• Legendary Ron Darling-Frank Viola game turns 40: ‘Intertwined for life’

    Legendary Ron Darling-Frank Viola game turns 40: ‘Intertwined for life’

    Ron Darling didn’t allow a hit over the first 11 innings and finished with 16 strikeouts, a performance he called his finest at any level. Frank Viola tossed 11 shutout innings.
  • Jacob deGrom’s dominance helping Dwight Gooden fully understand his own

    Jacob deGrom’s dominance helping Dwight Gooden fully understand his own

    Dwight Gooden only remembers what friends, family members and fans have told him about 1985. He was too much in the moment, living that magical season, dominating every fifth game. He’s starting
  • Even Mets’ broadcasters were disturbed by Michael Conforto walkoff win

    Even Mets’ broadcasters were disturbed by Michael Conforto walkoff win

    Nobody was happy about the way the Mets won their Thursday afternoon game against the Marlins – not even their broadcast team. The Mets completed perhaps the most controversial victory of the
  • Ron Darling: The one way Francisco Lindor trade turns into a ‘mess’

    Ron Darling: The one way Francisco Lindor trade turns into a ‘mess’

    Ron Darling doesn’t expect any new team or new town jitters. He doesn’t believe it will take Francisco Lindor time to adjust to his new surroundings. The former Mets pitcher and SNY
  • MLB’s return marked with poor play and deceptive commentary

    MLB’s return marked with poor play and deceptive commentary

    This has been a confusing summer. Even my flip-flops keep changing their mind. Clearly, what’s left of this baseball season is being played exclusively for TV revenue. When we last left, 10 months ago, The Game was in a badly diminished state, record-breaking home runs and record-breaking strikeouts, little baseball played in between. That condition …
  • Lenny Dykstra alleges mass Mets conspiracy in confusing Ron Darling rant

    Lenny Dykstra alleges mass Mets conspiracy in confusing Ron Darling rant

    Following a judge’s ruling to dismiss his defamation and libel lawsuit against former Mets teammate Ron Darling, Lenny Dykstra claimed Darling and Mets owners, the Wilpons, were “all-in” on conspiring against him in a series of confusing, profanity-laced videos posted to Twitter on Monday night. While filming himself on the side of a freeway, Dykstra …
  • Lenny Dykstra’s libel suit vs. Ron Darling tossed because he’s already ‘so tarnished’

    Lenny Dykstra’s libel suit vs. Ron Darling tossed because he’s already ‘so tarnished’

    Lenny Dykstra’s defamation and libel lawsuit against his former Mets teammate Ron Darling was dismissed by a judge Friday. The former Mets outfielder filed a lawsuit about a year ago against Darling following the release of the pitcher’s autobiography, “108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game.” …
  • Gregg Jefferies complicated Mets’ failure looks different now

    Gregg Jefferies complicated Mets’ failure looks different now

    All these years later, Gregg Jefferies’ tormentors are apologetic. Time not only heals wounds but changes acceptable traits. How silly it all seems now to care about how someone handled his bats or trained. “He was revolutionary in what he did,” Ron Darling says now, with Jefferies three decades removed from a Mets tenure that …
  • Ron Darling: MLB season looking more doubtful by the day

    Ron Darling: MLB season looking more doubtful by the day

    Ron Darling will take an entire summer without baseball over a scenario in which players and those connected to the sport are placed at risk. The former Mets pitcher and current SNY analyst says his optimism has begun to wane that there will be a season, following his initial strong belief the shutdown from the …
  • Don’t expect Carlos Beltran back in baseball anytime soon: Ron Darling

    Don’t expect Carlos Beltran back in baseball anytime soon: Ron Darling

    Don’t expect to hear from Carlos Beltran anytime, sooner or later. At least that’s what Ron Darling thinks. Speaking on WFAN’s “Moose & Maggie” show on Wednesday, the Mets’ announcer and one-time All-Star said Beltran, who was implicated in the Astros sign-stealing scandal, will likely stay out of the public eye after losing his job …