Fans can bid for Shea memories

Fans can bid on many parts of Shea Stadium, so they can hold onto their own memories of things like Mookie Wilson's grounder that scooted through Bill Buckner's legs.

Mailbag: Where do Mets go from here?

Beat reporter Marty Noble discusses the current state of the Mets, whether the Amazin's are likely to sign free agent Orlando Hudson and other questions of the day.

Manuel stresses team over individual

After signing a two-year extension, Mets manager Jerry Manuel emphasized the need for his club to grow from their disappointing finish in 2008.

Manuel, Mets agree to new contract

The Mets and manager Jerry Manuel have agreed on a two-year contract, with an extension for 2011, that will be announced on Saturday, according to sources.

How can Mets erase memories of '08?

The addition of ace Johan Santana last winter helped the Mets move past their nightmare collapse of 2007. Can a similar move be made this coming offseason?

Mets investigating Burgos incident

The Mets announced Thursday that they have begun an internal investigation into circumstances involving pitcher Ambiorix Burgos and a fatal accident in the Dominican.

Mets reward Minaya with extension

Omar Minaya, the man most responsible for shaping the Mets' roster and their future, has been rewarded with a contract extension through 2012.

Mets must rebuild rotation in offseason

The Mets and general manager Omar Minaya have some work to do this offseason, especially in the rotation, where after ace Johan Santana, the cupboard is empty. Oliver Perez and Pedro Martinez will be free agents, and what's left is a lot of youth.

Mets' Flores playing above his age

Mets' Flores playing above his age

Santana has surgery on left knee

Pitching on short rest after the most taxing start of his career against the predominantly right-handed batting order of a team bent on denying the Mets a game they had to have, we now are told, was not all the adversity that Johan Santana faced Saturday. He had a bum left knee as well.

Piece by piece, Shea coming down

The entire outfield wall is gone now, removed on Tuesday, the second full day of the de-Mets-ing of Shea. Some of the sod is gone as well, including the area behind the plate where the Mets logo had been painted.

Maine undergoes shoulder surgery

John Maine underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on Tuesday. The procedure, performed by the club's medical director, Dr. David Altchek, and team physician Struan Coleman, removed a lesion from the back of Maine's shoulder socket.

Rebuilding of Mets officially begins

The dismantling of Shea Stadium began in earnest Monday at 12:01 a.m., some seven hours after the reconstruction of the ballpark's primary tenant began.

Santana is voted NL Pitcher of Month

Johan Santana, who was named on Monday as the National League's Pitcher of the Month for September, saved his best for last in a valiant attempt to push the Mets into the playoffs.

Johan Santana of the New York Mets voted National League Pitcher of the Month for September

Mets left-hander Johan Santana, who was 4-0 with a 1.83 ERA in the final month of the 2008 regular season, has been voted NL Pitcher of the Month for September.

Farewell too soon | Pedro uncertain

Misfortunes reach peak in eighth

All Sunday afternoon, the Mets could hear that there were two games being watched at Shea Stadium. One they could control, and the other, while it was played many miles away in Milwaukee, they could hear being played out in the stands.

A look at Shea lasts

Sunday marked a day of lasts for the famous ballpark that has given Major League Baseball so many memories. With the Mets' season over, it's time to look at some of the lasts that occurred at Shea Stadium.

Wilpon extracts positives from season

Despite all the expectations, the what-ifs and the could-have-beens, Mets CEO Jeff Wilpon managed to muster a few positives out of his team's final Sunday.

Manuel praised for job done with Mets

Jerry Manuel led the Mets with a unique style and a vastly more outgoing personality before their season-ending loss to the Marlins on Sunday. Direct with his players, affable with the media, Manuel also enjoyed a different sort of success, temporarily on top of the National League East.

Familiar bullpen issues haunt Mets

Certainly, there was chagrin when Scott Schoeneweis and Luis Ayala served up back-to-back homers in the eighth inning of Sunday's season-ending game. But there was no shock, and barely a whimper of surprise.

Mays' presence inspires awe at Shea

Willie Mays, 77, received among the loudest cheers when introduced as part of closing ceremonies at Shea Stadium late Sunday afternoon.

Pedro's future remains uncertain

For the second straight year, Pedro Martinez, a free agent this offseason, had his hopes of pitching beyond game No. 162 dashed after the final game of the season.

Fans at Shea reminisce, honor players

The postgame closing ceremony for Shea Stadium, with most of a sellout game crowd of 56,059 still on hand and cheering, opened with of former broadcasters and stadium operations people and finished with individual introductions of more than 40 former players and managers after Sunday's loss.

Shea farewell comes early for fans

The Mets' season-finale loss to the Marlins on Sunday put an end to more than the team's postseason hopes. The loss of the NL Wild Card dropped the final curtain on Shea Stadium.