Ruben Tejada Continues to Shine After Departure of Jose Reyes
The Marlins are in town to play the Mets, so you know what that means; let’s make a bunch of comparisons between Ruben Tejada and Jose Reyes, even though they’re completely different players. …Read More
Series Preview: Miami Marlins @ New York Mets
Although the Mets have had a trying second half thus far, it’s fair to say that the Miami Marlins are doing a little worse. After a lackluster first half, Miami decided to do their normal fire sale…Read More
Mets Notes: Harvey to Make Citi Debut Friday, Santana to Return Next Weekend
Although his focus will be on executing his pitches against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in the rubber game later this afternoon, fans are already looking forward to this upcoming Friday, when Matt…Read More
David Wright: Mr. Wilpon Should Already Know If He Is Committed Long Term
Know this now before reading on – this is not a request on my part to trade David Wright. So please, by all means continue. The Mets hold a $16 million dollar option on David Wright for next season. …Read More
This Date in Mets History: 2011 – The Orange and Blue Survive a rough 5th by Niese, win Beltran’s Last Game 8-6, At The Great American
“The Mets improved to 52-51 and got their second straight victory in a week that has at times been defined by the looming trade deadline and, more important, where Carlos Beltran might end up. For…Read More
NL East News: Hanley Ramirez Dealt to Dodgers, Cole Hamles Signs Extension with Hamels
Coming into this season, a lot of baseball analysts had the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins at…Read More
This Date in Mets History: 2004 – Wright Makes ML Debut as Mets Take Advantage of Expos’ Miscues to win, 5-4
“The attention, and perhaps the torch, shifted from Piazza to Wright yesterday…Standing in…Read More
Could the Mets Re-Acquire Jose Reyes?
According to MLB.com beat writer Joe Frisario, there’s a good chance the Miami Marlins could become…Read More
Rising Apple Mets’ First-half MVP Award: David Wright
The Rising Apple staff will be starting a weekly feature where one player will be chosen and highlighted…Read More
Have the Mets Replacement Shortstops Been Better Than Jose Reyes?
The day Jose Reyes officially became a member of the Miami Marlins, I felt a strange, previously unknown…Read More
Is Ruben Tejada the Shortstop of the Future for the Mets?
When Ruben Tejada went down with a strained right quad in the beginning of May against the Diamondbacks,…Read More
Mets Injury Update: Ruben Tejada and Ronny Cedeno Play in Triple-A
A pair of injured Met shortstops continued their rehab up in Triple-A Buffalo last night. Both Ruben…Read More
Mets Spent Money On Bolstering Bullpen, But Has It Improved From 2011?
After losing All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes to the division rival Marlins, the Mets’ front office focused…Read More
The Subway Series Only Adds to My 40 Years of Conflict
Who needs the Subway Series when you’ve already lived through forty years of conflict? Let me…Read More
The New York Mets are For Real…Believe it Yet?
We’ve said it a few times here on Rising Apple; the 2012 Mets are different from teams in recent…Read More
Carlos Beltran Returns To Flushing
Hello Carlos Beltran. It is nice to see you again. Or is it? The relationship between Carlos Beltran…Read More
David Wright’s Agent will be Hearing from Sandy Alderson This Season
Sandy Alderson spoke for the first time last night regarding the Wall Street Journal article that broke…Read More
Mets Injury Updates: Josh Thole and Jason Bay Head to Florida for Rehab
The trio of injured Mets starters saw some progress yesterday towards making their returns. Josh Thole,…Read More
Bunt and Bolt: Jose Reyes Revisited
Yesterday afternoon in Toronto, David Wright knocked the 1,301st and 1,302nd hits of his illustrious…Read More
Omar Minaya and his Impact on Mets Baseball
On April 26, the 2012 New York Mets fielded an entire team of homegrown talent. Facing the “store-bought”…Read More





















