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Game Recap: Francisco Spoils Another Late Rally in 8-4 Loss

After coming back and winning Saturday afternoon in Miami, the Mets had a chance to steal the series from the Marlins before they head back home to face the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field. Jonathon Niese…Read More

Divesting From Reyes Fund Pays Dividends. I’ll Tell You How Much.

Good Morning Sunshine.  And Happy Eleventh de Mayo to Mets Fans everywhere; even Floridians!  Consider this your early bird financial report.  But first…… Right off the bat, let’s…Read More

Ruben Tejada Strains Quad; Who is Going to Play Short?

It’s amazing how the injury bug continues to bother the Mets in 2012. Recent years have been marred by key players going down with big injuries and being sidelined for significant chunks of the season.…Read More

Mets Honor Late Beastie Boys Founder Adam Yauch

Only a couple of days after the apparent suicide of Junior Seau shocked the sports world, the music world lost a great man in Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of the Beastie Boys. Upon finding a…Read More

Moving Murphy To 3B Right Move In Wright’s Absence

Mets fans won’t know just how long David Wright is going to be shelf until another day or so, but he will definitely miss a game or two-probably more.  That puts Terry Collins in an interesting…Read More

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Rising Apple Goes One-On-One with Ballpark Chaser, Chuck Booth

There is something about going to a baseball game that makes it different from going to any other sporting…Read More

Your Opening Day Third Baseman: Josh Satin?

Opening Day is a little over three weeks away, and David Wright has still yet to play in a spring training…Read More

Game 2B Spring Training: Astros Top Mets, 4-1

While most of the attention was on Johan Santana versus the Cardinals last night, the second half of…Read More

Should Justin Turner Make the Team?

The Mets announced yesterday that Justin Turner will be the Mets backup first baseman going into the…Read More

Have A Need For Speed? Don’t Look Towards The Mets

Do you have a need for speed? Then the 2012 Mets probably won’t be your team.  With the departures…Read More

Mets Haiku of the Day: Justin Turner

His hair on fire, as he hustles on the field. Don’t burn-out, Turner.

Mets Sign Corey Wimberly to Minor League Deal

It looks like the Mets may have found their new leadoff hitter…for Triple-A. The team inked Corey Wimberly to a Minor League deal, and plan to stick the utility man in the farm. Aside from Wimberly’s…Read More

New York Mets New Year’s Resolutions

It is that time of year again-the time when many make New Year’s resolutions.  Some people want to get in shape, some want to get out of debt and some want to volunteer more (apparently these resolutions…Read More

Fresh Apples: Reese Havens

In order to build a champion, a team needs to develop talent from within.  Over the past few years, many have lamented the Mets farm system, and there has been a noticeable lack of talent coming through…Read More

2011 Season in Review – Update

The writing team here at Rising Apple has been working hard in the off-season to not only take a potential look forward, but also to review the 2011 season player-by-player. Just in case you’ve missed…Read More

2011 Season in Review: Justin Turner

The New York Mets as a whole went 77-85 in 2011. As suggested by the sub-par record, there were a fair share of ups and downs throughout the season. “2011 Season in Review,” which will be an…Read More

Ten Offseason Questions For the New York Mets

Well, that’s it.  After 162 games, the Mets finish with a record 77-85, thanks to a complete game shutout by Miguel Batista and a two run homer from Mike Baxter.  While eight teams will now prepare…Read More

Game 159 Recap: Phillies Blast Mets, 9-4

What happens when you beat a team [twice] you’re not supposed to beat? Well. They beat you. Read | Share

Game 156: Mets Take Finale from Cards, 8-6

From the start, it looked as though the Cardinals would steamroll over the Mets once again. However, a six-run ninth inning change that course pretty quickly. Read | Share

Sibling Band The Council Set To Play Citi Field On September 27th

For years, the mantra of the Mets and their fans has been “Ya Gotta Believe.”  This season, die-hard Mets fan, actress and songwriter Lori Martini wrote the song “Believe” in…Read More

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