New York Mets

Mariano Rivera Earns 500th Save, Yankees Sweep Mets

New York Daily News | Anthony Mccarron | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York

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A few minutes after recording the 500th save of his career - against the Mets, in their new ballpark, in the Subway Series, no less - Mariano Rivera w...

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Len Berman's Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York

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Len Berman

Happy Monday everyone, here's my Top 5 for June 29, 2009.

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Subway Series: Everything You Need To Know (UPDATED)

David Vines | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Sports, Mike Pelfrey, Yankees, CC Sabathia, Mets, New York, Subway Series, Baseball, New York News
David Vines

Part II of the Subway Series is set to get underway tonight at Citi Field. Throughout the day we will be collecting various links and articles from around the web.

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Mets Crush Cards 11-0: Nieve Goes Six Strong

AP | HOWIE RUMBERG | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Mets, Mets Cardinals Game, Mets, Mlb, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Fernando Nieve, Nick Evans, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — Fernando Nieve pitched six scoreless innings to extend his improbable stint with the New York Mets and recent callup Nick Evans hit a...

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iPhone Apps: Top NYC-Based Apps (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | David Vines | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Foursquare, New York Mets, Slidepoll, Lonely Planet NYC, NYC Kick Map, Hopstop, City Transit, New York Iphone Apps, iPhone Apps, Coovents, New York, Iphone, Spotcrime, Slideshow, Multicam, Tattoo of the Day, New York News

There are thousands of different iPhone apps, but we have picked out ten of the top New York City-based apps for you to rate! Tell us which ones you ...

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Mets' Beltran Joins Teammates On The DL

nj.com | John Munson/the Star | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York

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The Mets' luck just got worse, as all-star outfielder Carlos Beltran joined many of his teammates on the disabled list Monday. Beltran has been playin...

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Steroid Use in Baseball? It's Often Obvious

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 07.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Mets, New York Baseball Giants, Steroids in Baseball, Barry Bonds, Mike Piazza, Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn, Roger Clemens, Todd Hundley, Steroids and Hip Injuries, Carlos Delgado, Entertainment News
Robert E. Murphy

Exhibit number one obviously is Barry Bonds, who in 1991, at age 27, hit 25 home runs, and in 2001, age 37, whacked 73.

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Mets Catch Swine Flu Jitters

New York Times | Posted 07.05.2009 | Local

Read More: Health, New York Mets, Swine Flu Update, New York Mets Swine Flu, Local News

As if the Mets did not have enough injuries and illnesses to worry about, they confronted a swine flu scare Tuesday when a member of their traveling p...

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The Miracle Mets and John Lindsay: New York's Unforgettable Summer Of 1969

The Observer | John Koblin | Posted 06.27.2009 | Local

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In this summer of our discontent, a season of buckling banks and wheezing newspapers, it might be well to remember that as far as crisis years go, 200...

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There Is No Joy in Metsville -- Thank Heavens!

Michael Shapiro | Posted 06.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Mets, Shakespeare, Jose Reyes, Baseball, Carlos Delgado, Entertainment News
Michael Shapiro

Right now the Mets, who have been finding different ways to lose every night, are the object of scorn mixed with sadness. They fill the heart.

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Madonna Dumps A-Rod's Yankees For Seinfeld's Mets

New York Post | Posted 06.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jesus Luz, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Sports, Alex Rodriguez, Madonna, Entertainment News

MADONNA is so over Alex Rodriguez she's even dumped the Yankees and is now rooting for the Mets. Madge took her kids, Lourdes, Rocco and David, to see...

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Julia Stiles Pens Mets Article For WSJ

wsj.com | JULIA STILES | Posted 05.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Once again, the Yankees are harshing my mellow. When the Mets renovated their bullpen by adding J.J. Putz and Frankie Rodriguez, the Yankees had to tr...

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Amazing But True: New York Times Barely Mentioned Jackie Robinson's Debut 62 Years Ago

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Jackie Robinson, The New York Times, New York Mets, Baseball, Arthur Daley, New York-New York, Media News
Greg Mitchell

The story on the game, printed April 16, 1947, did not say anything about Robinson for the full 18 paragraphs, nor in the short takes that followed.

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Mets excited to open Citi Field on Monday night

AP | STEVEN WINE | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business

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MIAMI — On his first visit to Citi Field, New York Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey was happy to see the high outfield wall and 415-foot sign in deep r...

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Cheering Alone

Terry Curtis Fox | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Democracy, Baseball, Bowling-Alone, Athenian Agora, Civics, Mets, La Scala, Broadway, Citi Field, New York Mets, Entertainment News
Terry Curtis Fox

A decent seat at a ballgame will go for five, six, or seven times the price of a center orchestra seat on Broadway. This has never been true in my lifetime. For the game, this is a disaster.

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Damn Yankees and Their Pricey New Stadium

Dave Astor | Posted 05.06.2009 | Comedy

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Dave Astor

What's not to like about a sickeningly posh edifice partly funded by massive subsidies from taxpayers who can't afford its ultra-expensive tickets and food?

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Citi Field, Shmiti Field -- I Want Shea Back

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.05.2009 | Entertainment

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Andy Ostroy

Baseball is an American tradition for the masses. It's supposed to be where a family of four can spend a glorious summer afternoon without needing an AIG-like bonus. Those days are gone.

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Banks, Baseball, and What's Wrong with "Naming Rights"

Warren Goldstein | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Yankees, Privatization, New York Mets, Baseball, Stimulus Plan, Citigroup Bailout, Bank Bailout, Politics News
Warren Goldstein

The brouhaha over Citigroup's naming rights to the new Mets stadium taps into intense feelings, not only about a storied baseball franchise, but also about the economic mess we're in.

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Citibank May Walk Out On Mets Stadium

Reuters | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Naming Rights, Citi, New York Mets, Mets Stadium, Citibank, Mets, Tarp, Baseball, Economy, Citi Field, Business News

Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is exploring the possibility of backing out of a nearly $400 million marketing deal with the New York Mets amid concerns over...

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State of the Mets Union

Jon Chattman | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Mets, Baseball, Hot Stove, Mlb, Juan Samuel, 1986, Moises Alou, Omar Minaya, Bernard Madoff, Wilpons, Sports, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Being a Mets fan is like being in an abusive relationship. When things are going good, you can't believe how well they're going. When things are bad...they're really bad.

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Fran Drescher for Senator Shmenator

Howie Greene | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, New York Mets, Movie Business, Entertainment, Breaking Entertainment News, David Paterson, Pakistan, Senate Races, New York, Mets Collapse, Politics News, Snoop Dogg, Fran Drescher, Saturday Night Fever, Cancer, Television Business, Jewish Voters, David Letterman, Politics News
Howie Greene

She's a cancer survivor. She's a great fundraiser. She speaks Spanish, Yiddish and some form of English. Fran Drescher is a lot of things -- but the next Senator from New York?

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Citibank and The Mets

Stanley Kutler | Posted 01.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson, New York Mets, Citigroup, Bailout, Business News
Stanley Kutler

The Amazin' Mets will have some of our money to insure the continued operations of the National Pastime. The game must go on -- and the owners have to make money.

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Obama Field

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 12.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Citigroup, Sports Law, Sponsors, New York Mets, Bailout, Economic Crisis, Citi Field, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

How can Citi lay off tens of thousands of its loyal workers and still fork over four hundred million dollars over twenty years to see its name up in lights in Queens? The "pundocracy," of course, is in an uproar.

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Citi, AIG Won't Drop Big Sports Sponsorships

ABC News | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Economic Bailout, New York Mets, Sports, Wall Street Crisis, Citibank, Citi Field, Aig, Citigroup, Business News

AIG, Citibank and a number of other federally bailed-out financial institutions have no plans to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in sports team...

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Citigroup's Spending Indefensible and Unacceptable

Rep. Elijah Cummings | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Bank Failure, New York Mets, Citigroup Bailout, Economy, Citibank Bailout, Financial Crisis, Citigroup New York Mets, Citigroup, Business News
Rep. Elijah Cummings

If the company has the funds to paste its name on the new Mets stadium, it has the money to maintain its operations and keep the 52,000 jobs it announced last week it would be eliminating.

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