I called into the Dino Costa Show last night to discuss the situation about the Mets pulling Howard Megdal’s credential. Dino has done a great job expressing the same concerns I have about the lines being blurred between teams, leagues, and major media outlets. While working out in Denver, his credentials were pulled by the [...]

Yesterday, Howard Megdal revealed over at the Journal News that he will not be credentialed by the Mets for the 2012 baseball season. According to Megdal, Sean Mayer, the sports editor at the Journal News, received a call from Jay Horwitz, the Director of Media Relations for the Mets, telling him that while the Journal News can continue [...]

In case you missed it, in addition to the New York baseball “Stock Up Stock Down” going into 2012, I also completed a media version over at Sports Media Watchdog. CLICK HERE to read who I personally think you should be paying attention to in the sports media landscape. There are also blog mentions as [...]

Even the Labor Day holiday weekend won’t stop me from bringing you more New York baseball content. Joining me tonight will be former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell. Hear him talk about his venture into the world of music, the odd events that landed him in New York, the 1995 ALDS, and his infamous “flipper incident.” [...]

I am sure the media has grown weary of the court hearings to determine how much the Wilpons owe as a result of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. The case is obviously not sports related and takes a great deal of research to understand. For a much as I rail against media members who fail [...]

I talk about why Joe Girardi has the toughest managerial job in New York Sports history, How the Dodgers insolvency can help the Yanks, and more Jose Reyes trade rumors. Howard Megdal discusses the upcoming release of his book “Taking the Field. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE DOWNLOAD THE MP3

I wanted to let everyone know that our good friend, and NYBD contributor, Howard Megdal will be running the Mets Blog over at the Journal News. Howard will still be doing his work at the Perpetual Post, ESPN, MLB Trade Rumors, and Capital New York. He will also be contributing here at NYBD as well. [...]

Some people may be tired of the reporting and discussion of Mets ownership and Bernie Madoff, and that is understandable. The group identifying itself as Mets fans is made up of people who care about baseball, and not necessarily finance. But make no mistake: the resolution of Irving Picard’s suit against Fred Wilpon is not [...]

Like any spirited campaign there are always detractors. Despite Howard racking up as high as 88% approval in recent primaries there are some that want to defend the current regime. Take a look at the video courtesy of The Apple Mets and see for yourself. Of course, check out more about the campaign at Megdal [...]

Thought I would pass along an appearance by our very own Howard Megdal with Matt Cerrone of Metsblog on SNY’s “The Baseball Show.”

You all know Howard is running to become the next General Manager of the New York Mets. His first too primaries were this week here and at Amazin Avenue. Polling closed at 5pm today and the results were staggering as 68% of NYBD readers approve of Megdal to be the next General Manager of the [...]

The NYBD Primary is here. Over the next week you will be able to elect Howard Megdal as General Manager of the Mets. A simple up or down vote is neccessary. Let the fun begin. This poll will expire exactly one week from today. Check out more about Howard’s campaign at Megdal for GM. Should [...]

By now you know that NYBD contributor Howard Megdal is running for GM of the Mets. You can participate in his listening tour over at Baseball Think Factory and soon will be able to vote for him at a primary on this very website. Watch his latest campaign video as he discusses why you should [...]

Get over the Jets loss by joining me tonight to talk some baseball. Former Yankees pitcher Jim Coates will headline the show. He recently released a book about his career called “Always a Yankee”, and will be talking about his days in pinstripes. We will talk about the 61′ World Series, some of his memories [...]

Benjamin Kabak has an interesting post at RAB entitled “What it means to make a player available.” Essentially Kabak discusses the need for fans to read behind the rumor and analyze the situation. He specifically is talking about Bob Nightengale’s “tweet” regarding the Yankees shopping around Nick Swisher. This is a refreshing change from the [...]