Hefner's the Unluckiest Met
3 hours ago | Wall Street JournalBy Jared Diamond Jeremy Hefner pitches for the Mets on Friday. Therefore, the Mets probably won't win.That prediction isn't an indictment of Hefner's performance. He has thrown OK of late, compiling a 4.06 earned-run average over his last five starts. Th Full Story »
Hefner's the Unluckiest Met
3 hours ago | Wall Street JournalJeremy Hefner pitches for the Mets on Friday. Therefore, the Mets probably won't win. That prediction isn't an indictment of Hefner's performance. He has thrown OK of late, compiling a 4.06 earned-run average over his last five starts. The National Leagu Full Story »
Bold prediction: Amazing Kreskin says he can help Ike
5 hours ago | New York Daily NewsWhile it's hard to have any faith left in Ike Davis at this point in the season, one man is predicting a turnaround for the slumping Mets slugger. The Amazing Kreskin sees a light at the end of the tunnel for Davis, but he has to follow the 78-year-old m Full Story »
Mets Ike Davis staying positive through slump, with help from teammates support
7 hours ago | NJ.comNEW YORK His alternate destination is not lost on him. Ike Davis has heard the talk, the quotes, the soundbites, the opinions about what the Mets should do with him. Or rather, where they should send him. He knows that at any moment, he could get a tap Full Story »
Fortune smiles on Phillips
17 hours ago | The Newark AdvocateNEW YORK The Reds wrapped up the three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a gift from the baseball gods Wednesday. After letting two leads slip away, the Reds were rallying in the ninth when Brandon Phillips hit a ball down the first base line. Ike D Full Story »
Fortune smiles on Phillips
19 hours ago | The Newark AdvocateNEW YORK The Reds wrapped up the three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a gift from the baseball gods Wednesday. After letting two leads slip away, the Reds were rallying in the ninth when Brandon Phillips hit a ball down the first base line. Ike D Full Story »
Slumping Mets swept by Reds
23 hours ago | Pocono RecordNEW YORK (AP) Brandon Phillips and the Cincinnati Reds are getting the good bounces right now. Ike Davis and the New York Mets certainly are not. Phillips sent a strange double spinning over first base to break a ninth-inning tie and the Reds completed Full Story »
Harvey escapes loss to Reds, but the Mets don't
23 hours ago | Albany Times-UnionBrandon Phillips bounced a bizarre double over first base to snap a ninth-inning tie, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the struggling New York Mets with a 7-4 victory Wednesday. Joey Votto homered and Zack Cozart had a career-high Full Story »
Rodger's Quick Take
23 hours ago | Albany Times-UnionThe Mets are a bad baseball team, but that does not make Terry Collins a bad manager. Collins, all things considered, does a great job managing the Mets and should not take the brunt of the blame for his team's failures. Give Collins some talent, and he Full Story »
Why the Mets haven't demoted Ike Davis yet (but might in a few days); Kuroda hurt in Yankees loss; more
1 day ago | New York Daily NewsThursday is an off day for the Mets, but Ike Davis will find no peace. I might just sit at home by myself, he told me on Wednesday morning -- and that was before his malaise curdled another Mets game in the afternoon. The questions about the flailing D Full Story »
Blown save 'uncharacteristic' for Mets closer Bobby Parnell
1 day ago | NewsdayMets manager Terry Collins praised closer Bobby Parnell for his work this season, calling the righthander "absolutely brilliant." But in what Collins called an "uncharacteristic" outing Wednesday, Parnell allowed the go-ahead run to score in the Mets' 7- Full Story »
Regional Digest: Rock Cats Lose To Binghamton, 8-3
1 day ago | Hartford CourantThe New Britain Rock Cats jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against the Binghamton Mets Wednesday night at New Britain Stadium, but couldn't hold the lead as the Mets scored four in the fourth inning on the way to an 8-3 win. New Britain starter Alex Meyer Full Story »
Binghamton Mets' Walters saves the best for last
1 day ago | The Star-GazetteBinghamton Mets relief pitcher Jeff Walters does not mind exercising patience. Walters grew up a basketball fan in Orlando, Fla., and did not pursue baseball full-time until after he graduated high school. He waited until the fifth time he was drafted by Full Story »
On Baseball: Ike Davis, the Mets No-Hit, No-Field First Baseman
1 day ago | The New York TimesThe man with the lowest batting average in the major leagues was not thinking of his offense in the top of the ninth inning Wednesday at Citi Field. Ike Davis , the son of a major leaguer, had enough on his mind. Davis had gone hitless again, with two wa Full Story »
Gotham: Weiners Campaign Dressed in Orange and Blue
1 day ago | The New York TimesNow Anthony Weiner has gone and appropriated the colors of my New York Mets. I woke up Wednesday morning, fired up my laptop, Googled our social-media friendly mayoral candidate and found the familiar blue and orange all over his campaign Web site. Mr. W Full Story »
