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Keith Hernandez Is Threatening To Shave Off His Mustache
Mets treasure Keith Hernandez tells The New York Times's Richard Sandomir that he might just shave his mustache before the final game of the 2012 season. Hernandez's old Just For Men endorsement deal required that his mustache never go gray, but that contract lapsed earlier this year—"They said our ...
Jason Bay Hit A Grand Slam, So Naturally Twitter Brought Out The Knives
Jason Bay has been having a bit of a rough go of it lately...this season...since he was diagnosed with that reverse-aging disease since joining the Mets. Mets fans can be tough crowd to please, too, so when Jason Bay hit a spirit-lifting grand slam during today's game to put the Mets up five on the ...
The Mets Spent An Hour Listening To Various Versions Of The Oasis Classic "Wonderwall"
I've always wanted to be in a major league clubhouse before a game, just to see what goes on. I imagine a lot of messing around, playing video games and guys hiding from Pedro Gomez. And blasting music, of course....
Last Night's WNBC Evening News Featured A Graphic Only <em>Celebrity Jeopardy!</em>'s Sean Connery Could Love
Here's a lower third graphic teasing Bruce Beck's sportscast for last night's 6 p.m. news on WNBC in New York. It's a priceless find for anyone familiar with this wonderful moment in SNL history or those who occasionally miss spaces. (Or toilet bowls.)...
Mike Francesa Uncorked An All-Timer Of A Rant On The Collapsing Mets
The Mets are in freefall. They just got swept in four games at home by the (now) 50-73 Colorado Rockies. The Mets' starter for the last of those four losses, today's game, was blogger Collin McHugh, making his major-league debut. McHugh threw seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, ...
Struggling Mets Add Blogger To Rotation
Nothing signifies failure like bloggers. And nothing signifies a failed business model, an abandoned plan, like having to promote a blogger from his mother's basement and pay him money. The New York Mets—who are a cool 11-25 after the all-star break—are doing just that....
Mets Identity Crisis Continues
First it was the return of Jerry Manuel and his weirdo aloof disposition to the Mets. Now, according to the Mets twitter feed, longtime Texas Ranger David Murphy is hitting RBI singles for the team while actual New York Met Daniel Murphy is lost somewhere looking for a position to play. At least th...
Jerry Manuel Is Back, Baby!
The Mets rolled into D.C. today, hell-bent on losing another series while Frank Francisco nearly blows a big lead in the third game. (Can we call them "meaningful games in September" if they're meaningful only because scientists are investigating a new condition called Jason Bay Disease?) Anyway, re...
Last Night Matt Harvey Saved The Mets' Life
Unless you live in the right parts of the country, there's a moment every summer when you realize that your baseball team won't be playing in October. For a downtrodden half of New York, that moment more or less arrived within the last two weeks: the Mets entered last night 1-11 since the all-star b...
Meanwhile, In Flushing...
Mr. Met poses with Snooki. Also, tonight is Star Wars Night at Citi Field. It's summer in New York....
Miguel Batista No Longer On Best Team In Baseball
To be fair, he never really was on the best team in baseball, but the Mets designated Miguel Batista for assignment on Sunday morning....
Miguel Batista Says The Mets Are The Best Team In Baseball
Mets lost to the Nationals last night. Again. Six losses in a row, 2-8 in the last 10 games. Miguel Batista gave up two runs in less than an inning of bullpen work. Said the pitcher poet after the game: "I believe we are the best team in baseball. We just have to play like one. That's what we're not...
FOX, Umpires Conspire To Confuse The Shit Out Of Everyone Watching The Mets And Braves
Here is an almost three minute long clip from this afternoon's Mets-Braves game. The scene: bottom of the fifth, one out, one on (Martin Prado on first), Jason Heyward at the plate. Heyward lines a 1-0 pitch to left and then, well, who the hell knows what happened....
R.A. Dickey Saved The All-Star Game's Ratings
"Tony La Russa's decision not to start R.A. Dickey in Tuesday's All-Star Game turned out to be a good one for Fox. Ratings for the telecast peaked at a 9.0 between 10 p.m.-10:15 p.m. when the Mets knuckler entered the game in the sixth inning." R.A. Dickey: still the best. [NYDN]...
Phillies Announcer Melts Down: "Somebody Figure Out How To Fucking Get Scott Hairston Out!"
Scott Hairston owns the Phillies. Just plain steals their lunch and eats it in front of them, then poops in the bag and gives it back. He's a journeyman against everyone else, an All-Star against Philly....
Caption Contest: What Are These Mets Fans Up To?
It's Friday, and we feel like giving away stuff. Take your best shot at captioning this screencap, and we'll award the best one an actual prize of some crap from our desk. We'll announce the winner Monday. Have at it!...
This Mets Fan Who Took A Nasty Tumble On Live TV Earns A Yellow Card For Diving [UPDATE]
As SNY went to break after the top of the seventh of tonight's Phillies-Mets matchup at Citi Field, cameras caught one mets fan taking a tumble and sending his beer cups flying. We all got a good laugh out of it—as did the SNY announcers—but a closer inspection reveals it was all staged. ...
"Abe Lincoln Bandit" Robs Houston Bank While Wearing Mets Cap
My only thought is that because this guy has ostentatious facial hair, he might be a relief pitcher, and because he might be a relief pitcher, he might be a better setup man than Miguel Batista, once he gets this whole bank robbery situation squared away. But since he made off with less than $100 in...
Now Batting, Travis Wood Of The Chicago Ubs
Cubs pitcher Travis Wood shut down the Mets in his seven innings of action last night, though the real impact he made was on viewers stupefied by his batting helmet's misplaced logo. The cap appears to have been through some severe trauma, made all the weirder because Wood, being a pitcher, has bat...