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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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New York Mets stories: 113 news summaries

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(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

Bailed-Out Banks Won't Bail on Sports Sponsorships

Gaudy expenditures anger public, Congress

Nov 25, 08 11:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Citibank is getting billions from taxpayers and cutting thousands of jobs, but it's not canning its 20-year, $400 million deal to dub the New York Mets’ new stadium “Citi Field.” Such big advertising deals are coming under the microscope—and have critics crying foul, ABC News reports. “... More »

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advertising • Manchester United • Citigroup • New York Mets • AIG • bailout • Comerica Park • stadium financing • banking industry • Citi Field • financial crisis

Youthful Doodles Costly
for Sports Collectors

Innocently defacing cards, balls, comics makes items nearly worthless to collectors

Oct 21, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mickey Mantle never wore a beard, but that didn’t stop an 8-year-old Mets fan from giving him one, scrawling the words “You Stink,” on his 1968 Topps card. While such youthful indiscretions are fairly common, collectibles that could be worth hundreds, even thousands, of dollars are rendered... More »

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New York Mets • New York Yankees • Mickey Mantle • sports memorabilia • baseball • baseball cards

Fans' Ashes in Limbo as Yankee, Shea Shut Doors

As Shea and Yankee stadiums shut, relatives fret over final resting places

Oct 11, 08 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Yankee Stadium and Shea have shut their doors forever, people who scattered ashes in their favorite ballpark worry that their loved ones may spend eternity in a parking lot, the New York Times writes. Some are searching for a way to get some dirt out of the hallowed... More »

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cremation • New York Mets • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • stadium • baseball • Shea Stadium • ashes

(Newser) - The New York Mets' blunder-prone bullpen threw away their playoff hopes by serving up two homers in a 4-2 loss to the Florida Marlins today, the New York Post reports. Meanwhile C.C. Sabathia pitched the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, securing the Brew Crew... More »

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MLB • Milwaukee Brewers • New York Mets

(AP) - Desperate to stay in the playoff race, the New York Mets brought back Johan Santana early and he delivered, pitching a three-hitter that led them over the Florida Marlins 2-0 on a rainy day today, the AP reports. Nearly 2 hours later, the Mets pulled into a tie with Milwaukee... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Milwaukee Brewers • New York Mets • playoffs • Johan Santana • baseball

OPINION

 NY's Weirdos 
 Will Miss 
 You, Shea 

NYC bids adieu to its home for eccentric, earthy fans

Sep 27, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shea Stadium may lack the grandeur of Yankee Stadium and look like a tacky concrete donut, but that's what made the New York Mets' home great, writes Harry Bruinius in the Christian Science Monitor. “Shea is a circus in a way Yankee Stadium could never be,”... More »

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New York Mets • stadium • baseball • Shea Stadium

Cat Killing Was Self-Defense: Ex-Ballplayer

Mets prospect says he beat ex's tabby to death for trying to bite him

Sep 18, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joseph Petcka doesn’t deny he beat his girlfriend’s cat to death, but he says it was self-defense, the New York Daily News reports. The ex-Mets prospect and bit-part actor (one episode of Sex and the City) says the 7-pound tabby tried to bite him. Prosecutors say Petcka screamed,... More »

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New York Mets • animal cruelty • baseball • cat

OPINION

 New Stadium Strikes Fear
 in Mets Foes

New stadium, opening next year, will open financial 'chasm' for other NL teams

Jul 24, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - National League teams visiting Shea Stadium this summer can’t help looking past the outfield with fear at the New York Mets’ new home, Citi Field, which opens next year. “It is the ballpark that could make the Mets financially untouchable,” Rich Hofmann writes in the Philadelphia Daily ... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • New York Mets • business • spending • baseball • Shea Stadium • Citi Field

 Mets Cut
 Randolph Loose 

Mets fire manager despite recent improvement

Jun 17, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Mets have fired manager Willie Randolph, as well as two of his coaches, reports Newsday. The announcement came this morning after weeks of speculation about Randolph's fate, as the Mets continue to struggle just under .500 after last season's historic collapse. Bench coach Jerry Manuel will take... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Willie Randolph • baseball • firing

 Seaver Trades 
 Curve Balls
 for Cabernets 

'The name should not sell it,' he says of his Napa-produced vintages under GTS label

Jun 5, 08 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - You might think baseball Hall of Famers might be content to rest on their laurels, but not so Tom Seaver, Bloomberg reports. The three-time Cy Young winner spent some time as an announcer after his retirement in 1987, but his interest in wine led to the founding GTS Vineyards in... More »

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California • New York Mets • wine • Baseball Hall of Fame • Napa Valley • vineyard • Tom Seaver • GTS Vineyards

 Braves Fan Dies
 in Upper-Deck Fall 

Lands in lower level after plummet

May 22, 08 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Atlanta Braves fan died after plummeting from the upper deck at Atlanta’s Turner Field, WSBTV.com reports. The 25-year-old man fell to the field-level concourse behind home plate during the bottom of the 8th inning in last night’s game against the New York Mets, a police rep... More »

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New York Mets • Atlanta Braves • fans • baseball • sports deaths

Mets Manager Apologizes
for Calling
Critics Racist

'It was a mistake,'
says Randolph

May 22, 08 4:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two days after Mets manager Willie Randolph lashed his critics for being "racial," he apologized for what he said, reports AP. The first black manager of a New York baseball team had suggested in an interview with a columnist from The Record that he was portrayed differently than... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Willie Randolph • baseball

 Piazza Retires After 16 Seasons 

Slugging catcher a lock for the hall

May 21, 08 2:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The most prolific hitting catcher of all-time is hanging up his spikes. After 16 years, Mike Piazza is calling it a career, one that saw him amass a .308 lifetime batting average and 427 homeruns; 396 of those dingers came as a catcher, which is the most all time, reports... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Cooperstown • Los Angeles Dodgers • baseball • Mike Piazza

 Nationals Outlast Mets 1-0 

May 16, 08 12:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jason Bergmann never got a chance to plead his case to stay in the game after seven shutout innings. No matter. The pinch hitter who replaced him made Bergmann a winner. Willie Harris helped put Washington ahead with a key sacrifice bunt, then saved the slick-fielding Nationals by making a... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Willie Harris • Washington Nationals • Mike Pelfrey • baseball • Jason Bergmann

 Nationals Topple Mets 5-3 

May 15, 08 12:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Zimmerman hit a long homer and Tim Redding pitched two-hit ball for six innings, sending the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. Jesus Flores hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh off Aaron Heilman, who was booed on... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Washington Nationals • baseball • Ryan Zimmerman

Church Batters Former Mates as Mets Beat Nats

New York racks up 14 hits in hard-fought, testy 6-3 victory

May 13, 08 11:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Church homered, doubled and drove in four runs against his former team and John Maine pitched six sharp innings to lead the New York Mets over the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Tuesday night. A night after Mets starter Nelson Figueroa called the Nationals "softball girls" for cheering in... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Washington Nationals • baseball • Ryan Church

 Nats Pound Mets 10-4 

May 12, 08 11:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Odalis Perez used his hitting to help him earn his first win of the season. Making his ninth start without a victory, Perez had three hits and two RBIs and pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets 10-4 on Monday night. More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Odalis Perez • Washington Nationals • baseball

(Newser) - Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to support Oliver Perez and lead the New York Mets to an 8-3 victory today over the bumbling Cincinnati Reds. Reflecting their inconsistent offense, the Mets hadn't hit back-to-back home runs this season before Saturday. They've now done... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Cincinnati Reds • Oliver Perez • baseball • Carlos Beltran • Johnny Cueto • Jeff Keppinger • Ryan Church

Arroyo Helps Reds Gain Split With Mets

Keppinger's five hits back right-hander's eight solid innings

May 11, 08 12:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bronson Arroyo pitched eight dominant innings to win a matchup of struggling pitchers and Jeff Keppinger had a career-high five hits, lifting the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets 7-1 yesterday for a split of their day-night doubleheader. In the opener, Carlos Beltran hit a bases-loaded triple and drove... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Cincinnati Reds • National League • Johan Santana • baseball • Carlos Beltran • Ken Griffey Jr. • Jeff Keppinger • Bronson Arroyo

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