Nieses to Pieces. That's the funny nickname pitching coach Dan Warthen used when he listed the 21-year-old lefthander, Jon Niese, on Tuesday's schedule for his rotation. It turned out to be prophetic.
Niese, the Mets' top pitching prospect, came unglued in his major-league debut. His second pitch of the game was a home run to Rickie Weeks, and Niese ultimately had to be rescued from a Brewers barrage in the fourth inning, when he allowed five straight hits, was charged with f...
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