Robinson Cano - a NY Met?

Jay Z Meets with NY Mets About Free Agent Robinson Cano | Jay-Z ...
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Jay Z Meets with NY Mets About Free Agent Robinson Cano Jay Z heads inside a studio in Soho for a hard day's work on Monday (November 18) in New York City. The 43-year-old entertainer reportedly met with New York… Read More

Mets Give Johan the Heave-Ho!

New York Mets decline Johan Santana 2014 option

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July 20, 2012; New York, NY, USA; New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana (57) throws a pitch during the second inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodger. Read more ...

New York Mets great Tom Seaver thinks MLB pitchers are babied too much.

It’s not been a good week to be a pro or college athlete, apparently,
Just days after University of Central Florida head football coach George O’Leary said that college football players are ‘babied’ too much, Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver suggested the same, saying that Major League pitchers are babied too much.

Speaking with the New York Daily News, the former Mets great suggested that young arms in the league are being coddled by their teams (inning limits, etc), including the Mets and Matt Harvey who could miss the 2014 if he undergoes Tommy John surgery.

Per Seaver, via the Daily News:

“Naturally, I felt terrible for the kid. He’s got such a bright future. But at the same time, all I could think of was how it just goes to show how all this babying of pitchers — pitch counts and innings limits — is a bunch of nonsense. You can’t predict these things, and there’s really not a whole lot you can do to prevent them other than refining your mechanics as (’60s and ’70s Mets pitching coach) Rube (Walker) did with us. But one way I know doesn’t do anything to prevent them is babying these kids like they do.”

Mets Pile On, Dump Nats for Second Straight Day

As poorly as Dan Haren pitched over the first half of the season, that’s how well he has done in the second half. Looking to avoid a second straight loss to the New York Mets on Saturday night, the Washington Nationals needed second-half Haren to continue his solid run — but the end result looked a lot more like first-half Haren.
Haren gave up nine hits in only 2 2/3 innings of work at Nationals Park, and Washington couldn’t keep up, dropping an 11-3 decision to New York to ensure a losing series and, more importantly, drop Washington 7 1/2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds for the National League’s final wild card playoff spot.
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Frank Francisco may be released.

New York Mets’ Frank Francisco may be released before he’s activated.

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Sep 09, 2012; Flushing, NY,USA; New York Mets relief pitcher Frank Francisco (48) pitches during the ninth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field.


According to ESPN New York, they expect the New York Mets to release right handed relief pitcher Frank Francisco before he’s activated from the disabled list.
It’s a tough break, but there is nothing you can do when it comes to things like this. But if you have been on the disabled list pretty much all season with an elbow problem, you will always be a target when it comes to roster cuts.  Read more...