Struggling Met outfielder Jeff Francoeur pledged Saturday to drown out the chorus of folks looking to help him improve his sagging stats by listening to only two voices - Jerry Manuel and hitting coach Howard Johnson ...
Obviously I'm a big fan of Keith Hernandez both during his playing days and now that he's in the booth ... But somehow I didn't know this existed ... Bloomberg Sports has a series of clips featuring Keith trash talking about fantasy baseball ... it's pretty sweet ... Here's just one of the many great clips ...
In an attempt to add another perspective to its Mets telecasts, SportsNet New York has, on occasion, incorporated studio analyst Bob Ojeda into game telecasts. SNY should not only continue this policy (Ojeda is seen on a split screen), but give Ojeda more face time during games ...
After yet another painful showing, it’s time to wonder what in the world the Mets should do with Oliver Perez.Perez pitched into the fourth inning only because of a combination of great defense, sheer luck, and illogical managing by Bruce Bochy. In truth, Perez never should have made it out of the second frame.Ollie has [ ... ] ...
It’s time for another installment of “Playing for Peanuts,” starring current Brooklyn Cyclones manager Wally Backman. Of course, “Playing for Peanuts” is a TV show about Wally’s team in 2007 – the South Georgia Peanuts. It’s a quirky, crazy story about Wally’s attempted comeback as a professional manager. In retrospect, it was a pretty good [ ... ] ...
In 1984 Keith Miller was quickly introduced to the business side of baseball when the Yankees, citing a knee injury, voided the $75,000 contract he signed as a second-round draft choice out of Oral Roberts University ...
To read more about today’s loss to the Reds, check out post-game writes ups from Mets Today, Amazin Avenue, On the Black and Mets Paradise, as well Newsday and the Daily News.To watch clips from the game, to hear from Jerry Manuel, and to get commentary and analysis from Ron Darling ad Gary Cohen, watch Lincoln Mercury’s Post Game Extra [ ... ] ...
Dave Roberts, whose stolen base for Boston in the 2004 playoffs sparked the Red Sox to an elusive World Series championship, is being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma ...