Regis Courtemanche: The Mets have made it continually harder for me to focus on the positives lately. A big reason is because they have eight players on the disabled list. If you could get any one back right now, who would it be, and do you think it would be enough to make an immediate [...]

The Yankees defeated the Mets, 15-0, this afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
For a complete recap, box score and stats, click here.
The Least You Should Know:

Johan Santana did not pitch well, allowing nine runs on nine hits over three innings. His velocity appeared to be down, and at times he had trouble controlling his slider.
A.J. Burnett pitched [...]

In today’s Bergen Record, Bob Klapisch writes about how Citi Field’s dimensions could be affecting the Mets’ style of play this year.
There’s one major problem, though: While Klapisch notes that the Mets have hit only 17 home runs in 23 games at Citi Field, he neglects to mention that the Mets have [...]

The Mets lost to the Red Sox today, 12-5, at Fenway Park. The team fell to 23-20 on the season with the loss.
For a full recap and boxscore, go here.
The least you should know:

Tim Redding did not pitch well, allowing eight hits, four walks and six runs in 4 2/3 innings. He took the loss [...]

The Mets beat the Pirates, 8-4, at Citi Field this afternoon for their seventh straight win. They improved to 17-13 with the victory. It was the eighth consecutive loss for the 12-19 Pirates.

For a full recap and boxscore, go here.
The least you should know:

Livan Hernandez allowed 11 baserunners over six innings, but held the hapless [...]

SNY’s Ask the Booth inbox gets a wide variety of e-mails, from reasonable baseball questions for Ron Darling to unmentionable personal questions for Keith Hernandez.
Sorting through them is a chore, but one that pays off big time when you come across something like the following picture, sent in by Daniel Murphy’s former classmate Kara.
Why does [...]

Today on New York Baseball Today, SNY.tv’s Ted Berg previews the upcoming series for the Mets and Yankees by talking with the opposing fan bloggers from Viva El Birdos and Bay Bridge Baseball.
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Today on New York Baseball Today, SNY.tv’s Ted Berg talks with Jay Levin from LetsGoTribe.com about the Indians’ games with the Yankees this weekend and Jeff Sackman of BrewCrewBall.com to preview the Mets series against the Brewers.
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On today’s edition of New York Baseball Today, presented by Harrah’s, Ted Berg and Tom Boorstein of SNY.tv talk about Oliver Perez’s fly-ball ratio, and whether it’s smart to start Gary Sheffield with Perez on the mound.
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In the latest edition of SNY.tv’s On the Road at Citi Field, Ted Berg talks with Cliff Floyd about Citi Field, what he learned in New York, his relationship with David Wright, and adjusting to being a part-time player towards the end of his career.
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According to David Lennon in his blog for Newsday, Johan Santana will not start on Opening Day on April 6. Lennon writes:
The delay caused by the tightness in his left elbow is going to push him back to the fifth turn of that first week, which is Saturday, April 11, in Florida.
The Mets have not [...]

The Cardinals beat the Mets today, 9-8, in Grapefruit League action in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
The Mets tallied three runs in a second-inning rally off Cardinals starter Todd Wellemeyer that was highlighted by an RBI double from Ryan Church.
They added a run in the eighth  on a Rob Mackowiak single.
Bobby Kielty brought home three more [...]

The Game:
The Mets take on the Cardinals today at 1:10 p.m. in Grapefruit League action from Port St. Lucie. The game will be broadcast on SNY.
The Lineup:

2B Luis Castillo
P Livan Hernandez
SS Jose Reyes
1B Carlos Delgado
3B David Wright
CF Carlos Beltran
RF Ryan Church
LF Marlon Anderson
C Rene Rivera

The Pitchers:
Livan Hernandez begins his campaign to be the Mets’ fifth [...]

The Game:
The Mets will take on the Marlins today at 1:10 in Grapefruit League action from Port St. Lucie. The game will be broadcast live on SNY.
The Lineup:

2B Luis Castillo
P Oliver Perez
SS Jose Reyes
1B Carlos Delgado
3B David Wright
CF Carlos Beltran
RF Ryan Church
LF Daniel Murphy
C Brian Schneider

The Mets beat the Orioles, 9-3, in their Grapefruit League season opener today in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For a box score, go to MLB.com.
Pedro Feliciano was credited with the win for 1.1 innings of scoreless relief after Sean Green left the game in the first with a fingernail problem.
Former Yankee farmhand Matt DeSalvo pitched two [...]