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It began as a strange evening at Shea Stadium. It was mid-September in Flushing, Queens, and the bitter rivalry that had been the Mets versus the Braves had made it's way to Shea Stadium. It was the time of year when the rivalry was most volatile, with each team staking its claim for a piece of October baseball. These were nights usually filled with tense moments, chants of "Larry, Larry," and a visceral hatred of John ...

It's hard to think of anything positive relating to the New York Mets these days, but there is one positive to come out of this dismal 2009 baseball season. It's the 40th anniversary of maybe the greatest baseball underdog story ever. That's right, it's been 40 years since the 1969 Mets went from being lovable losers who helped ease the pain of the Dodgers and Giants leaving for the west coast, ...

It's hard to believe that it's already mid-September. School has started, college and pro football games have begun, and before you know it, the trees will be leaf-less and it will be time to carve some turkey. While much of the sports coverage begins to shift this time of year to the beginning of football season, there is still plenty of great baseball left during this final month to satisfy even ...

  Dear Mr. Wilpon, My name is Lou Cappetta. I'm a member of the New York City District Council of Carpenters, a father of a 10 year-old son who has dreams of being a professional baseball player when he grows up, and a life-long Mets fan.   I am still only 31 years-old, but I have been a Mets fan since the mid-1980's, when the swagger and hustle of those Mets teams made me ...