New York Mets

Opening Day: Baseball Business Begins Again

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment


Roger I. Abrams

While sports fans fill their days with football, basketball and hockey, the aficionados of the business of sports will keep an eye on the real game, the game in the boardrooms and at the negotiating tables.

Sen. John McMighty-Mouse: "Here I Come to Save the Day!"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

Why stop with Wall Street? There are plenty of other crises for which McCain could come to the rescue. Take the New York Mets, for example.

How Not to Fire People

Henry Blodget | Posted 06.17.2008 | Business


Henry Blodget

The top brass of the hapless New York Mets have had up to their ears with the team's crappy play. When it came to addressing the problem, they put on a clinic in abominable management practices.

New York Mets Fire Willie Randolph In Midnight Bloodbath

AP | KEN PETERS | Posted 06.17.2008 | Entertainment


ANAHEIM, Calif. — Once he decided to fire Willie Randolph, New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya caught a flight to the West Coast, went to ...

The Cliff Floyd Factor: Something Bill James Can't Measure

Dave Hollander | Posted 06.05.2008 | Entertainment


Dave Hollander

Wherever Cliff Floyd goes, his teams win. Not only do they win, they turnaround. It's as if before Floyd got there not only weren't they winning but his teams appeared to have little idea how to win.

Yankees The Richest Team In Baseball, Worth $1.3B

AP | Posted 04.16.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — The New York Yankees' value increased to $1.306 billion over the past year, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine, a r...

Steroids in Baseball: What's New York Got to Do with it?

Warren Goldstein | Posted 12.31.2007 | Entertainment


Warren Goldstein

Which sports town trains the most scrutiny on its teams, from all kinds of media? You got it. I love New York.

How To Cope When Your Team Loses

TIme.com | SEAN GREGORY | Posted 10.05.2007 | Living


Children in tears. Women with hands over their faces. Grown men holding their hair, mouths agape, as if they had just witnessed a horrible implosion. ...

Mets Lose Playoff Spot, Millions In Franchise Dollars

CNN/Money | Chris Isidore | Posted 10.01.2007 | Business


The New York Mets lost more than a playoff spot, their pride and probably some of their fan base this past week. The franchise lost millions of dollar...