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New York Mets stories: 112 news summaries

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 Yankees Win 3-1, Pull Even 

New York finds just enough offense against Phillies' Martinez

Oct 29, 09 10:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hideki Matsui’s sixth-inning home run off old pal Pedro Martinez held up as the winning run as the New York Yankees pulled even in the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees overcame an early 1-0 deficit on solo shots by Mark Teixeira and... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • New York Yankees • Jorge Posada • Hideki Matsui • Mark Teixeira • Pedro Martinez • 2009 World Series


 ESPN to 
 Steve Phillips: 
 You're Out! 

Network fires philandering baseball analyst

Oct 25, 09 9:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Less than a week after the revelation of his affair with a production assistant, ESPN has fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips. "His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways," the network... More »

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television • ESPN • New York Mets • affair • infidelity • adultery • baseball • television personality • general manager • marital infidelity • Steve Phillips • Brooke Hundley

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 ESPN Must Fire Steve Phillips 

Network knew what it was getting in  scandal-plagued analyst

Oct 22, 09 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - ESPN knew exactly what it was getting in Steve Phillips, and it has to know that it's time to cut him loose. When the network hired him, "ESPN, already having gained a well-earned reputation as the Sodom and Gomorrah of sports television, must have informed Phillips of the World... More »

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entertainment • television • sports • ESPN • New York Mets • infidelity • baseball • marital infidelity • Steve Phillips • Brooke Hundley

Madoff-Burned Owners
Must Sell Mets: Author

Mets call remark 'completely irresponsible'

Aug 28, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Wilpon family will have to sell the New York Mets after losing $700 million to Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, according to an author who wrote about the money manager. “It's possible they would have to sell by next year,” says Erin Arvedlund, author of Too Good to ... More »

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New York Mets • franchise • Ponzi scheme • baseball • Bernard Madoff • team • Fred Wilpon • Erin Arvedlund

 Martinez Lands With Phillies 

3-time Cy Young winner agrees to $1M contract

Jul 15, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(AP) - Pedro Martinez has agreed to a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, the team’s general manager said today. Terms were not disclosed, but the deal is reportedly worth $1 million for one year. The 37-year-old Martinez went 5-6 with a 5.61 ERA for the New York Mets last season.... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • New York Mets • Pedro Martinez • baseball • free agent

 Dykstra Files for Chapter 11 

Says he has $50K in assets, owes $10-$15M

Jul 9, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former New York Met and Philadelphia Phillie Lenny Dykstra has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in California yesterday, citing no more than $50,000 in assets and debts between $10 million and $50 million, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. After making $36.5 million playing ball, Dykstra launched a magazine... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • New York Mets • bankruptcy • baseball • Chapter 11 • Lenny Dykstra

(Newser) - Major League Baseball is in the midst of an injury epidemic, the New York Times reports, and hurting teams want to know why. Injuries are up 26% from 2006—the Mets alone have lost nearly a quarter of their opening day roster. One potential reason: 2006 is when the... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • drug test • amphetamines • performance-enhancing drugs • random drug testing

(Newser) - New Yorkers would like to go out to the ball game, but the Wipons and Steinbrenners “have let their unfettered greed keep the fans at bay,” writes Allen Barra in the Wall Street Journal. Fans are outraged that their tax dollars have gone to fund stadiums they... More »

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New York Mets • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • baseball • ticket sales • Citi Field

Perfect Game Makes Little League Girl Star

12-year-old will throw out first pitch before Mets game tomorrow

Apr 24, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Life has been a bit insane for Mackenzie Brown since Tuesday, when the 12-year-old became the first girl in her Bayonne, NJ, Little League’s history to throw a perfect game. Brown’s performance cracked ESPN, she’s appeared on a Fox national morning show, and tomorrow she’ll throw... More »

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New York Mets • New Jersey • Little League • baseball • perfect game • Mackenzie Brown

 $1.5B Yanks MLB's 
 Most Valuable Team 

Marlins come bottom in latest ranking of baseball's MVTs

Apr 23, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Yankees' $1.5 billion valuation lands them solidly in the top spot in the Forbes ranking of baseball's most valuable teams. The crosstown Mets came second, trailing by almost $600 million. The Yanks, however, were one of only two teams to lose money last season, dropping $3.... More »

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St. Louis Cardinals • Chicago White Sox • MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Chicago Cubs • San Francisco Giants • Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • New York Yankees • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Los Angeles Dodgers • Washington Nationals • baseball • valuation

(AP) - Gary Sheffield joined the 500-homer club in the New York Mets' 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers tonight. The nine-time All-Star was on as a pinch hitter and sent a full-count pitch an estimated 385 feet for his first hit of the season for the Mets, making him the 25th... More »

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New York Mets • Gary Sheffield • baseball

OPINION

 Baseball-Savvy Actress 
 Explores Mets' New Park 

Mets fans will take time to warm to new stadium, actress says

Apr 17, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The name of the Mets' new ballpark may evoke unpleasant parallels between the crashing economy and the team's penchant for late-season collapses, but maybe Citi Field can still represent a fresh start for the Mets, writes Julia Stiles for the Wall Street Journal. The award-winning actress, an avid fan, opens... More »

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New York Mets • cuisine • hot dogs • baseball • Shea Stadium • Citi Field • Julia Stiles

Madoff's Mets Tix Sell for $7,500 on eBay

600% profit on seats to home opener will help repay victims

Apr 13, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Bernard Madoff investment has finally made an honest profit, the New York Daily News reports. The Ponzi kingpin's pair of tickets for the New York Mets home opener tonight, face value $525 each, sold for $7,500 after a fierce eBay bidding war. Along with revenue from the sale... More »

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eBay • New York Mets • Ponzi scheme • baseball • tickets • Bernard Madoff

Madoff's Mets Tickets
Up for Grabs on Ebay

Home-plate 'Ponzi' tickets will be sold to repay scammed investors

Apr 9, 09 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scamster Bernard Madoff has lost his mansion, his yacht, his freedom and now his prized Mets season tickets, the Los Angeles Times reports. The trustee liquidating the shamed financier and lifelong Mets fan's assets has traded Madoff's $80,000 platinum tickets for a "more marketable" $60,000 gold set... More »

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eBay • New York Mets • Ponzi scheme • baseball • Bernard Madoff

Posh New Stadiums
Victims of Bad Timing

Recession means few takers for box seats for Yankees, Mets, Cowboys

Mar 6, 09 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - When the Mets, the Yankees, and the Cowboys decided to build staggeringly expensive stadiums, they didn’t realize what kind of economy the arenas would open their doors to. The Wall Street Journal reports that the amenities-heavy fields, laden with luxury-boxes and steakhouses, are struggling to fill their swanky suites.... More »

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Dallas Cowboys • New York Mets • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • stadium • Shea Stadium

Lawsuit Claims Alomar Exposed Girlfriend to HIV

Former Met knew he had virus, insisted upon unprotected sex, lawsuit claims

Feb 11, 09 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - An ex-girlfriend has filed a shocking lawsuit against Roberto Alomar, claiming the baseball great knew he had AIDS yet insisted on having unprotected sex, the New York Daily News reports. Illya Dall is suing Alomar for $15 million in damages for exposing her and her children to the virus. She... More »

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MLB • AIDS • New York Mets • HIV • HIV/AIDS • baseball • Roberto Alomar

OPINION

Citi's Mets Deal Makes Sense in the Long Run

$400M, over decades, will generate lots of publicity, help pay back bailout funds

Feb 4, 09 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Citi’s $400 million naming-rights deal with the New York Mets may seem “tone-deaf and stupid” after the bank took $45 billion in bailout funds, Daniel Gross writes in Newsweek—but it’s a good idea. “Companies—even companies getting bailed out by the feds—need to attract... More »

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advertising • Citigroup • New York Mets • Citibank • baseball • corporate sponsorship • Citi Field • financial crisis • Wall Street bailout • TARP • naming rights

Citi May Bail on $400M Marketing Deal With Mets

The call to spend taxpayer money more wisely may overshadow agreement

Feb 3, 09 7:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Citigroup, trying to duck controversy over its use of taxpayer bailout dollars, is considering  reneging on a $400 million marketing deal with the New York Mets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 20-year partnership—which includes naming the Mets new stadium Citi Field—may be scratched because Citi accepted $45... More »

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Citigroup • New York Mets • baseball • Shea Stadium • bailout • Citi Field • financial crisis • TARP

GM Picks Mets Over Yankees for Ad Dollars

Cash-poor automaker wants toehold in NYC but 'can't do both'

Dec 16, 08 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - General Motors, citing the poor economic climate and its shortage of cash, has declined to renew its sponsorship of the New York Yankees, Bloomberg reports. The struggling car manufacturer will, however, re-up with the New York Mets. “We still want a presence in New York and we can’t... More »

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New York Mets • New York Yankees • General Motors • auto industry • Big Three • baseball • corporate sponsorship • financial crisis • economic downturn

(AP) - Francisco Rodriguez became the first top-tier free agent to reach an agreement when he decided to join the New York Mets, while longtime Cub Kerry Wood appeared to be on the verge of striking a deal with the Cleveland Indians. Coming off a record 62 saves for the Los Angeles... More »

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MLB • Cleveland Indians • New York Mets • Francisco Rodriguez • Kerry Wood • baseball

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