Former Mets pitcher Don Cardwell died yesterday at the age of 72 in North Carolina. Traded to the Lovable Loser Mets in 1966, Cardwell's performance during 1969 mirrored that of the team itself and helped the Mets win the their division title on the way to their first World Series Championship. Like the Mets, Cardwell started the '69 season in a lackluster manner, posting a 3-9 win-loss record through the first four months of the......

Last Sunday, Mets pitcher Tom Glavine finally won his 300th career game with a victory over the Chicago Cubs. To honor Glavine, Mayor Bloomberg presented the 41-year old lefty the Key to the City on Wednesday. This was enough to upset at least one New Yorker. The Politicker noted that a caller to the Mayor's radio show today suggested that Bloomberg should have rescheduled with Glavine considering the city's subway system was deluged by early......

Perhaps the best news so far this off-season for the Yankees is the hiring of Lou Piniella by the Chicago Cubs. While that has no direct consequence on the Yankees right now, there are reports that Piniella wants the Cubbies to "aggressively pursue" the beleaguered Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. While A-Rod has a no trade clause and says he wants to remain with the Yankees, moving to the Cubs (who are accustomed to......

What the heck? The Crain's reports that Rudy Giuliani and a team of other investors may make a bid to buy the Chicago Cubs. Hall of Fame Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks ("Let's Play Two!") is interested in buying the team, though current owner, the Tribune Co. claims the team is not for sale (in spite of other scuttlebutt that Mark Cuban may be interested in the Cubs as well). And Banks says Giuliani Partners and......

In a match-up of unreliable bullpens, the Mets’ relievers faltered last in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs in the rubber game of a three-game series Wednesday. Derek Lee took Health Bell deep to lead off the tenth, after the Mets tied the game 3-3 in the 9th off new Cubs closer Ryan Dempster. Bell's mistake wasted a decent outing from Victor Zambrano, who lasted six innings. When Gothamist gets concerned about the Mets,......

Last night's episode of Law & Order, "Everybody Love's Raimondo's," featured murders at an uptown, mobster-and-celebrity restaurant, spurred on by a man heckling a woman who was singing. This means that the ripped-from-the-headlines-to-your-TV turnaround time was a little under 4 months, as this was based on the murder at Rao's. The episode even featured a murderer named "Bumpy," much like the Rao's gunman, Louis "Lump Lump" Barone. Of course, the real murder was of a......

Well, Chicago Cubs, the Curse of the Goat continues. It was a good run. You have Dusty Baker next year. Your overzealous fan apologized, though undercover because of purported death threats (Florida Governor Jeb Bush offered him asylum), too. Next year? The Northside Lounge - A Chicago Cubs Blog While at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, the crowd was cheering during the Red Sox win over the Yankees. Gothamist believes that this is because they......

Chicago Cubs, you squander your 3 run lead in the eighth inning and let the Marlins score 8. And an assumed Cubs fan may have interfered with a play! This, of course, reminds New Yorkers of little 12 year-old Jeff Maier (ranked number 4 on The Sporting News' list of the top 25 Unusual and Unforgettable Baseball moments) who turned a possible fly ball into a home run for Derek Jeter, helping the Yankees......