Category Archives: News Notes Rumors

Niese Has Partial Rotator Cuff Tear

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Paul Festa

Jon Niese will miss the next couple of weeks with a partial tear of his rotator cuff. Jonathon Niese has been diagnosed with a partially torn rotator cuff, although surgery is not immediately being recommended, assistant general manager John Ricco said. … Continue reading →

Posted in News Notes Rumors | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Wheeler: Leaving Las Vegas, Montero: Viva Las Vegas

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Paul Festa

Zack Wheeler looked sharp against Tacoma in his final tune-up before his imminent major league debut on June 18. Limited to 85 pitches, Wheeler went 5.2 innings, allowing a run on a solo homer by Carlos Peguero, walking 2 and … Continue reading →

Posted in News Notes Rumors | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

11th Annual Starlight Night at Citi Field

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Paul Festa

The Mets will play host to 300 seriously ill children for a night of fun, food, and baseball on June 11th. John Franco and Mookie Wilson will also be on hand. Here’s the press release with all the details: LOCAL … Continue reading →

Posted in News Notes Rumors | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Mets Draft Smith, Church

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Paul Festa

The Mets used their first round pick, 11th overall, to select high school first baseman Dominic Smith. Read Amazin’ Avenue’s assessment here. Smith was arguably the best prep hitter in the draft and projects to be a plus fielder and … Continue reading →

Posted in Mets 2013 Games, News Notes Rumors | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Heyman: Tejada to DL

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Paul Festa

Well, it looks like the decision to keep Ruben Tejada on the major league roster or demote him to Triple-A just got a little easier. sources: ruben tejada is headed to DL due to injured quad. #mets — Jon Heyman … Continue reading →

Posted in News Notes Rumors | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Mets Sign Ankiel, Starts Tonight

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Paul Festa

Rick Ankiel already helped the Mets once – during the 2000 playoffs.  Now they’ll hope he can help them again (in a more traditional sense). The Mets signed recent Astros castoff Rick Ankiel today. Terry Collins said the lefty-hitting Ankiel … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Dump, News Notes Rumors | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments

David Wright Day-to-Day

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Paul Festa

David Wright is not in tonight’s lineup due to what manager Terry Collins called a “real stiff neck.”  Which I suppose is worse than a fake stiff neck.  He’s officially day-to-day. “It was bothering him at the end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in News Notes Rumors | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on David Wright Day-to-Day

BREAKING: Travis d’Arnaud’s Foot

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Paul Festa

Last night, Mets catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud took a foul tip off the top of his foot.  He was later removed from the game.  Today, he was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the first metatarsal bone.  The approximate amount … Continue reading →

Posted in News Notes Rumors | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments