The heartache of the Mets’ loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2006 NLCS crashed into the devastating collapses of 2007 and 2008, which coincided with the closure of Shea Stadium. Then it was Mets’ ownership being tangled in a ponzi scheme with Bernie Madoff, a pivotal point in team history that shook it to its core and set the foundation for years of dysfunction and stinginess....
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Mets’ second baseman Robinson Cano has no doubt “he has a lot of good baseball left.” Speaking to the media Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Cano said he believes he can be “the Robbie you guys are used to seeing.” “It was a bad year last year, I was injured,” Cano said. “That’s not an excuse, but I know if I’m healthy I can play this game the...
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A crazy few months for the Mets continues to get crazier. With hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen’s pursuit to purchase the Mets falling through, the Mets are back on the trading block and a familiar face has emerged as a potential suitor: Alex Rodriguez. The New York Post is reporting that A-Rod is “kicking the tires” on getting into an auction to purchase the team. Sources...
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Both the Mets and right-handed pitcher Zack Wheeler agreed to circle back to each other before any signing decisions were made this winter…or so Wheeler thought. “It was basically just crickets when I (circled back),” Wheeler told Greg Joyce of the New York Post Thursday. “Because it’s them. It’s how they roll.” The 29-year-old spent seven seasons with the Mets (though he missed two after...
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Mets’ chief operating officer (COO) Jeff Wilpon released a statement Monday to address the failed sale of the team to hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen. “As spring training begins, on behalf of ownership, we would like to share more information on why the proposed transaction has ended however, due to confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, we are unable to do so at this...
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