Depending on whether you've ever been on the receiving end of a ball hit by an aluminum bat (or maybe you were hit by one - accidentally, so the other kid said), you may find the City Council's approval to let an aluminum bat ban move forward appropriate. Or you may find it completely ridiculous. After a few publicized incidents where young baseball players were seriously injured or even killed by balls hit by aluminum......

The Department of Education will start to close five struggling high schools beginning next September. The schools are Urban Peace Academy and School for the Physical City in Manhattan and Samuel J. Tilden, South Shore, and the embattled Lafayette in Brooklyn. The DOE attributed the closings to, as the Daily News put it, "dismal graduation rates, consistently low test scores and lackluster demand." The NY Times notes that four of the high schools were "run......

Not everyone was forunate enough to score Game 7 tickets, or didn't want to spend 4x the ticket price for them. Instead we are here with friends live blogging the Cardnials vs Mets! The Cardinals' Jeff Suppan is a better pitcher, but we don't think he'll have the night he had during Game 3. Oliver Perez has a lot to prove, but manager Willie Randolph will pull him and throw everyone in the bullpen......

After losing five straight at the start of the season, the Mets have now won four in a row, battling to within one game of .500, a mark that was ever so elusive last season. Last night, they put together a scrappy victory against the Astros, winning 4-3. Despite the victory, there were ugly moments in the game as well. Victor Zambrano stuggled at times, loading the bases twice, yet only allowed one run in......

Don't look now, but the Mets have a winning streak going. It's two games, but we'll take it. A day after getting their first win of the season, the Mets managed to come from behind in the 8th inning on their way to a 8-4 win. The 8th seems like their magic inning in the two Mets victories, with 5 runs scored in each game. Unfortunately, they needed the runs yesterday after the bullpen......

162 games after they began, the Mets have finally finished the season with a record of 71-91, good for 4th in the National League East. For what it's worth, the Mets improved from last year when they finished last in the NL East and with 5 less wins. The season ended with a win against the Montreal Expos, a team that moving to Washington D.C. and the retirement of Todd Zeile and possibly the......

Gothamist isn't sure what's more disappointing for the Mets - their record, the performance of Mike Stanton and John Franco, Kaz Matsui's play at short, or Jose Reyes's penchant for injury. Wait, could it be all of the above? Last night, Reyes injured his ankle in the 3rd when he attempted to turn a single into a double. He turned his ankle near second and then made an awkward slide into the bag. He got......

The Mets were poised to claim a tie for first place in the NL East, but John Franco gave up the game winning home run in the 9th inning of last night's game. Bobby Abreu, a fan selection to the All-Star game, smacked the home run, his 18th to hand the Mets the 5-4 loss (box score). Now, the Mets are two games out of first place and tied for second place with the hated......

Every time the Mets get to one game over .500, the Mets fail to get to two games above .500. Last night was no different. The Mets are 0-5 this season when they have a chance to go 2 games above .500. Last night's chance was blown in the 12th inning when Sean Casey hit a two-run home run off of John Franco that resulted in a 6-4 loss (box score). As Casey came......

It's way to early to think about anything post-season in baseball, but Gothamist has a feeling that Mets fans are starting to believe. After winning 9 of 12, the Mets are one game over .500, which is nothing to be proud of. Then again, have the Mets had anything to be proud of in recent years? Their 5-0 win last night (box score) against the Phillies is a step in the right direction. During the......