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That's amore! NJ 'Paisan Con' celebrates Italian-American pop culture with Tommy Devito, Lorraine Bracco
"Sopranos" star Lorraine Bracco, Giants quarterback Tommy "Cutlets" DeVito, legendary Mets reliever John Franco, and "Godfather" actor Gianni Russo -- will all attend the convention.
Steve Cohen bringing back fan favorites for Mets spring training
The Mets’ reconnection to their history under owner Steve Cohen will mean an increased alumni presence in spring training.
How two former Mets stars led St. John's to its greatest heights
Lou Carnesecca used to say that his recruiting budget was a pocketful of subway tokens. Throw in a Long Island Railroad pass and you had the last St. John’s baseball...
Podcast: Attempting to answer baseball's coronavirus questions
There is a good chance we don't see baseball until June or July, but the "Amazin' But True" podcast continues with former Mets pitcher Nelson Figueroa and me. We open...
A look inside David Wright's new Mets reality
PORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright’s first Mets spring training as a non-player began Monday in a polo shirt and dress slacks, hurrying to a morning meeting. Later this week...
No other team made sense for Al Leiter's next baseball challenge
PORT ST. LUCIE — At 9:15 Sunday morning, Steven Matz threw a bullpen session, trying to correct the mistakes that were pounded out of the ballpark on Friday, when the...
Embracing past shows reason deGrom must be Mets' future
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets named two of the best pitchers in their history — John Franco and Al Leiter — to advisory jobs Monday. Now, come take the...
Al Leiter trades Yankees booth for different Mets job
Al Leiter’s post-playing career is mimicking his days as a player. After leaving his job as a broadcaster with the Yankees, he’s coming over to the Mets. The team announced...
Everyone showed up to honor Mets' legendary PR exec
Mets players and officials from the last four decades were at Citi Field on Wednesday to honor the team’s longtime PR exec, Jay Horwitz, who is moving into a new...
Former Mets ace returns to mound for Hamptons charity game
Former Mets ace reliever John Franco, who helped the Writers break a three-game losing streak last year — snagging MVP honors in the process — is returning to the mound...
Subway Series turns 20: The 20 best in Yankees-Mets rivalry
This is the 20th season in which the Mets and Yankees have played each other. In the years since the Subway Series began, plenty of players have stood out —...
Piazza, Clemens and the legendary 2-borough doubleheader: an oral history
We’re in Year 20 of interleague play, and the success of Bud Selig’s initiative can be attributed most of all, New York bias be damned, to the rivalry that has...
Celebrities cheered, Nets jeered after another ugly home loss
Poor crowd, terrible defense and the bench was even worse. Add a game-changing run from the foe with no response from the home team and you get yet another Nets...
John Franco on possible coaching future and growing NYC youth ball
First, let’s catch up on recent Pop Quiz questions: 1. From Sam Lerman of Queens: In a 1987 episode of "The Golden Girls," Dorothy (Bea Arthur), while discussing beauty with...
Lucky fans will take swings off Franco or Gooden
A pair of lucky baseball fans will get to take cuts off New York pitching greats John Franco or Dwight “Doc” Gooden in Brooklyn next week. Two ticket holders to...