Mets Fans Brace, Wincing, for a Familiar Old Feeling: A New York City Flameout
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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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Baseball fans who were looking to Busch Stadium for reassurance Thursday night came away more apprehensive than ever. A few days removed from playing host to a National League Division Series
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Baseball fans in the nation's capital can start dreaming again of their first Opening Day in 33 years.
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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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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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Baseball fans in the nation's  capital were anxiously awaiting formal word on Wednesday that  the financially beleaguered Montreal Expos would relocate to  the city for the 2005 season.
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In the aftermath of a crushing 11-10 Mets defeat was the inescapable feeling that in the now-likely event of a divisional race, no Joba Chamberlain for the Mets equals mission improbable.
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Red Sox fans poured into the streets to celebrate their team&#39;s victory over the New York Yankees, at times causing headaches for police when some of the jubilation turned destructive.
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The opening weeks of Mets training camp have alternately been described in varying shades of Zen: Calm. Peaceful. Idyllic. But that relative peace has been ruptured.
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Two years ago, the Mets were 20 games under .500. Today, they are on the verge of clinching the N.L. East and winning their first division championship in 18 years.
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AS the roar of their fans swept over the Port players in yesterday&#39;s Grand Final parade, the enormity of the occasion finally hit.
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The Mets spot the Nationals four runs before turning on the floodgates Saturday as the NL East champions rally for a 12-6 victory at Shea Stadium.
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Hooligans have rarely been a feature of America&#39;s pastime, baseball, but fans and officials were creasing their brows yesterday over an ugly fracas that broke out at a game between
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The feel-good story of the baseball season turns into a different kind of feel-good storyâand leaves us fans feeling bad.
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Mike Piazza wants the New York Mets to get him out of a situation that's been difficult to deal with.
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The lure of this moment is what made his retirement so short. A pennant on the line, an adopted city&#39;s heart in his hands, a hostile stadium and swarming opponent.
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The New York Mets should have already discovered that desperation is the chief ingredient in the recipe for disaster. They are forever desperate to sell tickets, save jobs and save face in a market where George