We heard from Steve Cohen for the first time Tuesday afternoon. First impressions go a long way with Mets fans. He said, “You want to win. Nobody remembers when you finish second or third place. We are starting with our homegrown talent and building from there. When we need to fill a gap, we will fill it. That might be through a free agent or it might be through a trade.” And then Cohen said,...

Keeping with the positive energy of the press conferences earlier in the day, Sandy Alderson spoke fondly of top free agent starting pitcher Trevor Bauer when being interviewed on WFAN Tuesday. “I actually think Bauer would be a great personality in New York. The kind of guy that fans would endorse. We’re in the entertainment business.” Alderson explained. Bauer is likely to be...

It has been over two years since Sandy Alderson formally met with the New York media. The last time we saw Alderson, he was stepping down from his role as the the team’s general manager, a position he held for nine years. Alderson was taking a leave of absence to get treatment for cancer, but took the opportunity to fall on his sword for a Mets team that had underperformed. “With respect...

It’s morning again in Flushing. A new era of New York Mets baseball began on Tuesday with owner Steve Cohen’s introductory press conference over Zoom. Team president Sandy Alderson refamiliarized himself with the New York media on the call as well. Cohen and Alderson fielded questions for 90 minutes and answered them with a breath of honesty and passion that has seldom been heard...

The New York Mets are heading into their first offseason of the Steve Cohen era and it is shaping up to be a thrilling one. During his first press conference as the new owner, Cohen fielded a variety of questions but when addressing this current roster, it is clear where the Mets need to make additions. “We need to add catching and we need to add pitching too.” Cohen explained that...