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NY Mets lose again, slammed by Chicago Cubs, 11-4
Charles Rex Arbogast/The Star-LedgerStarter Bobby Parnell gave up eight runs in 4 2/3 innings as the Mets lost, 11-4 to the Chicago Cubs Saturday. CHICAGO -- Jake Fox hit his first career grand slam, Milton Bradley extended his hitting tear...
David Wright re-joins NY Mets in Chicago, set to come off DL next week
AP Photo/Charles Rex ArbogastDavid Wright re-joined the Mets on Saturday in Chicago. CHICAGO -- David Wright isn't sure what it'll be like the first time he steps into the batter's box Tuesday. But the Mets third baseman is eager to...
Ailing Gary Sheffield will be limited to pinch-hit role with NY Mets
Kathy Kmonicek/Newsday/MCTGary Sheffield will be limited to a pinch-hit role "for a while," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. CHICAGO -- Gary Sheffield didn't start the season as an everyday player for the Mets, and it appears he won't finish the...
Eighth-inning comeback by Chicago Cubs does in NY Mets, 5-2
Associated PressMets pitcher Pat Misch was on track for a win after a stellar start, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead in a 5-2 loss. CHICAGO -- Pat Misch was on his way to a career day, and the...
Author claims that losses from Bernie Madoff scheme will force Fred Wilpon to sell NY Mets
AP Photo/Kathy WillensThe author of a new book about Bernie Madoff claims Mets owner Fred Wilpon, left, will be forced to sell the team. CHICAGO -- The author of a new book about Bernie Madoff says heavy investment losses will...
David Wright expected to join NY Mets in Chicago this weekend before coming off disabled list
AP Photo/Henny Ray AbramsDavid Wright will work out at Wrigley Field this weekend. CHICAGO -- This is what passes for an encouraging sign for the Mets these days: a David Wright jersey hanging in an otherwise mostly empty locker in...
NY Mets shortstop Jose Reyes may have surgery to repair torn hamstring tendon
Associated PressMets shortstop Jose Reyes might need surgery to repair his torn hamstring. CHICAGO -- Jose Reyes could be the next Mets player to go under the knife. The team said in a statement Friday that "surgery is an option"...
Reliever Lance Broadway delighted by call-up to NY Mets, but promotion highlights sorry state of team
Denny Medley/US PresswireLance Broadway, shown pitching for the White Sox in May, hasn't had a great season in the minors and was surprised to be called up. MIAMI -- He walked into the clubhouse just after 10 a.m. Thursday, with...
Slideshow: NY Mets 10, Florida Marlins 3
Steve Mitchell/US PresswireMets shortstop Wilson Valdez scores in the fifth inning. Daniel Murphy had a good day for the Mets in a 10-3 victory over the Marlins. Murphy went 2-for-5 with three RBI in a nearly empty Land Shark Stadium....
NY Mets avoid series sweep, beat Florida Marlins 10-3
Associated PressPitcher Tim Redding congratulates Fernando Tatis after Tatis scored a second-innning run in the Mets' 10-3 victory over the Marlins. MIAMI -- There aren't many players the Mets need to watch closely over the next month, but Daniel Murphy...
Fans flock by the dozens to see NY Mets-Florida Marlins series finale
Brian Costa/The Star-LedgerLand Shark Stadium MIAMI -- Attendance is already dismal at Land Shark Stadium for Marlins night games. For an afternoon game in South Florida in August? "Crowd" might be too strong a word for the small gathering expected...
Slideshow: Florida Marlins 5, NY Mets 3
Hector Gabino/El Nuevo Herald/MCTThe Mets' Luis Castillo tags out the Marlins' Dan Uggla during fifth-inning action. Mike Pelfrey's command was admittedly "terrible" in the Mets' 5-3 loss to the Marlins Wednesday night. The starter gave up five runs on 11...
NY Mets' Mike Pelfrey continues to struggle in 5-3 loss to Florida Marlins
MIAMI -- Mike Pelfrey, Mets ace? Maybe by default, with Johan Santana done for the season. But not by any other standard. Pelfrey gave up five runs on 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings in a 5-3 loss to the...
Loss of Oliver Perez leaves NY Mets starting rotation in shambles
Howard Smith/US PresswirePat Misch will likely start Friday against the Cubs. MIAMI -- Pat Misch will likely start Friday in place of Oliver Perez against the Cubs, assuming he is not used in relief before then, manager Jerry Manuel said...
Another one bites the dust: NY Mets' Oliver Perez to have season-ending knee surgery
William Perlman/The Star-LedgerThe Mets shut down another player for the season on Wednesday, when the team announced pitcher Oliver Perez would have surgery. MIAMI -- Oliver Perez became the latest Mets injury casualty Wednesday when the team announced he will...
Slideshow: Florida Marlins 2, NY Mets 1
Hector Gabino/El Nuevo Herald/MCTThe Marlins' Chris Coghlan steals second base as the Mets' Luis Castillo loses the ball during the third inning. The battered Mets got more bad news Tuesday when it was revealed that both Johan Santana and J.J....
Gary Sheffield leaves NY Mets' 2-1 loss to Florida Marlins with lower back cramp
MIAMI -- Even meaningless games still bring bad news for the Mets, whose luck can't seem to get any worse. Until it does, again and again. On a day when the Mets had already gotten plenty of bad injury news,...
Battered NY Mets get more bad injury news as Johan Santana, J.J. Putz both go down
Christian Peterson/Getty ImagesMets manager Jerry Manuel is almost numb at this point whenever he has to report injury news, saying Tuesday, 'Every day we get something new here. Every day.' MIAMI -- Like so many other days in this lost...
NY Mets reliever J.J. Putz has new elbow injury and will miss rest of season
Had surgery on elbow in June
More bad news for NY Mets: Oliver Perez back to New York to see doctors; J.J. Putz scratched from rehab appearance
Associated PressMets pitcher Oliver Perez will see doctors in New York to have his knee examined, putting his scheduled start on Friday in jeopardy. MIAMI -- The bad injury news keeps on coming for the Mets, who announced Tuesday that...
NY Mets ace Johan Santana will have season-ending elbow surgery
MIAMI -- Mets ace Johan Santana will undergo arthroscopic surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Tuesday. After being scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday against...
Report: NY Mets' Billy Wagner will use no-trade clause to block deal with Boston Red Sox
AP Photo/Frank Franklin IIBilly Wagner will reportedly invoke his no-trade clause Tuesday. MIAMI -- Billy Wagner will invoke his no-trade clause Tuesday and block a deal that would send him from the Mets to the Red Sox, Fox Sports reported...
Time ticks down toward Boston's waiver-wire deadline for deal with NY Mets reliever Billy Wagner
NEW YORK -- With a deadline looming for the Boston Red Sox to make a move on Billy Wagner, their waiver-wire claim and the Mets reliever, Wagner expressed concern over both his health and what his role may be with...
NY Mets pitcher Johan Santana will miss next start with elbow problems
NEW YORK -- With elbow pain flaring up, Mets ace Johan Santana will miss start Tuesday in Florida, the team announced Monday. Santana will be examined at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Nelson Figueroa will throw in his place. Mets...
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