Gary Sheffield wants to stay in New York despite the Mets' struggles. "My preference is to stay here," Sheffield said Monday night before the Mets played the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was out of the lineup because of a balky hamstring. "I don't want to talk about" a trade. The Mets signed Sheffield as a free agent April 4 after he was released by Detroit, which is playing…
August 11, 2009
August 8, 2009
Cards RHP Thompson to appeal suspension (AP)
St. Louis right-hander Brad Thompson will appeal a three-game suspension for pitching inside to the Mets' David Wright, a punishment Cardinals manager Tony La Russa called unfair. Thompson was not ejected after pitching up and in to Wright during New York's 9-0 victory on Wednesday, after the Cardinals' Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick were hit with pitches by Nelson Figueroa.
August 6, 2009
Mets get INF Hernandez from Nationals (AP)
The Mets acquired infielder Anderson Hernandez from the Washington Nationals for minor league infielder Greg Veloz. The 26-year-old Hernandez had stints with the Mets each of the previous four seasons. He was dealt to the Nationals last Aug. 20 to complete a trade in which New York acquired pitcher Luis Ayala.
August 5, 2009
Figueroa leads Mets over Cardinals 9-0 (AP)
After the Mets lost yet another player to injury, Nelson Figueroa gave them the type of fill-in outing they needed. Figueroa pitched 4 1-3 scoreless innings and boosted the offense with a two-run triple after Jonathon Niese got hurt, leading New York over the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 Wednesday. Angel Pagan hit his second homer in four games and had four RBIs, and David Wright also homered for the…
July 31, 2009
Rockies split doubleheader with Mets (AP)
Jorge De La Rosa set a franchise record by winning his seventh consecutive start and the Colorado Rockies beat New York 4-2 on Thursday night, earning a split in the day-night doubleheader and snapping the Mets' five-game winning streak. The Mets won the opener 7-0 behind Johan Santana, who struck out eight in seven sharp innings.
July 29, 2009
Pelfrey helps Mets push win streak to 4 (AP)
Mike Pelfrey pitched out of trouble into the seventh inning, the New York offense kept pecking away, and the Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. Pelfrey rebounded from consecutive losses to again fluster the hot-hitting Rockies, running his scoreless innings streak against them to 20.
July 28, 2009
Mets fire exec Bernazard after blowups (AP)
Mets general manager Omar Minaya fired a team executive Monday for a series of blowups, then openly questioned the motives of a local beat writer who reported the turmoil after asking about getting a job in baseball. Vice president of player personnel Tony Bernazard was dismissed after getting into a heated argument with All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez, challenging Double-A players to a fight…