New York Mets

According to a story on nypost.com , the Mets have released veteran relief pitcher Duaner Sanchez. Sanchez has never been same pitcher since that terrible cab accident in 2006 while in Miami. Many people feel Sanchez’ injury was the key ingredient to missing out on a World Series appearance. At the time of the injury, Sanchez was in the midst of his first really good major league season . Since then, Sanchez has undergone several shoulder procedures which has sapped his velocity and hurt his location. This spring was not good for Sanchez, who has allowed six walks and five hits in only five ... Read Full Story

Read the debate intro and Sport’s Geek’s argument that the Mets are not the most poorly run franchise in baseball. View This Poll trends Ahhh, those New York Mets. Have things really been the same in Queens since the 2006 NLCS? The Cardinals knocked off the Mets in Game seven that year. While it is true that the Mets got off to good starts in 2007 and 2008, the feel good thoughts were quickly vanquished by the epic collapses. Mets fans will never forget the unforgettable collapse of 2007 when they blew a seven game lead with seventeen to go. I will give them ... Read Full Story

Based in Flushing Queens, New York, United States – The New York Mets are a professional baseball team that is a member of the East Division of the National League of Major League Baseball. In 1961, the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club Incorporated, a baseball club, received a certification as member of the National [...] Read Full Story

CORONER'S REPORT RULES SELF -ASPHYXIATION CAUSED METS' DEATH All the paperwork is signed, sealed and delivered. The official poster boys of self strangulation , now officially known as the 2007 New York Mets, are DEAD. A team full of baseball players so accomplished and talented, that many sports prognosticators saw a 2007 World Series Championship flag being waved in their honor. The Mets "loaded up" for this season. They acquired every high priced mercenary they could get their checkbook on, in anticipation of this season being "The Year of the Met". The payroll for this team laden with overpriced, underachieving, overrated baseball players, began ... Read Full Story

...Great article from Marty Noble at Mets.com: A balance of emotions must be struck for a team to prosper. Joe Torre characterized it as "being intense without being tense" when he managed the Mets in the 1970s and into the 1980s and suggested veteran teams were more likely than young teams to achieve it. The mostly veteran Mets of 2007 attained that balance but were unable to maintain it, losing their intensity after seven weeks of dominating the division, as they had in 2006. The '08 edition is fully aware of that as it begins the season. What the Mets may have to fight ... Read Full Story

... This great profile and information comes from Adam Rubin at the Daily News: If Duaner Sanchez isn’t ready to break camp with the Mets, and it’s certainly possible, it would seem that the next reliever in line would be Rule 5 pick Steven Register from the Rockies. Basically, the Mets paid $50,000 to the Rockies to draft Register (pictured) during the winter meetings. He would become the organization’s property if he remains on the major-league roster the entire season. If he doesn’t stick, he’d be available to other teams to claim off waivers (the likelihood if he’s not kept), or otherwise be offered ... Read Full Story

...I finally got a chance to see Steven Register pitch today against Detroit. It was not a save situation per say, but it still was the 9th inning in a game where the lead changed 3 times. He wound up allowing 2 hits, but no runs and was never not in control. There is something about this guy that intrigues me. Maybe it's the fact that since he is a rule V guy, if he doesn't make the team we could lose him. With a glutton of right handed relief, including Heillman, Sanchez, Wise and Sosa there doesn't really seem to be room for ... Read Full Story