SANDY SR. WAS START OF ALOMAR LEGACY

After leaving the Mets, Marlon Anderson landed with the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League ( Independent league).Apparently Marlon has decided to leave the Bears and hopes to return to the Mets organization.Omar always loves Marlon's intangibles and I wouldn't be surprised to see him as a player coach in Buffalo, who knows he might even get a call-up in Sept...Furthermore...

Last night it was reported that John Maine is still experiencing pain in his throwing shoulder, which is being attributed to a pinched nerve. Maine was scheduled to make a rehab start today in Brooklyn, but instead will be shut down for at least a week. He received a cortisone shot in the shoulder and the medical staff will monitor how he responds to the treatment and rest. Maine...

Angel Pagan was placed on the disabled list with a groin injury on June 1st., almost a month later and Pagan still isn't ready to return. Pagan is chomping at the bit to return, but the Mets are being cautious with his progress.Trot Nixon, last year, went down with a groin strain and started playing games in New Orleans too soon and ended up having hernia surgery...Angel Pagan remains...

Mets pitcher Johan Romero has been suspended for 50 games under baseball's minor league drug program after a positive test for metabolites of Stanozolol.

A.J. Burnett carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning of the Yankees' 5-0 victory over the New York Mets Saturday night at Citi Field. However, Alex Cora, who had been 0-for-21 against the Yankees' right-hander, singled to center to lead off the...

Regular Season Game 74Yankees vs. MetsCiti Field - Queens, NYGame Time: 7:10 p.m.TV: YES, WPIX, MLBNRadio: WCBS 880, WFANHere are the lineups:YANKEES (41-32)Brett Gardner CFNick Swisher RFMark Teixeira 1BAlex Rodriguez 3BRobinson Cano 2BJorge Posada CMelky Cabrera LFRamiro Pena SSA.J. Burnett RHPPitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (5-4, 4.24 ERA)METS (37-35)Alex Cora SSA Reyes 2BDavid Wright...

Milwaukee Brewers Recent flooding at Miller Park damaged more than 6,000 Jason Kendall bobblehead dolls, meaning some fans will receive vouchers for Sunday’s planned giveaway. New York Mets John Maine’s troublesome right shoulder is still bothering him, and the Mets pitcher expects to be sidelined until after the All-Star break.

NOWADAYS, Johan Santana stands out in the Met clubhouse like a 2009 Rolls-Royce in a used-car lot. One of the most famous players in the game often looks as if he has shown up to a Baseball Anonymous meeting. Now are you Jon Switzer or Pat Misch?

William Perlman/The Star-LedgerMets closer Francisco Rodriguez looks forward to pressure-packed situations like the Subway Series. NEW YORK -- Don't expect any more drama when Mets and Yankees relievers cross paths during batting practice Friday. At least not from Francisco Rodriguez....

Heaven knows, the ingredients were all there Saturday night for Burnett to toss a collective pie in the Mets' faces, what with the latest makeshift lineup of soft hitters Jerry Manuel was forced to sprinkle around David Wright and Gary Sheffield.

When you get a ticket plan, the tickets from later in the schedule seem like the stuff of science fiction: Amid the chill of February, who can imagine June 25, 2009? For all we knew back then, we might spend the evening mourning Michael Jackson, waiting for the latest news out of Iran and making merciless fun of the governor of South Carolina. This was a day game on Emily's...

How do you say sorry when Yankee Stadium has everything but a Hallmark store? You send a clubhouse attendant to do your bidding, of course. That's apparently how Yankees reliever Brian Bruney smoothed things over with Mets' closer K-Rod.

Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerMets closer Frankie Rodriguez (center) celebrates the win with second baseman Luis Castillo (right). The Mets took three of four games of the series against the Cardinals, topping it off with a 3-2 victory Thursday afternoon at sunny,...

With blunder still on his mind, second baseman wants another shot