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Mookie, Melvin Join Mets


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Published Feb. 8, 2010 at 4:21 p.m.

Mookie Wilson is rejoining the Mets as the minor league outfield and base running coordinator and Bob Melvin is joining as a pro scout ... Both men have major league coaching experience ... Additionally, both men have been managers (Wilson managed the Brooklyn Cyclones in 2005 and Melvin managed the Mariners and Diamondbacks) ... Both [ ... ] ...

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Cyclones to change name of Keyspan Park (AP)


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Published Jan. 29, 2010 at 1:45 p.m.

Keyspan Park is losing some of its electricity -- at least in name. The Brooklyn Cyclones said Friday they have agreed to end their naming rights deal with National Grid PLC, which owns and operates Britain's power grid. That company acquired KeySpan Energy Corp., the parent of Brooklyn Union Gas Co., in 2007 ...

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Davis, Save Us


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Published Nov. 30, 2009 at 7:21 a.m.

The Mets were meandering through their most arid major award season since 1993 — the last time no Met scored a single vote for MVP, Cy Young, Manager of the Year or Rookie of the Year nor nabbed a Silver Slugger or Gold Glove — when it appeared we'd have nothing more to sate our perilously low self-esteem than Luis Castillo's fantastic seventh-place finish in voting for mlb.com's National League Comeback Player of the Year balloting (six points behind the decreasingly heartwarming return of

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Backman is Managerial Version of #1 Draft Pick


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Published Nov. 17, 2009 at 7:25 a.m.

Today the Mets will finally announce that Wally Backman will be the manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones. This marks a new beginning for the former Mets second baseman that saw him get hired, fired, land in obscurity, and then spend three years managing independent baseball. Some in the media will focus on his past transgressions, [ ... ] ...

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Backman hired as manager of Brooklyn Cyclones (AP)


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Published Nov. 16, 2009 at 12:10 p.m.

Wally Backman was hired Monday as manager of the New York Mets' Brooklyn Cyclones farm team in the New York-Penn League. A member of the Mets' 1986 World Series championship team, Backman was hired to manage the Arizona Diamondbacks in November 2004. He was fired four days later after The New York Times reported he had been arrested twice and had financial problems ...

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Backman to manage Brooklyn Cyclones


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Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 2:22 a.m.
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Wally Backman is expected to be named manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones early next week. The fiery Backman, 50, had been hired to manage the Diamondbacks in November of 2004, but Arizona officials backed out four days later, after prior off-the-field incidents came to light ...

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Where They Are Now: Yusmeiro Petit


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Published Nov. 5, 2009 at 10:57 a.m.

Remember Yusmeiro Petit? About 4-5 years ago, he was ranked as highly as #2 among the Mets prospects by Baseball America, who were impressed by his ability to throw 4 pitches over the plate. As a 21-year-old, Petit whipped through AA, posting a 9-3 record and 2.92 ERA for the Binghamton Mets — striking out [ ... ] ...

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Teufel Back - Wally Next?


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Published Oct. 15, 2009 at 4:31 p.m.

According to Adam Rubin, Tim Teufel is on the verge of being named the 2010 manager of the AA Binghamton Mets. In addition, several other former Mets could be returning to the organization:Wally Backman is expected in New York this week to cement a position as a Single-A skipper, while Mookie Wilson also is in [ ... ] ...

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MILB Playoff Update


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Published Sept. 12, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

Wanted to take a moment to update those who haven’t been paying attention to the MILB playoffs for the local teams.- The Brooklyn Cyclones were swept 2-0 to Mahoning Valley. Brooklyn had great pitching all year, including a no-hitter by Brandon Moore, but their offense left much to be desired.- Tonight is a decisive Game [ ... ] ...

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Bklyn & SI Attendance Going in Different Directions


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Published Sept. 8, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.

The NY Times ran an interesting piece yesterday about the attendance of both NYC minor league teams. This year the Brooklyn Cyclones dropped about 230 fans a game this season while the Staten Island Yankees have seen an increase of about 15% to an average of 6,000 per game. To put it in perspective the [ ... ] ...

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