Read more New York Mets stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1142/new-york-mets.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:24:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73597/mom-of-former-mets-pitcher-kidnapped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mother of former Major League Baseball pitcher Victor Zambrano has been abducted in Venezuela. Elizabeth Mendez Zambrano was kidnapped yesterday morning from her son's farm in central Venezuela, reports AP . Dozens of US major leaguers come from Venezuela, where families of wealthy athletes are targeted by kidnappers. Zambrano pitched...http://www.newser.com/story/73597/mom-of-former-mets-pitcher-kidnapped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 2:33:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72891/yankees-win-3-1-pull-even.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHideki Matsui’s sixth-inning home run off old pal Pedro Martinez held up as the winning run as the New York Yankees pulled even in the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees overcame an early 1-0 deficit on solo shots by Mark Teixeira and Matsui,...http://www.newser.com/story/72891/yankees-win-3-1-pull-even.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 22:27:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72521/espn-to-steve-phillips-youre-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLess than a week after the revelation of his affair with a production assistant, ESPN has fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips. "His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways," the network said in...http://www.newser.com/story/72521/espn-to-steve-phillips-youre-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 21:43:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72345/espn-must-fire-steve-phillips.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagESPN knew exactly what it was getting in Steve Phillips, and it has to know that it's time to cut him loose. When the network hired him, "ESPN, already having gained a well-earned reputation as the Sodom and Gomorrah of sports television, must have informed Phillips of the World Wide...http://www.newser.com/story/72345/espn-must-fire-steve-phillips.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 14:47:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68053/madoff-burned-owners-must-sell-mets-author.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Wilpon family will have to sell the New York Mets after losing $700 million to Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, according to an author who wrote about the money manager. “It's possible they would have to sell by next year,” says Erin Arvedlund, author of Too Good to Be True...http://www.newser.com/story/68053/madoff-burned-owners-must-sell-mets-author.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 14:23:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64476/martinez-lands-with-phillies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPedro Martinez has agreed to a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, the team’s general manager said today. Terms were not disclosed, but the deal is reportedly worth $1 million for one year. The 37-year-old Martinez went 5-6 with a 5.61 ERA for the New York Mets last season. The...http://www.newser.com/story/64476/martinez-lands-with-phillies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 12:06:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63979/dykstra-files-for-chapter-11.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer New York Met and Philadelphia Phillie Lenny Dykstra has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in California yesterday, citing no more than $50,000 in assets and debts between $10 million and $50 million, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. After making $36.5 million playing ball, Dykstra launched a magazine...http://www.newser.com/story/63979/dykstra-files-for-chapter-11.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:52:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63750/is-drug-testing-responsible-for-wave-of-injuries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMajor League Baseball is in the midst of an injury epidemic, the New York Times reports, and hurting teams want to know why. Injuries are up 26% from 2006—the Mets alone have lost nearly a quarter of their opening day roster. One potential reason: 2006 is when the league...http://www.newser.com/story/63750/is-drug-testing-responsible-for-wave-of-injuries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 10:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58631/outraged-taxpayers-not-going-out-to-ball-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew Yorkers would like to go out to the ball game, but the Wipons and Steinbrenners “have let their unfettered greed keep the fans at bay,” writes Allen Barra in the Wall Street Journal . Fans are outraged that their tax dollars have gone to fund stadiums they can’t afford to...http://www.newser.com/story/58631/outraged-taxpayers-not-going-out-to-ball-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 9:23:00 CDT