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New York Mets Pitcher RA Dickey to Climb Kilimanjaro Despite Team’s Threats

New York Mets Pitcher RA Dickey to Climb Kilimanjaro Despite Team’s Threats

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey will go ahead with his charitable mountain-climbing plans despite the team's objections, the NY Daily News reported Tuesday. Citing "multiple sources," the newspaper said Dickey won't nix his ascension of Mount Kilimanjaro ... continue
New York Mets Take Out $40m Bank Loan

New York Mets Take Out $40m Bank Loan

The New York Mets are feeling the pinch financially, with the New York Times reporting on how the team has received a $40 million bank loan since the end of the baseball season. The loan is intended ... continue
New York Mets Trade Angel Pagan to Giants, Bring in Four

New York Mets Trade Angel Pagan to Giants, Bring in Four

The New York Mets have been on a mission today - a mission to overhaul their bullpen and give the team some much-needed depth. Angel Pagan has been sent to the San Francisco Giants, with center fielder Andres ... continue
New York Mets Expect to Keep David Wright for 2012 MLB season

New York Mets Expect to Keep David Wright for 2012 MLB season

The New York Mets are now listening to trade offers, but one man expected to stay for next season is five-time All-Star third baseman David Wright. While general manager Sandy Alderson can't guarantee any player would be back ... continue
Carlos Beltran, San Francisco Giant?

Carlos Beltran, San Francisco Giant?

So it looks like the San Francisco Giants have won the Carlos Beltran sweepstakes that is of course if they can convince him to wave his no trade clause. The deal is done, and the New York ... continue
2011 New York Mets mid season review

2011 New York Mets mid season review

The New York Mets have been in the news recently as their owner is in some financial hot water, and the future of the team does not seem very secure. They have also begun a fire sale ... continue
New York Mets begin their fire sale

New York Mets begin their fire sale

The New York Mets fire sale we have all been waiting for has begun. The Mets have traded closer Francisco Rodriguez to the Milwaukee Brewers for players to be named later. Reports are that those players are ... continue
Einhorn gets sweet deal in Mets purchase

Einhorn gets sweet deal in Mets purchase

This is a very strange story, but it really speaks to the desperate situation Mets Primary owner Fred Wilpon is in. Essentially he just gave away 33% of his baseball team for free. Read that again a ... continue
The New York Mets have a new minority owner

The New York Mets have a new minority owner

Finally, we have some good news for New York Mets fans. The Mets have found a minority investor with deep enough pockets to help secure this team on the financial side. David Einhorn has come up with ... continue
The New York Mets may lose 70 million dollars in 2011

The New York Mets may lose 70 million dollars in 2011

Fred Wilpon, owner of the New York Mets, is in a lot of trouble. Not just because he basically blasted every one of his players and his former management, but because his club is sinking into financial ... continue
Johan Santana may be out for the entire 2011 season

Johan Santana may be out for the entire 2011 season

Lately it doesn't seem like the New York Mets can buy a piece of good news. Their owners are in financial trouble, the team has struggles on the field, and nothing seems to be going right. Now ... continue
The New York Mets look to be in big trouble

The New York Mets look to be in big trouble

We have been following the fallout of the New York Mets owner's involvement in the Bernie Madoof scandal for quite some time. It is closely mirrors the trouble that Tom Hicks got the Texas Rangers into that ... continue
The Wilpon’s are hardly victims of the Madoff scheme

The Wilpon’s are hardly victims of the Madoff scheme

The more I read about the Wilpon family (owners of he New York Mets) and Bernie Madoff (one time Wall Street Hustler) the more I think of an onion. The more we peel this back the more ... continue
Will the New York Mets have to be sold?

Will the New York Mets have to be sold?

The Wilpon family, who own the New York Mets, are in a real mess. They got caught up in the Bernie Madoof scandal and it looks like the government is going after them for a ton of ... continue
2010 New York Mets season in review

2010 New York Mets season in review

With a 79-83 record the New York Mets finished in 4th place in the National League East. It was yet the latest of disappointing seasons for the Mets, and after it was over their General Manger and ... continue
National League East trade deadline moves

National League East trade deadline moves

  We did not see a ton of moves in the National League East, and we really didn't see any big moves beyond the Philadelphia Phillies landing Roy Oswalt. I think in the end that is an admission ... continue
New York Mets mid season review

New York Mets mid season review

Finally the New York Mets are playing to their potential. They sit in second place 1.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves with a 44-34 record. They did struggle through out the month May going 12-17 in that ... continue
Is it time for the Mets to make a move?

Is it time for the Mets to make a move?

After losing five straight, and falling into last place in the National League East with a 130 million dollar payroll, New York Mets COO Jeff Wilpon and General Manager Omar Minaya traveled to Atlanta to meet with ... continue
2010 MLB season preview: New York Mets

2010 MLB season preview: New York Mets

The best thing about the 2009 MLB season for the New York Mets was probably that it ended. Nothing seemed to go right for the Mets last year, and their results were severely disappointing. Now they are ... continue
New York Mets Acquire Gary Matthews Jr., Trade Brian Stokes

New York Mets Acquire Gary Matthews Jr., Trade Brian Stokes

The New York Mets have sent Brian Stokes packing and in that trade they've acquired fielder Gary Matthews Jr. from the Los Angeles Angels. Under the agreement the Angels will pay $21.5 million of $25 million to Matthews ... continue
New York Mets land Jason Bay

New York Mets land Jason Bay

 The New York Mets had one very important off-season goal, to add a power hitter to their lineup. While they had a litany of other things t accomplish, this one feat was of the most important. The ... continue
2009 MLB season in review: New York Mets

2009 MLB season in review: New York Mets

The 2009 season was a terrible disappointment for the New York Mets. They opened a new ballpark, and yet due to injuries they struggled through a very long 162 games. While it is kind of hard to ... continue