http://www.shakedownsports.com/new+york+mets/ News and rumors for New York Mets en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:57:22 UTCThu, 9 Feb 2012 19:57:22 UTC Josh Lewin will be introduced soon as the Mets' new radio announcer on WFAN, replacing Wayne Hagin, who had a four-year run as Howie Rose's partner. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:57:22 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/efcb447ab64cbc1ad2e6504c74eb9010.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/efcb447ab64cbc1ad2e6504c74eb9010.html Spring training is nearby, just around the corner - success for the Mets, though, may not exactly be around the same proverbial bend. But things are looking up. And it's spearheaded by what you need at the top - good, young, strong cost-efficien... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:22:40 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/e75f971c3b148759045e3b5d98260f45.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/e75f971c3b148759045e3b5d98260f45.html Josh Lewin will be introduced soon as the Mets' new radio announcer on WFAN, replacing Wayne Hagin, who had a four-year run as Howie Rose's partner. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:57:22 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/d89fb6edefab5ab253426d23dca23911.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/d89fb6edefab5ab253426d23dca23911.html I’m not talking about a fake account here, the real Sandy Alderson created a Twitter handle. You can follow him @MetsGM. Below are his first two tweets. … [visit site to read more]... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:16 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/c652f4a26a31d1e52525c75b303703bc.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/c652f4a26a31d1e52525c75b303703bc.html I think the one aspect of Sandy Alderson that largely is lost on the public is his dry sense of humor. I have experienced it during conference calls and when he’s interacted with reporters at Citi Field. You saw that a bit with his “box o... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:56 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b89068f720410f674d932682e8fd28f4.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b89068f720410f674d932682e8fd28f4.html Lots of work to do today, which sucks for me, the King of All Procrastinators, so let me hit ya’ up quick here this morning: Sandy Alderson as the whole free world knows by now is on Twitter (MetsGM) which shows how progressive things are getting w... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:32:16 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/14daf348b8c868c533a7a4f5e64492a1.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/14daf348b8c868c533a7a4f5e64492a1.html Mayor Michael Bloomberg could afford to buy the Mets. But that's one job that he's not looking to step into after he leaves City Hall. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 06:47:53 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/dfe5964a01a748d3cb942ce65af2b1e9.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/dfe5964a01a748d3cb942ce65af2b1e9.html You know the story about the Mets and their inability to add much, if any, payroll. What once was supposed to be about $120 million dollar budget has slide all the way down to around $90 million. That’s why it came as no surprise that one of th... Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:00:48 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/c8a196bc6db6c04abded749c0b8b49c4.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/c8a196bc6db6c04abded749c0b8b49c4.html Baseball players don’t have enough cool nicknames.  So when Ted Berg suggested, via Ike Davis, that “Pure Chaos” would be a good nickname for Daniel Murphy I decided to run with it.   It may not describe his hitting style, but I d... Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:15:18 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/baf19a809e0041e482cbf2a5901a0548.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/baf19a809e0041e482cbf2a5901a0548.html Look at that man up there. Does he look like a funny Twitter person to you? Probably not, right. He looks like the senior partner at your dad's accounting firm. He seems like he would have a really firm handshake. He looks like he would interview you... Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:40:40 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b610b5764b37d228cddedaf06bb0c588.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b610b5764b37d228cddedaf06bb0c588.html The Mets are set to begin 2012 with Mike Nickeas as their backup catcher.  In 69 Major League plate appearances, Nickeas has hit just .190/.239/.254 with one homer, while throwing out four of sixteen base stealers.  His minor league batting line of... Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:42:28 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b411d68e5fc6df48e99ce810d1b9d1e3.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b411d68e5fc6df48e99ce810d1b9d1e3.html Sandy Alderson, the Mets' general manager, has turned to Twitter to satirize the growing hoopla around the organization's shaky finances. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:20:21 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b23e89dbb8cd378c72265b7d6938b018.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b23e89dbb8cd378c72265b7d6938b018.html