The Mets came out strong to start the new season, but have stumbled in their last two games as an injured David Wright has left their offense completely anemic. But just think Mets fans: if the season ended today, we'd be in the playoffs, tied for first place! If that thought isn't enough to prop you up—or even if it is—you may very well be suffering from Mets Seasonal Affective Disorder. But there's a way to stop obsessing about Jose Reyes' free agency and ignore the absurd amount of freak injuries the Mets endure every year—Metsoloft. more ›

The Mets reached "baseball nirvana" with their 1-0 opening day win over the Atlanta Braves yesterday afternoon—and even better for management, they were able to get a record sell out crowd at Citi Field. But there's still a lot of nervousness about selling tickets—and it's now at the point where the Mets are literally giving tickets away for free to anyone who wants. more ›

Gary Carter, the Mets Hall of Fame catcher who was diagnosed with brain tumors last year, has died today according to Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson. He was 57. more ›

While the Yankees have been busy amassing a killer rotation and becoming the most dangerous team in the AL East again, the Mets have spent their winter cutting coupons out of the paper and binging on boxes of chocolate. And now, they're taking their penny-pinching to new levels: the team is literally auctioning off pieces of the discarded outfield wall in Citi Field. Because who wouldn't want to own a giant "Wheat Thins" ad? more ›

The NYTimes has a feature today on some of the incentives being offered to investors willing to give $20 million to the financially struggling Mets. The club is looking for approximately 10 suckers minority share owners—their investments would give them four percent stakes in the team each, while leaving Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz as majority owners. And seeing as how they're not going to attract any Donald Trumps, the organization is sweetening the pot with some added perks, such as access to Mr. Met, an exclusive fantasy camp, and business cards reading "owner." But if someone's gonna help bail out the perpetually-disappointing Mets, we think some better incentives might be in order: more ›

ESPN is reporting that St. Louis Cardinals slugger—and arguably the best hitter in baseball— Albert Pujols has agreed to a 10-year deal for at least $250 million with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan points out some harsh facts about the huge contract: "Alex Rodriguez was 32 when he signed his 10-year deal. Four seasons into it, he's a shell of himself. Albert Pujols turns 32 in January." For their sake, hopefully this doesn't mean Angels fans get to look forward to raging insecurities, an endless parade of busty blondes, and popcorn incidents. more ›

The Red Sox have hired colorful and controversial former Mets skipper Bobby Valentine as their new manager. Valentine, who managed the Mets for six seasons and led them to the World Series in 2000, will take over for Terry Francona following the Sox's historic collapse at the end of last season. Below, relive our favorite Valentine's moment with the Mets—when he put on a fake mustache to sneak back into the dugout after getting ejected from a game: more ›

Sportswriters were wetting themselves with joy last night as St. Louis Cardinals superstar Albert Pujols, arguably the greatest hitter of the last decade, had a historic night in Game 3 of the World Series. Pujols hit three home runs—and went 5-for-6 with six RBIs—against the Texas Rangers as the Cardinals went on to crush the Rangers 16-7 to take a 2-1 lead in the series (watch highlights here). The only other players to hit three home runs in one World Series game? Yankees legends Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson. more ›

With their 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon, the Yankees have clinched a playoff spot. It's their third consecutive trip to the playoffs, their 16th in the last 17 years, and their 50th overall in the ball club's 108 year history. Their magic number to clinch the American League East Division over the flailing Boston Red Sox is now one. more ›

Over in Yankeesland, Mariano Rivera just netted his 601st save, tying him with with Trevor Hoffman for the all-time major league saves record. And with Boston freefalling, the Yankees are firmly in first place in the AL East, and looking forward to what may be a long postseason run. Meanwhile in Metsville, stormtroopers and sand people stormed Citifield for Star Wars night this week. Oh, and some fans brought their banana phones to the stadium. Getting swept by the Nationals could do that to anybody. more ›

In case you stopped paying attention somewhere between the Carlos Beltran trade and the team losing their would-be sugar daddy, the Mets are actually playing some decent (if not playoff-bound) baseball currently. However, the Mets are pretty sure you don't know that, since you haven't been showing up at Citifield—and to that end, they've announced a Star Wars-themed night this Tuesday September 13th to try to lure fans back to the stadium! Eh, it's still less desperate than Mariah Carey's husband-hugs-the-world night. more ›

It seems that Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has been pulled into the Tobey Maguire poker ring mess—MLB is investigating allegations that A-Rod participated in illegal, underground poker games, including one which turned violent. And if Bud Selig doesn't believe A-Rod's pokerface, then it could cost him serious playing time: "We're talking to people involved in the investigation and we're taking this very seriously. Because he had been warned about this before, I would say a possible suspension would be very much in play," an MLB executive told ESPN. more ›

Despite trading All-Star Carlos Beltran this week, the Mets have been playing some of their best ball of the season lately. In the midst of a five game winning streak that has put them four games above .500, the team defeated the Washington Nationals handily in D.C. last night. But while the action on the field was good, a big brawl broke out in the stands between drunken Nationals and Mets fans—and as you can see in the video (around the 13 second mark), a woman got elbowed in the face pretty hard. Watch below: more ›

This week, it was reported that former Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu had been found dead at his home near Los Angeles at the age of 42. The autopsy is happening today, but authorities are investigating his death as an apparent suicide and hanging. Friends, former teammates and admirers are trying to make sense of his death: "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Hideki Irabu. Every player that wears the Pinstripes is forever a part of the Yankees family, and his death is felt throughout our organization. Our sympathies and support go out to his wife, Kyonsu, his two children, and all of his friends and loved ones," the New York Yankees said in a statement. more ›

Former Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu has been found dead at his home near Los Angeles. The Yankees confirmed the death this afternoon. Police are investigating whether it was a suicide by hanging. He was 42. more ›

Two baseball fans have fallen to their deaths so far this season, with the most recent fatality occurring Thursday night when a firefighter attending a Rangers game with his son reached for a ball and fell over a railing to the concrete below. But that tragic incident wasn't about to stop sports fan Keith Carmickle, who was so determined to grab a ball at last night's Major League Baseball Home Run Derby that he jumped up onto a metal table about 18 inches wide and lunged for a dinger from Milwaukee's Prince Fielder. He missed, and toppled over the railing: more ›

Major League Baseball is investigating whether Alex Rodriguez participated in an illegal high-stakes poker game that involves several celebrities. Star Magazine reported on Friday that it has three sources placing A-Rod at the games, which have been played at Hollywood hotels and residences of the other celebrities (Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Ben Affleck) involved in the poker ring. more ›

As if a 12-inning win wasn't entertaining enough for fans in Seattle, last night's Yankees-Mariners game at Safeco park was intruded by four fans who ran onto the field throughout the night. That included one particularly jubilant streaker who ran toward Derek Jeter in the middle of the 8th inning. Check out a NSFW video of it below...not that any of you are at work today: more ›

Yesterday, the Mets announced that the team was exclusively negotiating with 42-year-old hedge fund manager David Einhorn to buy a minority share of the financially beleaguered club. With it looking incredibly likely that Einhorn will spend $200 million to buy less than 49 percent of the team, Mets players gave their decidedly blah reactions to the probable new owner: “I don’t pay too much attention. I just try to stay focused on my job...The thing that I hope for is that things get better for the organization. I don’t know what’s going to happen,” shortstop Jose Reyes told WSJ. more ›