In a surprise move, Mets will not be selling a minority stake to David Einhorn. According to Einhorn, looks as the Mets proposed changes to the deal late in the game that did not make sense to Einhorn. “I am disappointed to announce that I will not be purchasing an ownership interest in the New [...] more... 
Every Mets fan knows what a fantastic player Carlos Beltran is, and now that he’s been traded for Zack Wheeler, soon so will every Giants fan. Anyway, now that Beltran’s gone, what are we left with? Beltran currently ranks 6th among NL outfielders* in OPS, which I think is probably the single most important offensive [...] more... 
No surprise here. In a no-brainer expected salary dump move, Sandy Alderson and the Mets trade Mr. K-Rod Francisco Rodriguez and some cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for 2 players to be named later. The cash is to offset K-Rod’s remaining 5 million left on his contract for this season plus 3.5 million buyout the [...] more... 
The Mets, according to this have the 7th highest payroll in baseball, at $120.1M. This list is based on Opening Day rosters, so the Mets number doesn’t include Ollie and Castillo (or even Gary Matthews, Jr.) so it’s really more like $140M, which would be good for 4th highest. Whenever I hear people say something [...] more... 
Fred Wilpon, as I’m sure you’ve heard already, has trashed his team in an upcoming article in the New Yorker. I realize he’s the owner of the Mets and can say whatever he wants about his team, but what purpose does this serve? Are you trying to sour Mets fans on these players in the [...] more... 
Fred, what’s gotten into you? Did you get water-boarded for this interview you just did for Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker? I ask because your comments are very uncharacteristic of you, so just trying to make sense of it all. I mean come on Fred, you are a very respected baseball owner and business [...] more... 
The New York Mets and its fans do not need another “Midnight Massacre” to hit this team in the event they do trade Jose Reyes. For those that need refreshing, the day the Mets traded Tom Seaver in 1977 became known as the “Midnight Massacre”. The result of that trade you ask? The Mets fell into last [...] more... 
Why not bring in the Entourage to Citi Field? You get some celebrity cache, they’re true New Yorkers, and apparently real fans of the team. Well at least the ones that want to buy the Mets claim to be. That’s better than having any ole typical investor types and would be a nice injection of [...] more... 
Sandy Alderson just got his first lesson in ‘New York’, claiming the fan and media attention given to Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez is a bit peculiar. “It’s a little odd,” Alderson said. “I think it does distract one from taking a look at the team as a whole and having a more balanced view [...] more... With the revelation that the SEC was in on the Bernie Madoff sham scam, things seemed to finally start moving in Fred Wilpon’s favor, ever so slightly. Until today, when news broke that Team Wilpon had to borrow money from MLB recently. Well that didn’t last very long now did it? “We said in October [...] more...