STEVE POPPER is in his fifth year covering the New York Mets for The Record. He came to The Record from The New York Times where he had spent eight years as a general assignment sports reporter mainly covering the NBA, but also covering college basketball and football as well as the Mets and New York Yankees. He served a New York Knicks beat writer and columnist for the New York Post prior to that and began his career at the Asbury Park Press. He has also served as a columnist for MSGNetwork.com and authored chapters in "The Perfect Team" and "This Championship Season." A graduate of Monmouth University, Popper is a lifelong New Jersey resident who lives in Freehold, with his wife, Kirsten, and sons, Colin and Zak.
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