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Mets 101 Season Preview Series: Roundtable Predictions for 2013
March 31st, 2013 at 9:46 AM
The best day on the baseball calendar happens tomorrow. Opening Day brings the enthusiasm of a new season and allows fans throughout the country to dream of their team making a run for the pennant. The same holds true for fans of the New York Mets, who begin their 2013...

Mets 101 Season Preview Series: Breaking Down the 25 Man Roster
March 30th, 2013 at 3:09 PM
As spring training comes to a close today, the New York Mets are pretty much set with the group of players they will bring north for Opening Day. There were a few surprises in this year's group, and it will change slightly as Mets starter Shaun Marcum will spend the first...

New York Mets’ Johan Santana Likely Lost for Season
March 29th, 2013 at 9:56 AM
The Johan Santana saga has been the dominant storyline surrounding the New York Mets in spring training. Santana entered the spring feeling good and hoped to pitch for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Santana was even tabbed as the Opening Day starter by manager Terry Collins. The trouble started...

Mets 101 News and Notes: Spring Training Edition Week 7
March 28th, 2013 at 12:14 AM
Spring training is nearing it's end and roster decisions are going to start coming soon from the New York Mets. The club has numerous outfield and bullpen battles to settle and rumors of a certain left handed starter being disgruntled are also floating around camp. This week's edition of Mets...

LaTroy Hawkins Makes the New York Mets Bullpen
March 25th, 2013 at 9:11 PM
 ***PHOTO1*** Trading the New York pinstripes for New York orange and blue, veteran bullpen pitcher LaTroy Hawkins has made the Mets' major league bullpen.  He'll be heading north with today being the deadline for letting non-roster veteran invitees know whether they would be making the trip or not.  The last time...

Pedro Feliciano Fails to Make Opening Day Roster
March 25th, 2013 at 9:12 AM
The competition for the major league bullpen has gotten a little less crowded. The New York Mets have informed veteran left hander Pedro Feliciano that he will not make the team out of spring training, ESPN New York's Adam Rubin reports. Feliciano was asked by the team to start the...

New York Mets Make Cuts, Matt Den Dekker Breaks Wrist
March 24th, 2013 at 6:45 PM
The New York Mets assigned catching prospect Travis D'Arnaud to minor league camp this evening. D’Arnaud hit .343 with four doubles and four RBI in 35 at-bats over 16 games this spring.  The Mets also re-assigned Aaron Laffey, Andrew Brown, Brian Bixler and Jamie Hoffmann to minor league camp and...

New York Mets Split a Pair of Split Squad Games
March 24th, 2013 at 5:57 PM
Today marked the last split squad games on the spring schedule for the New York Mets, and the team (appropriately) split them. The home squad lost to the Detroit Tigers 9-4, but the traveling Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 in Jupiter. The game with the Tigers featured the...

New York Mets Injury Report: Johan Santana Will not Break Camp with Team
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:17 PM
In a piece of news that will not come as much of a surprise for fans, the New York Mets announced today that Johan Santana will not break camp with the team. The news (according to MetsBlog.com's report) gets more discouraging from there, as the team is unsure when Santana...

Mets 101 News and Notes: 12 Days to Opening Day
March 20th, 2013 at 9:31 PM
Spring training is nearing it's end and roster decisions are going to start coming soon from the New York Mets.   Injuries have set the tone for the Mets this spring as yet another arm has gone down.  The starting rotation is currently in flux and we do not know who...

Outfield Picture Starting to Come into Focus for New York Mets
March 19th, 2013 at 3:34 PM
One of the great mysteries surrounding the New York Mets this spring is which five outfielders will break camp. The outfield has undergone a makeover in the offseason as underachieving veterans Jason Bay and Andres Torres were let go while the units leading power guy, Scott Hairston, signed a two...

Matt Harvey Strikes Out Six, Leads New York Mets Over St. Louis Cardinals 3-2
March 18th, 2013 at 11:45 PM
The New York Mets (8-10) defeated the St. Louis Cardinals (10-11) in Spring Training action Monday afternoon, by a score of 3-2. The Mets were outhit nine to six by the Redbirds, but made their hits count, highlighted by a fourth-inning, two-run shot by Lucas Duda that also plated Travis...

New York Mets Struggle on Offense in 2-1 Spring Loss to Atlanta Braves
March 17th, 2013 at 4:25 PM
Port St. Lucie-The New York Mets offense only put up one run on three hits in a 2-1 spring training loss to the Atlanta Braves. On a day when Ike Davis and Ruben Tejada were the only regulars in the lineup, the Mets were dominated by a group of Braves...

Meet a “New” York Met: Relief Pitcher Scott Rice
March 16th, 2013 at 6:22 PM
Now that the busy 2013 offseason is over and the New York Mets have started Spring Training, a number of new players have joined the team. Over the next several weeks, the Mets 101 staff will introduce a "new" Met every day and break down what role they could play for the...

David Wright Suffers Oblique Injury During World Baseball Classic; Opening Day in Jeopardy
March 16th, 2013 at 1:20 PM
David Wright was certainly one of the stars of the World Baseball Classic for Team USA. Wright, who had hit .438 with a home run and 10 RBI's in the Classic, earned the moniker of "Captain America" for his heroics in the event. Unfortunately for Wright, his tournament ended early...

Meet a “New” York Met: Catcher Anthony Recker
March 15th, 2013 at 9:31 AM
Now that the busy 2013 offseason is over and the New York Mets have started Spring Training, a number of new players have joined the team. Over the next several weeks, the Mets 101 staff will introduce a "new" Met every day and break down what role they could play...

Meet a “New” New York Met: Catcher Landon Powell
March 14th, 2013 at 1:16 AM
Now that the busy 2013 offseason is over and the New York Mets have started Spring Training, a number of new players have joined the team. Over the next several weeks, the Mets 101 staff will introduce a "new" Met every day and break down what role they could play...

Meet a “New” York Met: Starting Pitcher Shaun Marcum
March 14th, 2013 at 1:07 AM
Now that the busy 2013 offseason is over and the New York Mets have started Spring Training, a number of new players have joined the team. Over the next several weeks, the Mets 101 staff will introduce a "new" Met every day and break down what role they could play...

Mets 101 News and Notes: Spring Training Edition, Week 5
March 13th, 2013 at 4:13 PM
Spring training is nearing it's end and roster decisions are going to start coming soon from the New York Mets. The club has numerous outfield and bullpen battles to settle and rumors of a certain left handed starter being disgruntled are also floating around camp. This week's edition of Mets...

Meet a “New” York Met: Relief Pitcher Brandon Lyon
March 11th, 2013 at 12:02 PM
Now that the busy 2013 offseason is over and the New YorkMets have started Spring Training, a number of new players have joined the team. Over the next several weeks, the Mets 101 staff will introduce a "new" Met every day and break down what role they could play for the 2013 Mets...