MoreKen Rosenthal of Fox Sports, gets a head start on the hot stove season, and checks out some of the pitchers that will be headlining the rumor mills this offseason. Obviously, some of these names could help the Mets who have 80% of their rotation coming back from surgery this spring including their ace, Johan Santana. Rosenthal selects Angels right-hander John Lackey, as the pitcher on top of the...
Read MoreLast week, I presented a piece by ESPN’s Jayson Stark, who offered a dismal outlook for the Mets in 2010 and beyond. You can read that blog, entitled Fixing the Mets: Just Blow It All Up. You may remember this memorable quote from Stark, Their season hasn’t just been a disappointment. It’s been a Freddy Krueger movie. But at least there’s one good thing those fast-sinking New York Mets can...
Read MoreNot so much a recap this morning, but instead an anatomy of one single at-bat… An at-bat that almost was… Last night, with the Mets down 4-2 and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, Carlos Beltran made his way from the batting circle to the plate. “Could this really be happening?”, I thought to myself. I could feel myself getting antsy as I watched Beltran dig...
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