There was a fuss - and VitaminWater truck - at the FDNY's Ladder 20 Engine 13 firehouse on Lafayette Street. With good reason: Mets third baseman David Wright was filming a commercial for vitaminwater. Wright, New York's hottie come lately athlete, plays a vitaminwater delivery man - see how his uniform says "David"? Firefighters were taking photographs with their cellphones and Wright seemed to be having a good time. We just hope he's well-rested......

Mets 2, Reds 1: On a night when the Mets honored one member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, a future member inched closer to the 300 win milestone. It was Ralph Kiner Night at Shea Stadium and the Mets announced that their broadcast booth at Citi Field will bear the broadcaster's name. The TV booth at Shea is already named after Kiner, who played in the Majors for 13 seasons, mostly with the Pittsburgh......

Yankees 9, PIrates 3: A little more than a month after his dramatic announcement, and despite a short delay, Roger Clemens returned to the Yankees with a win yesterday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Clemens threw for 6 innings, allowing 5 hits, 3 runs, and struck out 7. It was The Rocket's first win with the team since 2003 and his 349th career victory. The 44 year-old Clemens threw 108 pitches, 69 of them for......

In a sports story outside of New York, last night, Daryle Ward of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit for the cycle against the St. Louis Cardinals. Ward was called up to the bigs on May 11th and is hitting .380 with 6 home runs, 16 RBI in his 12 games since the call-up. On the night, Ward went 4-5, with six RBI and 1 walk. His hits came on a double in the first inning, a......

Gothamist loves covering food, but this is really bizarre: What to make of the so-called "Sausage incident" in major league baseball? The Milwauke Brewers sevening inning stretch entertainment involves a four sausage race inside Miller Park. Huh? Yes, a hot dog, a bratwurst, a Polish sausage and an Italian sausage race each other to the delight of baseball fans. But during a game between the Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates, the Pirates first baseman Randall......