With Mets Faltering, Brain Trust Gathers
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Making a rare appearance in the clubhouse, Fred Wilpon, the Metsâ principal owner, spent his second consecutive day at Shea Stadium.
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Now that the Mets have won three in a row (and none of them were ever in doubt, right?) I suspect the vast majority of you understandably feel much better about where things stand entering the final seven games of the season. The Metsâ magic number is five. That is, any combination of victories and [...].
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With a few more starts, Pedro MartÃ­nez could tinker with his control and recapture his sharpness. Unfortunately for the Mets, he is out of time.
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With a loss to the Cardinals on Thursday, the Mets dropped out of sole possession of first place in the N.L. East for the first time since May 15.
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The Mets wanted to fill their void at first base with slugger Carlos Delgado. Now they may have their sights set on Doug Mientkiewicz.
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The Mets missed a chance to distance themselves from Philadelphia, which was idle but pulled two games behind in the National League East with six remaining.
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If the Mets were actually in the pennant race, and not a fourth-place team playing out the string with minor leaguers, it might have been considered classic.
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The news on East and West Coasts this week reflected the fragility of hope based on an aging pitcherÂs arm and a young pitcherÂs value.
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That Oliver PÃ©rez is even under consideration to start in the postseason for the Mets represents a development that would have been unthinkable two months ago.
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Until Theo Epstein became the general manager of the Boston Red Sox two years ago, at 28, life had offered him little cause to believe in superstition.
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On Tuesday, the Yankees will share the spotlight with the Mets, who are acting like an increasingly pesky kid brother across town.
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer. in New Jersey as a Mets fan. ``I&#39;m taking away my experience as positive.&#39;&#39;. Burnett, plus left-hander Dontrelle Willis.
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The New York Mets are desperately trying to hold on in a rapidly tightening division &#151; and trying just as desperately to avoid a historic late-season collapse.
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A six-run ninth inning wasn't enough for the Mets. An improbable rally fell just short last night when Paul Lo Duca flied out with a runner on third, and New York's 10-9 loss to the Washington Nationals at Shea Stadium cost the NL East leaders another chance to expand their cushion.
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At this potentially joyous moment, let's not forget this is the Mets team that managed to pull off the biggest collapse in baseball history.
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The sacrificial firing of the Metsâ hitting coach has exposed tensions that until now have been held below the surface.
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If todayâs doubleheader between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays is washed away for the second straight day, one can only wonder if