Today, the Mets announced a variety of changes to Citi Field.
1) The first base VIP entrance will be named after Gil Hodges; third Base VIP will honor Tom Seaver; left Field VIP will be named after Casey Stengel; and the outfield bridge will be named Shea Bridge.
2) The Mets Hall of Fame & Museum will be located [...]

Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com believes the Braves and Brewers have discussed sending LHP Derek Lowe to Milwaukee for OF Cory Hart.
However, according to Rosenthal, “The Brewers are not sure they would want Lowe even if the Braves included significant money in the deal.”
The Braves signed Lowe last off season to a four-year, $60 million deal.
He [...]

Red Sox manager Terry Francona was asked on WEEI radio today about whether his team needs a bat or a pitcher, to which he said, “Every time Theo talks to me, I always say get a pitcher.”
Francona said he considers free-agent John Lackey to be an ace.
Meanwhile, ESPN.com asks, “If Boston settles on Lackey to [...]

In a post to Mets Police, Shannon asks five questions in an unofficial survey fans.
Here are my answers:
I started following the Mets in 1985.
I have three favorite memories:

1) Refusing to go to bed, at my mom’s request, with the Mets down two runs in the bottom of the 10th in Game 6 of the 1986 World [...]

The Los Angeles Times believes the Mets are among 12 teams who have expressed interest in signing free-agent Mark DeRosa, according to the player’s agent, Keith Grunewald.
That said, FoxSports.com believes the Phillies are the favorite to sign DeRosa, who is looking for a multi-year deal, according Grunewald.
The 33–year-old DeRosa had surgery in late October to repair a [...]

The following is a video message to Mets fans from Wally Backman, new manager of the Class-A Brooklyn Cyclones:

To see video of Backman’s press conference yesterday, go to SNY.TV.

According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, “The Yankees recently called the Blue Jays to express interest in superstar pitcher Roy Halladay.”
…like i said earlier in the week, from what i can gather, the Yankees have told the Jays they will include Phil Hughes in a deal for halladay, as well as one of Austin Jackson [...]

Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post talked to free-agent RHP Jason Marquis, who feels he is a ‘perfect fit for the Mets.’
Marquis was 15–13 with a 4.04 ERA in 216 innings pitched for the Rockies last season, during which he struck out 115 batters, walked 80, and got twice as many ground balls as [...]

In a post to his blog for the New York Times, Ben Shpigel quotes ‘Captain Obvious,’ and says this off season the Mets hope to acquire another slugger and add a No. 2 starter behind Johan Santana.
Shpigel sees 22–year-old 1B Ike Davis as being on a path similar David Wright, who was promoted to Double-A in 2003, then hit [...]

Toronto reporter Jordan Bastian of MLB.com believes the Blue Jays will grant an exclusive window for a team negotiate a contract extension with RHP Roy Halladay, “if it means the return is significantly greater.”
…if you recall, in a similar situation two years ago, the Twins allowed the Mets a 72–hour window to work out a [...]