On Baseball: It Should Come as No Surprise: The Mets Are Good
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In case anyone has not been paying attention, the Mets have been in first place since the middle of May, their stumbles notwithstanding.
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The Mets (79-61) got solid efforts from starter Mike Pelfrey and their bullpen, and the teamâs defense chipped in with a handful of outstanding plays.
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Willie Randolph, who is still very much the Metsâ manager, said he had not been concerned about their effort late in games.
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Trying to avert a September collapse, the New York Mets stumbled upon a simple solution: Hit the ball to the Florida Marlins.
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As the Mets fritter away their once-commanding grip on first place in the National League East, some wonder if the teamâs experience is just one of those New York collapses.
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In the thick of a pennant race, the New York Mets are sticking to quite a formula: poor fielding plus poor pitching equals defeat after defeat.
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The Mets didn&#39;t consider Scott Kazmir untouchable, trading him away to the Devil Rays, but at times he certainly looked that way last night against Seattle at Safeco Field in his major-league debut.
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It seems the Yankees have the Mets to thank for the big, overhand left thatâs coming head-on at them tonight in Game 1 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium.
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Sure, the New York Mets are missing two experienced starters. They still have Tom Glavine, though, and his stellar pitching performance put them on the brink of a first-round sweep.
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These aren&#39;t meaningful games the Mets are playing. But at least yesterday&#39;s 11-9 loss in 13 innings to the Phillies was entertaining.
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The outcome of Sundayâs first-half finale, a listless loss to the Astros, served to represent how things have been going lately for the Mets.
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If the New York Mets keep playing like this, they won't have to worry about coming up short again to the Atlanta Braves. Carlos Beltran homered twice, Orlando Hernandez allowed only three hits in eight innings and the Mets buried their old nemesis a little deeper in the NL East, routing the Braves 11-3 Saturday.
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A handful of potential managers has emerged from the Mets' 1986 World Series-winning team.
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The New York Mets have had all sorts of adventures during their 46 seasons. What happened last night, however, they had never done before.
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Greg Dobbs and the Philadelphia Phillies picked up right where they left off against the New York Mets.
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It appeared the Mets were suffering from the same bad karma as the Red Sox last week, having dropped six of seven after Thursday's hideous 8-7 loss to the Marlins. But the Mets were able to catch themselves by winning within 19 hours Friday night and yesterday, delaying and possibly halting what would be an embarrassing fall out of first ...
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The team managed to win their first NL East title since 1988 with Pedro Martinez battling injuries all season. They will have to show that same resiliency in the postseason.