Brian Stokes News

Met fans have been clamoring for Omar Minaya to make a splash and sign a big name free agent.

While the Mets continued to play the waiting game with Jason Bay and Bengie Molina, GM Omar Minaya was busy on another front yesterday -- fortifying the team's bullpen.

Hoping they found their setup man on the other side of the globe, the Mets agreed Thursday with Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi on a $3 million, two-year contract.

The Mets landed the leading contender to be their set-up man last night when they agreed to terms with hard-throwing Japanese import Ryota Igarashi on a two-year deal.

While the 2009 season as a whole was a lost cause for the New York Mets, it did hold some significance for certain players on the team.

Sometime Monday, a phone will ring with Pedro Feliciano within earshot, and he will respond as if he were one of Mr.

Score five times, limit the opposition to one run, add water and allow the mixture to settle.

Jerry Manuel has managed the Mets to a 65-87 record entering Wednesday's game against the Atlanta Braves.

A day of unqualified, if modest, achievement -- by the Mets -- occurred at Citi Field on Sunday when they defeated the Nationals.

Garrett Atkins clubbed a two-run home run as Colorado completed its first-ever four-game sweep of Cincinnati with a 5-1 win at Coors Field.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, If the first relief pitcher in place of a starter blows a game for a starting pitcher and ends up getting the win, the credited victory should not go to the relief pitcher who blew the lead.

Bobby Parnell celebrates his seven strikeouts in the Mets win over Chicago. Not that there are many alternatives, but Jerry Manuel already had stressed that Bobby Parnell was not pitching to keep his spot in the Mets ' threadbare starting rotation Friday night.

Before the game, Mets manager Jerry Manuel was asked whether starter Bobby Parnell, who had allowed 22 earned runs in his three previous starts, was pitching Friday night to hold on to his spot in the starting rotation.

Jason Giambi's career isn't dead just yet. METS BLOG HUBBUCH ON TWITTER The former Yankees slugger, trying to revive himself with the Rockies, laced the first pitch he saw from Mets reliever Brian Stokes for a pinch-hit, two run single in the eighth last night to power Colorado a 5-2 win at Coors Field.

Jason Giambi is not the slugger he once was. His hair has grayed and his numbers have dropped.

CHICAGO When a record-setting 62 saves for the Angels launched him into a lucrative free agent contract with the Mets, Francisco Rodriguez hoped to be headed toward an eventual World Series collision with his former team.

Alfonso Soriano made up for several miscues in the outfield with a tie-breaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and Chicago beat New York 5-2 on Friday.

The Mets' pitchers kept the baseball within the Friendly Confines on Sunday afternoon and discovered that can be an effective way to go about their business.

Pat Misch starts in place of Oliver Perez and limits Cubs to one run over a career-high seven innings.

You know how I know Brian Stokes sucks? He gave up four runs and got just one out yesterday--AGAINST THE CUBS!! Sheesh.