Sports of The Times: Young Guy From Rice Is Last Man Standing for Overworked Mets
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How did the Metsâ entire season come to depend so much on a young pitcher, Philip Humber, who had never started in the major leagues until Wednesday night?
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The Mets may reach back into one of their most successful eras in their manager search. Wally Backman, the sparkplug second baseman on the 1986 championship team
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The Mets have defeated the Braves three times this season and the team will leave Atlanta atop the National League East.
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The prospect of Pedro MartÃ­nez going to Queens is potentially the best news in years for the Mets. They have now won a public relations battle with the Yankees.
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John Maine, the teamâs most consistent pitcher this season, put the first three runners on base and then allowed a grand slam as the Mets fell behind early and lost to the Reds.
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Julio Franco may have finally run out of at-bats. The New York Mets cut the 48-year-old utilityman Thursday, opting to give 22-year-old outfielder Lastings Milledge another chance in the majors.
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Mets general manager Omar Minaya, still not sure which direction he will be taking when it comes to bringing in a first baseman for 2005, signed Andres Galarraga
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Johan Santana's star became the latest to go dark in Minnesota. The departure of baseball's most dominant pitcher, in a deal agreed to with the New York Mets for four prospects, was hardly surprising.
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Padres general manager Kevin Towers called Expos general manager Omar Minaya on Thursday afternoon and told him he needed a shortstop because Khalil Greene had broken his
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - After losing the Carlos Delgado  sweepstakes to Florida, the New York Mets have filled their  vacant hole at first base with veteran Doug Mientkiewicz.
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In the history of baseballâs amateur draft, only two players taken with the No. 1 pick have failed to make the major leagues. Matt Bush will do anything not to be the third.
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It is really not much of a stretch to wonder if Omar Minayaâs Mets have been built to last.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez has served as a catalyst for the rebuilding of the Mets, but now will be unable to participate in the product of his presence.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Reality hit Jerry Rice in the final minutes and his spontaneous reaction was somewhat shocking: He kicked a yard marker and hurled his helmet at the ground.
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On a night when Carlos BeltrÃ¡n played for the first time in a week and the Mets lost their last regular season home game, Pedro MartÃ­nez was the focus of attention.
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Carlos Beltran waited until the final hour Saturday night before telling the Houston Astros whether he would re-sign. New York Mets officials also awaited an indication from the 27-year-old center fielder. While he faced a midnight EST deadline to re-sign with Houston because he finished the season with the Astros and became a free agent, the deadline doesn't apply to any talks he might have with the other 29 major league teams.
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Mets GM Omar Minaya has invited Willie Randolph, Rudy Jaramillo and Terry Collins to Flushing for second interviews tomorrow. Meanwhile, Jim Leyland is eagerly awaiting a call from the Mets, and