When Good Moves Go Bad
Author’s note: The original title was going to be “Holy @*%!, how does everything not only backfire, but implode so inexplicably?”. The Mets (as of me starting this) are a somewhat bad…Read More
GM And Salesman
The man in charge of bringing the Mets back to respectability is General Manager, Sandy Alderson. Alderson took the reigns from Omar Minaya in October of 2010, and spoke about running the team with transparency…Read More
Recap: Sandy Alderson’s Interview on WFAN
A little while ago, Sandy Alderson was a guest of Mike Francesa on WFAN. Here are the highlights of the interview, during which Alderson discussed the Rick Ankiel signing, Zack Wheeler, the state of…Read More
What Are Sandy Alderson’s Remaining Organizational Options For Improving The Bullpen?
Mets minds think alike. While I was putting this piece together, fellow Rising Apple staff writer Rich Sparago published his observations regarding the Mets bullpen. Merely adding to the continuing…Read More
Easy There, Sandy
Sandy Alderson was a guest on a podcast for the New York Post last week. In speaking about the current frustration of the team and its fan base, as well as the possibility of better times ahead,…Read More
Johan Santana, Sandy Alderson, And Jeremy Hefner: Out With The Old, In With The New
The end of yet another high profile player’s time in Flushing is at hand. Barring a trade at…Read More
Quick Hits: On David Wright’s Injury
UPDATE, 3:52 PM – Per the beat writers, David Wright has a “moderate intercostal strain”…Read More
Was Sandy Alderson’s Struggle To Save A First Round Draft Pick Worth It?
As part of the failed pursuit of Michael Bourn, Sandy Alderson made the Mets 2013 #1 amateur draft pick…Read More
Full Transcript: Sandy Alderson on WFAN this Afternoon
This afternoon, Sandy Alderson spoke with Mike Francesa on WFAN for close to 40 minutes. Alderson…Read More
Recap: Sandy Alderson’s Chat with Fans
This afternoon at 1:10 PM, Sandy Alderson answered some questions via video chat on Mets.com. Some…Read More
Chat: Alderson on Mets.com, Rubin on ESPN.com
Today at 1PM, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson will participate in a live video chat. The interview…Read More
Mets News: Mets Sign OF’s Corey Patterson & Mike Wilson to Minor League Deals
Matt Eddy of Baseball America reported that the Mets have signed outfielders Corey Patterson and Mike…Read More
Today’s Alderson Comments & Rising Apple’s Thoughts
Today at Citi Field, as Mets employees packed the team’s truck for the ride down to spring training…Read More
Rising Apple Report, Ep. 5 – And What’s the Deeeaaal With the 11th pick?!
Because I’ve been embarrassed too many times in my lifetime to care, here is last night’s…Read More
All Alderson, All The Time
Last night at Citi Field, Sandy Alderson and his top lieutenants held a Q & A with a group of season…Read More
Rising Apple Report: Ep. 5, Tonight at 6:30
All of us here at Rising Apple have been thrilled to bring a half-hour of Mets talk to the internet airwaves…Read More
Alderson on Sirius XM
This morning, Sandy Alderson was on Sirius XM radio. Metsblog captured a very important quote from that…Read More
Rising Apple Report: Ep. 4 – @MetsGM’s Got the Hardy-Har-Hars
With all the sudden Mets news that rushed in Thursday morning, the most recent Rising Apple Report almost…Read More
Sandy Alderson And Paul DePodesta: Rebuilding From The Bottom, Up
Early in the new millennium, the Mets farm system came to a grinding halt after almost forty years of…Read More
Sandy Alderson Jokes About the Mets Outfield…Again
Since he was hired to be the Mets general manager, Sandy Alderson has shown flashes of humor during interviews,…Read More





















