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Most years you could save 30% percent and get Free Shipping when shopping mets.com on Black Friday. Who cares? When your team disappoints you, do you really want to spend more money on a friend that continually kicks you when you're down? This Black Friday was different for Mets fans. The enjoyment of being a blue & orange loyalist was free, 'free agents' that is.

Well, if the players "booing" the fans with their "thumbs down" ritual this week wasn't enough for you, we have more. If you like drama from the team that occupied first place in the National League East for most of the season only to free fall into third place as much as 8.5 games out as of last Friday, well, hang on. I can't imagine it but it gets crazier. The New York Mets "acting or interim" General Manager Zach Scott was arrested this morning. This is the guy that replaced Jared Porter who was kicked out after about six minutes on job for inappropriate behavior that apparently everyone in baseball knew about except for the Mets.

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. The New York Mets precarious lead in the National League East is down to 1/2 game over the Philadelphia Phillies. And guess where the Mets travel to for a Friday match-up? Yup, you guessed it, Philadelphia.

The New York Mets finally pulled the trigger on a deal, agreeing to acquire an outspoken MLB star a little more than one hour before Friday's MLB trade deadline.

You can tell it in his voice. Frank Viola is proud to have been selected to three MLB All-Star Games. Thirty years ago, Viola, along with teammate Howard Johnson, represented the New York Mets as part of the National League squad in Toronto. This was the Long Islander's third time being selected for the Midsummer Classic.

America's pastime has to have a special place in people's heart on Independence Day in the United States. Sure, July 4th rides up in the middle of the Major League Baseball season, so there won't be any playoff or world series history on the day that our country celebrates its birthday. However, notably significant events have happened to both of our New York baseball teams on the fourth day of the seventh month. Let's take a look at the top 5 New York baseball moments on the day.

The latest cheating scandal in the sports world is again centered in baseball and it's all about the 'S' word.

As a former player, Mike Cather knows of the struggles in minor league baseball. The stories come, one after another, with relative ease. His memory is sharp. There was the time while with the Double-A Greenville Braves that the team bus broke down on the interstate somewhere in Tennessee, and Cather along with his teammates waited in the dark of night for help to arrive.

New York Mets' President Sandy Alderson had a busy week. At 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday, Alderson waiting his turn to speak before an audience of both City of Syracuse and Onondaga County officials, was participating in dedication ceremonies of $25 million renovations of NBT Bank Stadium.

Whether you're in the stadium or watching at home, you'll soon see many, many more fans at Mets and Yankees home games. Here's what Gov. Cuomo outlined Wednesday.