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Bobby Valentine (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Coutinho: Firing Bobby V Would Be A Massive Mistake For The Red Sox

I have spent much of my baseball life around Bobby Valentine. He is as good a baseball man as I’ve ever known, and I think he is the man who could lead the Boston Red Sox out of the wilderness.

2012/09/12

Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves acknowledges the crowd at Citi Field on September 9, 2012. (Photo by Andy Marlin/Getty Images)

Coleman: Hats Off To Chipper Jones

Chipper Jones personified what sports and competition are all about.

2012/09/10

Schwei: Mets Return Home This Week To Face Chipper Jones One Last Time

After the Mets complete their road trip in St. Louis, they return home to host the Atlanta Braves this weekend in what will be the final visit to Flushing for future Hall-of-Famer Chipper Jones.

2012/09/04

Shea Stadium is shown during the Opening Day game between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals at Shea Stadium on April 3, 2006 in Flushing. The Mets won 3-2. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Kallet: Amid Another Lost Mets Season, A Look Back To Happier Times — Opening Day 2006

In light of Monday’s brutal loss, I couldn’t help but think back to the good old days — when the organization had a plethora of talent and the sky seemed to be the limit. It wasn’t 25 years ago, although it feels like it might as well have been.

2012/09/04

Bobby Valentine (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) and Charlie Manuel (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Keidel: Mets, Yankees Fans Can Rejoice In The Fates Of Their Archrivals

Even if neither New York team reaches its goals, their fans can rejoice in the fates of their foes: archrivals Boston and Philadelphia, who are a combined 30 games out of first place.

2012/08/29

Francisco Cervelli #29 of the New York Yankees is late with the tag on David Wright #5 of the New York Mets who scored in the first inning on June 18, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Coutinho: What Is The Most Memorable Subway Series Game?

As we head into Round 2 of the 2012 Subway Series, I am often asked what is the best game in this series I have ever seen since I have been at all of these encounters.

2012/06/21

MLB To Reportedly Announce Citi Field As Host Of 2013 All-Star Game On Wednesday

It appears that the Mets and Citi Field will finally have their turn…officially. Major League Baseball will announce that the Mets will host the 2013 All-Star Game on Wednesday at a City Hall news conference, according to reports.

2012/05/15

Coutinho: Remembering Gil Hodges 40 Years Later

Even though it was 40 years ago today, I can remember it like it was yesterday — my father coming into my room to give me the first dose of reality in my childhood life — Gil Hodges, the man who managed my team to a World Championship, had passed away.

2012/04/02

Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)

‘Mets Killer’ Jones To Retire At Season’s End

Long-time foe of the Mets, Chipper Jones is set to retire at the end of the 2012 season.

WFAN–2012/03/22

Coutinho: Moving In Fences At Citi Field Is The Wright Thing To Do

Remember the old adage, “good pitching stops good hitting,” is not “good pitching stops good hitting only in big ballparks.”

WFAN–2011/10/25

New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza is seen at Shea Stadium - Queens, NY - Sep 21, 2001 (credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Former New York Mets Catcher Mike Piazza Recalls First Post-9/11 Game

For sports fans in New York after 9/11, a baseball game at Shea Stadium was a capstone to a difficult time.

2011/09/09

Dwight Gooden #16 of the New York Mets delivers a pitch during a game at Shea Stadium circa 1984-1994 in Flushing, New York. (credit: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Keidel: The Good In Doc Gooden

At 46, Gooden is in the sixth inning of life, far too early for a hurler of his heft to leave the game. I don’t know the man, yet I love the man. It’s just one of those things.

WFAN–2011/07/11

A giant US flag hangs from the South side of Shea Stadium 21 September 2001 prior to the start of the game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves in New York City. (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Coutinho: Memories Of 9/11 Still Feel Fresh Every Day

In a strange way, it seemed fitting I received news of the death of Osama Bin Laden while the Mets were playing a baseball game. The Mets were front and center in the healing process 10 years ago…

WFAN–2011/05/02

Angel Pagan (credit: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Mets Fan Strikes Out With Broken-Bat Lawsuit

A Mets fan’s lawsuit over a broken bat that flew into his face was thrown out Wednesday, with a judge rejecting his argument that the team and MLB should have done more to safeguard spectators from break-prone maple bats.

WFAN–2011/04/28

A general view of Shea Stadium taken before the home game opener between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Shea Stadium on April 9, 2007 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

Mets’ Bid To Dismiss Falling-Fan Case Nixed By Judge

A judge says the Mets haven’t proven so far that there was no way to foresee a fan’s fall onto another spectator at now-gone Shea Stadium, so the case is headed toward trial.

WFAN–2011/03/22

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