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The legend of the Matt Franco Game as the Subway Series classic turns 25
There may never have been a more dramatic regular-season game — pound for pound, swing for swing — between the Yankees and Mets.
Infielder looking to make Mets has connection with Bobby Valentine
Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine was headed to Sacred Heart as the athletic director, and Zach Short couldn’t believe his luck.
Why Bobby Valentine had substantial fears about Patrick Mahomes: 'Proved me wrong'
Bobby Valentine spoke with longtime Mets publicist Jay Horwitz about his recollections of the current Chiefs' star quarterback running around the field as a young kid.
How pitch-data technology helped inform the Mets' ill-fated $325M bid for Yoshinobu Yamamoto
It’s a subject worth mentioning following the Mets’ failed pursuit of star right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
An insider's take on Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Benigno and Jon Heyman talk about the Mets lackluster offseason thus far, who they would vote into the Baseball Hall of Fame and vent Jets frustrations too.
Today's Iconic Moment in NY Sports History: Mets hire Bobby Valentine to replace Dallas Green as manager
August 26 1996: The Mets hired Bobby Valentine to replace Dallas Green as manager. Valentine helped lead the Mets to a resurgence in the late 90s and early 2000s. Over...
Aaron Boone keeping alive one of baseball's lost arts
Boone’s rant was a little … what’s the word? Weird? Surreal? Uncomfortable?
Ex-Mets manager still 'lucky' fifty years after horrific injury
There was so much life after he ran into the fence. Four days after turning 73, there still is.
Only one player has a chance to challenge Tom Brady as the GOAT
As sure as Tom Brady chased his idol Joe Montana, and Tiger Woods chased Jack Nicklaus, and LeBron James still chases Michael Jordan, Patrick Mahomes now chases Brady.
Mets teammates 'heartbroken' over passing of longtime catcher
Stearns played ten years with the franchise from 1975-1984, making four All-Star appearances and was a beloved member or the team. After news of his passing broke, there was an...
Bobby Valentine on the ‘magic’ Mets, the Angels' mess and his cross-country driving misadventures
After Bobby Valentine lost an election to be the mayor of Stamford, Conn., the former Mets manager returned to the game that has defined his life.
How Buck Showalter is winning with the media as much as he is with the Mets
Buck Showalter is off to as good a start with the media covering him in his second managerial stint in New York as he is with the Mets he is...
The next move Max Scherzer could influence
Max Scherzer’s influence may or may not have helped place Buck Showalter in the Mets dugout, but it couldn’t have hurt. Whenever the MLB lockout ends, Scherzer might gently whisper...
Freeman? Conforto redux? How to bring lefty sizzle to the Mets lineup
Roster questions leave the Mets potentially in need of a lefty bopper to join a lineup that added right-handed-hitting outfield pieces in Starling Marte and Mark Canha.
Ex-Mets manager: Former rival Buck Showalter the right pick
One of the most successful managers in Mets history says the organization got it right in hiring Buck Showalter.
Ex-Mets manager seems to be a big fan of Buck Showalter hire
The new Mets manager already has the backing of at least one old Mets manager.
What's factoring into the Mets' high-stakes Javy Baez decision
The Mets may be sold on a Javy Baez return, but adding a former teammate of his may be a better investment.
No W for Bobby V: Ex-Met manager Valentine loses Stamford mayor race
Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine fell in his bid to become the mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, losing to Rep. Caroline Simmons.
Bobby Valentine calls opponent in mayoral race a '35-year-old girl'
Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine is taking heat for calling Connecticut State Rep. Caroline Simmons, his Stamford mayoral race opponent, a “35-year-old girl.”
Mets alums back in Queens to help out 9/11 families
New York Mets alumni were back in Queens Thursday – 20 years after the Amazins hosted the Big Apple’s first game since the September 11th terrorist attacks and healed an...