Wright helps deliver Mets win in first game back

David Wright's RBI double in the eighth inning in his return from the disabled list drove in the go-ahead run Friday night, as the Mets beat the Marlins, 7-6, in front of 21,304 at Sun Life Stadium.
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Carlos Beltran to the Red Sox makes perfect sense: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Though the New York Mets continue to follow moribund patches of play with energizing stretches of games featuring rallies, good pitching, and great passion, it is now inevitable the team will be stripped to save dollars and replenish for the future.
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Five Mets keepers for 2012 (and beyond): Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

With all the talk about who the New York Mets will be unloading before this year’s trade deadline, it seems like nobody is talking about who the team should keep. I mean, they do have to field a team next season, don’t they?
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Mets in '86 always had fighting chance — literally

Swaggering, acid-tongued and arrogant, the Mets ruled the NL in 1986, their superiority unquestioned until October. But from late May to late July, they were challenged regularly and became something akin to Jerry Springer's guests, apt to swing even while obeying the take sign.
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Trustee reportedly dropping damages claims

Irving Picard, the trustee suing Mets ownership in an attempt to capture funds for victims of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, reportedly said he will drop his claims for damages against the bank UBS, meaning that he could drop the damages claims in his other clawback suits, including the one he filed against Sterling Equities, [...]

Mets fall in Beltran's potential farewell to Citi

By the time Carlos Beltran stepped onto the field for what may have been his final at-bat as a Met in New York, his team was already well on its way to a 6-2 loss to the Cardinals. Beltran's popup to shallow left field hardly seemed to matter, save for its implications.
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Pagan experiences highs, lows of game

A day after he hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning, Angel Pagan went 0-for-3 with a strikeout and made a throwing error at a critical juncture of the Mets' 6-2 loss to the Cardinals on Thursday.
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Mets to get Wright back in lineup Friday (AP)

New York Mets third baseman David Wright is expected to come off the disabled list Friday. Mets manager Terry Collins says he plans to have Wright in the lineup when New York starts a series at Florida. Wright has been out since mid-May with a stress fracture in his lower back.
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Mets negotiating solely with Einhorn? (Yahoo! Sports)

Rumors circulated Tuesday that the New York Mets “were potentially pursuing other minority owners,”…
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Bay exits game with tight right hamstring

Mets left fielder Jason Bay left Wednesday's game against the Cardinals in the fourth inning with a tight right hamstring. He was replaced by Willie Harris.
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Angel gets his legs as Mets walk off

Angel Pagan hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th to give the Mets a 6-5 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday.
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Mets still in exclusive negotiations with Einhorn

The Mets released a statement Wednesday saying they were still in exclusive negotiations with David Einhorn to buy a 33 percent stake in the club for $200 million.
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Mets rally twice, then Pagan walks off in 10th

Angel Pagan hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th to give the Mets a 6-5 win, their second in a row.
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Beltran's talent on display for suitors

With 12 days to go before the non-waiver Trade Deadline, Carlos Beltran returned from a three-day bout with the flu and was on base five times on Tuesday night in a 4-2 Mets victory over the Cardinals at Citi Field.
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Happy reunion results in victory for Mets

Carlos Beltran reached base five times and Jose Reyes recorded his league-leading 44th multihit game, leading Dillon Gee and the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals at Citi Field.
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Short-handed Mets stifled by Marlins

The Mets mustered just three hits against Marlins pitching on Monday, dropping a 4-1 decision at Citi Field in a makeup of the May 17 game postponed due to rain.
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After rehab game, Reyes set for Tuesday

After the Mets' 4-1 loss to the Marlins on Monday, the team announced that All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes would be activated from the disabled list on Tuesday before the series opener against the Cardinals.
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Mets’ Reyes playing rehab game (Yahoo! Sports)

Brooklyn’s Coney Island will have a visitor Monday night and this guy isn’t coming to ride the famed…
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Phillies’ Kendrick feels at home in Mets’ park (Yahoo! Sports)

You want to make the eyes light up on a pitcher that doesn’t rely on strikeouts, like Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Kyle Kendrick? Drop them in the middle of spacious Citi Field and let them feel invincible. “This is a great park to pitch in,” the Phillies starter…
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Mets’ Pelfrey can’t shut down Phillies (AP)

Mike Pelfrey is not pitching in the manner expected of a No. 1 starter — and he knows it. Pelfrey gave up Michael Martinez’s first career homer, a three-run shot, and was outpitched by Kyle Kendrick, who helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their seventh straight series win with an 8-5 victory over the New [...]

Pelfrey stumbles in finale against Phillies

The Mets needs a strong pitching performance in Sunday's rubber match, but Mike Pelfrey served up a three-run home run to the Phillies' Michael Martinez in a 8-5 loss at Citi Field.
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Mets may give some of Bay's at-bats to Hairston

Manager Terry Collins implied after Sunday's loss that Jason Bay could lose some of his playing time to the streaking Scott Hairston.
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Mets honor Medal of Honor recipient Petry

On Tuesday, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry became the second living active-duty service member to receive a Medal of Honor for actions in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. The Mets honored him before the fourth inning at Citi Field on Saturday.
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Despite semantics, Mets turn to Parnell

Though the Mets have talked about using a closer by committee, that's really just to deflect pressure on hard-throwing right-hander Bobby Parnell, who they hope will take the job and run with it.
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