Author: Tim Ryder

Mets Have Asked Permission to Interview Josh Byrnes

Matt Ehalt of The Record reported on Wednesday that the New York Mets had broadened their search a bit wider for their currently vacant general manager position, possibly turning their sights on to current Dodgers vice president of baseball operations, Josh Byrnes. On Thursday, Ehalt clarified his reports, confirming that “[the] Mets have asked for permission to speak to Byrnes. Sides have...

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Lenny Dykstra Indicted on Drug Charges, Making Terroristic Threats

Former New York Mets outfielder and 1986 World Series champion Lenny Dykstra was indicted in Union County, NJ on Wednesday stemming from an incident with an Uber driver in May. Dykstra, 55, was charged with possession of cocaine and methamphetamine, both of which the arresting officers found on Dykstra’s person, and making terroristic threats. The Uber driver who picked up Dykstra that day...

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Tony La Russa Pitches Gary LaRocque To Mets

Mike Puma of the New York Post spoke with Hall of Fame manager, former Cardinals and D-Backs executive, and current Red Sox vice president, Tony La Russa about the New York Mets current search for a general manager. The name that La Russa focused on was St. Louis director of player development and former Mets director of scouting, Gary LaRocque. “I don’t want to disrespect anyone who...

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Ownership’s Meddling Continues to Adversely Affect Mets

Amid the completion of the season and David Wright’s grand sendoff, New York Mets COO Jeff Wilpon’s statements to the media about what went wrong in 2018 and how they plan to address this endless stream of disappointment in Queens didn’t quite fly under the radar, but it cycled through our news feeds at a brisk pace. Rather, diversion and distraction tactics could have very...

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Morning Briefing: Brew Crew Finish Off Series Sweep in Colorado

Good morning, Mets fans! The MLB postseason continued to roll right along on Sunday. In the early game, the Brewers punched their ticket to the NLCS and finished off the series sweep with a 6-0 Game 3 win over the Rockies in Denver. In the night cap, the Braves extended their season one more day. In front of their home crowd, a Ronald Acuna grand slam and Freddie Freeman go-ahead RBI single...

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