New York mayor's heartfelt tweets about Mets were actually written by staffer

It turns out that all those sincere, heartfelt tweets from New York City Bill Mayor de Blasio’s Twitter account in the midst of the team's failed World Series run weren’t coming from his heart at all.

De Blasio, who with his wife Chirlane McCray dressed as Mets "fans" for Halloween, appeared at a news conference Monday, and summed up the Game 5 loss by saying “Eight good innings. And some tough luck thereafter.”

And before that, the mayor's Twitter account made de Blasio sound like a sensitive Metsie.

The only thing was these gooey tidbits from de Blasio were actually coming from a member of his staff.

PHONY! Mayor Bill de Blasio admits staffer wrote his New York Mets tweets https://t.co/zRFV2XeJyc

— Kyle (@kyleraccio) November 3, 2015

Even the most teary-eyed Mets fans could see behind Twiitter slop like: “Something happens when you’re a Sox fan living here for a few decades. You slowly fall in love with the Mets.” as the avatar mayor tweeted just before the first pitch of Game 5.

Wicked bad.

New York. You elected a Red Sox fan. You got a Red Sox fan.

Mets come out of clubhouse to salute Citi Field fans after losing World Series (VIDEO)

Still chanting "Let's Go Mets" long after the final out of the World Series, hundreds of Mets fans asked for and got a curtain call from their team after losing Game 5 to the Royals — putting an disappointing end to their fantastic season.

It was a heart-wrenching loss Sunday night, but that didn't stop David Wright, Jacob deGrom, Wilmer Flores and most of the team from coming out of the locker room to say farewell to the Mets faithful until next season.

The gesture won't eliminate the pain of losing, but it reminded everyone of the great ride this team and their fans had this season — together.

Mets players salute their fans. Pure class. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) pic.twitter.com/W9NoNdSKz1

— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) November 2, 2015

Matt Harvey ‘sore and swelled up,’ putting Game 5 in question: Report

Matt Harvey is still scheduled to pitch a potential Game 5 of the NLCS for the Mets, but there is still some concern about the right-hander’s availability.

Manager Terry Collins on Monday described Harvey as “sore and swelled up,” two days after the pitcher was hit by a line drive near his right shoulder in Game 1 of the NLCS, reported the New York Post.

“The big day will be (Tuesday),” Collins said, referring to Harvey’s scheduled throw day.

In the sixth inning of Saturday night’s game, Dexter Fowler hit a line drive that careened off Harvey between the elbow and the shoulder, bouncing high in the air before the pitcher completed the out.

If Harvey isn’t deemed fit to pitch a potential Game 5, the start could go to Bartolo Colon, according to Collins.

Cubs put Blackhawks' game on Wrigley video board during rain delay (VIDEO)

Chicago Cubs traditionalists have been complaining about the new video boards installed at Wrigley Field all season — feeling it takes away from the iconic look of the old ballpark. However, those video boards found some new fans Saturday night when the Cubs' game against the Cincinnati Reds went into a rain delay.

With the Chicago Blackhawks playing the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at the same time, there was probably more then a few of the nearly 41,000 fans in the ballpark cursing in their beers about missing a pivotal NHL playoff game for a night of wet baseball.

But, luckily for them, the Cubs were ready.

To everyone who tweeted us politely asking to play the @NHLBlackhawks on the video board during the rain delay, YOU'RE WELCOME.

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 14, 2015

The Wrigley crowd reacts to Chicago's go-ahead goal in the third period. They even blared the Blackhawks' goal horn in the stadium.

#Blackhawks score, Wrigley Field reaction pic.twitter.com/E4iK1549uv

— JJ Stankevitz (@JJStankevitz) June 14, 2015

And to top it off later, Kris Bryant doubled and scored on Starlin Castro's walk-off single in the ninth inning to lift the Cubs to a 4-3 victory.

Who knew it was two-for-one night at Wrigley?

Giants fan who returned Travis Ishikawa's walk-off home run ball gets World Series tickets (PHOTO)

Imagine being a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan and holding a piece of team history in your hands — and giving it up. Willingly.

That's what Frank Burke did — after catching Travis Ishikawa's dramatic Game 5 NLCS Series walk-off home run ball (video at bottom) that gave the Giants the pennant and sent them to the World Series last Thursday — when he returned the prized souvenir to the San Francisco hero. 

Travis Ishikawa did get to take home a souvenir #SFGiants #OctoberTogether (Photo @bradmangin) pic.twitter.com/g7jK8Xw6og
— #OctoberTogether (@SFGiants) October 17, 2014

Burke, an auto repair shop owner from nearby Oakdale, said he knew how important the ball was to Ishikawa and wanted him to have it back.

"I believe in karma," he said. "I didn't hit that ball ....if anybody's going to have that ball in their game room or trophy case, it's going to be the guy who hit it."

Burke said he hadn't planned on keeping the ball. He keeps home run balls from his high school days in his own trophy case.

"They're still important to me, they're part of my memories," he said. "So why would I think that he (Ishikawa) wouldn't want the same thing?"

So after having the ball authenticated by a Giants official, and being told that Ishikawa wanted it back, Burke went down from his right field seat to the clubhouse and handed it over.

Ishikawa shook hands, thanked him, and gave him a signed bat in return.

Burke said Giants officials asked him what he would like and he suggested World Series tickets but was told that was unlikely.

After doing a media interview the next morning, however, he got a call from the Giants. Burke now has four tickets to Game 3 of the World Series against the Royals at AT&T Park on Friday night.

Burke plans on taking his friend, Greg Leutza, who is battling cancer and said the ball and the bat weren't the things he treasured most.

"Just the memory for me and my buddy, that's priceless," he said. "That meant more to me than anything else will."

Sounds like a true friend — and fan.

Martin St. Louis status uncertain after mom passes away: Report

The Rangers were blindsided by terrible news on Thursday: Veteran forward Martin St. Louis’ mother, France, unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack at the age of 63.

The team confirmed the report but was not prepared to discuss St. Louis’ status for Game 5 Friday night in Pittsburgh, when the Rangers face elimination from this second-round playoff series against the Penguins, trailing three games to one.

The 38-year-old St. Louis, a 5-foot-8, 180-pound future Hall of Famer, originally born in Laval, Quebec, joined the Rangers at this year’s deadline in a major trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He tied for the team scoring lead in the first round of these playoffs with six points but has struggled mightily against the Penguins.

Red Sox impressed with paper airplane toss from stands (VIDEO)

After the Red Sox beat the Cardinals 3-1 in Game 5 at Busch Stadium Monday night, Sox hero David Ross talked about how impressed he was with the throw that sent a giant paper airplane near the mound. And, apparently, so was the rest of the team.