If Barry Melrose ever goes to Newark, he probably won't be getting a warm reception. Melrose, a hockey analyst for ESPN and a former player and manager, said some disparaging words about the city of Newark when talking about the new Devils arena on his webcast last week. Melrose said, "It looks great on the inside but don't go outside, especially if you got a wallet or anything else because the area around the building......

The Wall Street Journal has an absolutely hysterical/mortifying column today about what happens when one's boss wants to be your "friend" on an online site like MySpace or Facebook. Normally reserved for friends or total strangers, members feel free to share compromising photos or statements on the site. So what does one do when a "Michael Scott"-like boss wants to get tight with his employees and invites you to be in his Friendster circle? Refusing......

-Reds 6 Mets 5: Jose Reyes recorded the first cycle in the majors this year, but Billy Wagner blew the save and the Mets lost. Wagner got the first two outs of the ninth, but then walked Austin Kearns and David Ross and gave up back-to-back singles to Rich Aurilia and Brandon Phillips. Carlos Beltran led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk, but Carlos Delgado flied out and David Wright grounded into......

After losing five straight at the start of the season, the Mets have now won four in a row, battling to within one game of .500, a mark that was ever so elusive last season. Last night, they put together a scrappy victory against the Astros, winning 4-3. Despite the victory, there were ugly moments in the game as well. Victor Zambrano stuggled at times, loading the bases twice, yet only allowed one run in......

Copy, paste. Copy, paste. That's what Gothamist will be doing many times over as the Mets have traded for Doug Mientkiewicz to fill the hole at 1st base when the team's 1st choice, Carlos Delgado, decided to sign with the Florida Marlins. While the bat of Delgado will be missed, at least Mientkiewicz has a great glove. That's the consolation prize, and it could very well come in handy - as will that World Series......

Looks like the Mets didn't quite get it. It being Carlos Delgado, the first "big ticket" free agent that they didn't land in this busy off season. The former 1st baseman from the Blue Jays is heading south for the Florida Marlins. He signed with the Marlins for 4-years and $52 million, which was what the Mets also offered. The difference? Delgado thought the Marlins had a better chance to win the World Series. The......

After seven years as a New York Met, Al Leiter has left our fair city for a second stint with the Florida Marlins. Leiter signed a 1 year, $7 million contract with the team he pitched for in 1996 and won a World Series with in 1997. The Tom's River, NJ native, has always been a Mets fan, yet he left the team even after agreeing to an offer of 1 year, guaranteed $4 million......

In their last playoff game, the Yankees were shut out by the Florida Marlins, losing the World Series. Last night, they were shut out again. The Twins came in the Bronx and stole the first game of the series with some stellar defense. In their 2-0 win (box score), the Twins tied a post-season record by tallying five double plays on the night. Johan Santana, who has not lost since the All-Star break, gave up......

It's a bad thing when, as a baseball team, you can have a good day when you're not playing. That's exactly what happened for the Mets on Monday. They didn't play, and they didn't lose. Over their three game weekend series with Phillies, the Mets managed to emulate their recent performance at home, losing all three games for their season-high 9th loss in a row. The loss is also the most consecutive losses under......

Don't look now, but the Mets lost again, falling to the Florida Marlins, 5-4 (box score). The loss was the Mets' 5th in a row and extended the Marlins win streak to 6 games. The only bright spot for the Mets was Wilson Degado, who had an impressive game offensively. Batting 8th and playing shortstop, Delgado went 3 for 4, knocking in four runs and hitting a home run in the 4th. Without Delgado, the......

Scott Erickson hadn't played in the Major Leagues since August, 2002, when he was with the Baltimore Orioles. Last night, he started for the Mets against the Florida Marlins. Dontrell Willis started for the Marlins and was 5-0 with a 1.05 ERA against the Mets. The Mets and Erickson were presented with a tough task, but Erickson pitched solidly, throwing for 6 innings, and allowing only 1 earned run. Despite his performance and Willis giving......

The Mets were poised to claim a tie for first place in the NL East, but John Franco gave up the game winning home run in the 9th inning of last night's game. Bobby Abreu, a fan selection to the All-Star game, smacked the home run, his 18th to hand the Mets the 5-4 loss (box score). Now, the Mets are two games out of first place and tied for second place with the hated......

In what has become a yearly tradition, the Mets and Yankees start the first of six games in their interleague series tonight. In last seven years, the Yankees hold a 24-12 advantage in the Subway Series including a six game sweep of the Mets last season. Derek Jeter sums up the Series succinctly, "Yes, it's great for the city. No, it's not like it was during (the World Series) in 2000. No, it's not that......

On the eve of interleague play, the Mets stand at .500 after defeating the Florida Marlins yesterday 5-2 (box score). The game ended a 12-game, 13 day period where the Mets played the NL East leading Marlins and the 2nd place Phillies. While a team obviously wants to do better than .500 against their rivals, for Mets Manager Art Howe, he was happy to go .500, "We wanted to finish at least 6-6 in these......

Yankees lose the World Series to the Florida Marlins. Pros: - Yankees beat the Red Sox. - Still have 26 Championships. - No drunken Yankees fans running around being menaces. - No messy ticker tape parade, no drunken businessmen getting in your face on the subway midday. Cons: - Belligerent Yankees fans on what would have been, second guessing, etc. - Yankees ghosts sleeping, apparently waiting for Halloween. - $180 million buys you the......