As a season-ticket holder, Darrell Buono spent 13 years rooting for the New York Mets in blue, loge-level seats at Shea Stadium. So he bought them. The seats cost $869 for a pair and will have a place of honor in Buono's basement in New Hyde Park when they are shipped, sometime after the last game is played at Shea this fall and the Mets begin dismantling the stadium.

Carlos Delgado had his fun ribbing Ryan Church about his lack of power production. But after two stints on the disabled list with post-concussion syndrome, Church finally had some fun of his own. Church hit a grand slam, his first home run since June 1, and Brian Schneider added a homer in a six-run first inning that provided all the offense the Mets needed to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 and...

Now that major league rosters have expanded, the New York Mets have a bunch of new arms in their suspect bullpen. It appears they plan to use 'em, too. Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Endy Chavez drove in the decisive run in the 10th inning and New York beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 Tuesday night thanks to a stellar effort from its much-maligned bullpen.

The shadows in late afternoon at Miller Park can be brutal to hitters, but Carlos Delgado made good contact anyway. Delgado's two-run homer off Eric Gagne in the eighth inning propelled the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. "Probably the worst shadows that I've been involved with since I've been in professional baseball, but it goes the same way for both teams,"...

The shadows in late afternoon at Miller Park can be brutal to hitters, but Carlos Delgado made good contact anyway. Delgado's two-run homer off Eric Gagne in the eighth inning propelled the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. "Probably the worst shadows that I've been involved with since I've been in professional baseball, but it goes the same way for both teams,"...

A four-run cushion was sufficient Sunday for the New York Mets. Now they'll try to hang onto a lead in September. The Mets' battered bullpen came through with three shutout innings to close out a 6-2 victory over the Florida Marlins, preserving New York's one-game lead over Philadelphia in the NL East.

Aaron Heilman issued a bases-loaded walk to Josh Willingham in the ninth inning as the sputtering New York Mets' bullpen failed again in a 4-3 loss to the Florida Marlins on Saturday night. Mike Pelfrey worked 6 2-3 solid innings before handing a 3-2 lead to the bullpen, which has blown 11 of 26 save opportunities since the All-Star break and is second in the NL with 24 blown saves overall.

The New York Mets were one strike from defeat before Carlos Beltran came through with the big hit that had eluded them all night. Beltran hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning off Kevin Gregg, and New York's shaky bullpen held on for a 5-4 win over the Florida Marlins on Friday night. Before Beltran's homer, the Mets were 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

This resilient group sure isn't last year's New York Mets. Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado's second solo homer had tied the game in the eighth and the Mets beat Philadelphia 6-3 on Wednesday night to reclaim first place in the NL East. Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer and Jayson Werth homered for the Phillies, who fell a half-game behind the Mets in the division.