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Braves manager Cox to retire after next season
September 23, 2009 by
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Bobby Cox will retire as manager of the Atlanta Braves after the 2010 season, ending a career in which he guided the team to 14 consecutive postseason appearances and the 1995 World Series title.
The 68-year-old, a four-time Manager of the Year, agr...
Lost year for K-Rod
September 23, 2009 by
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For one of the few times in his major league career, Francisco Rodriguez will be home for the start of the postseason instead of experiencing it.
Five playoff appearances in seven seasons have a way of spoiling you. Rodriguez began bracing himself we...
Lost year
September 23, 2009 by
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For one of the few times in his major league career, Francisco Rodriguez will be home for the start of the postseason instead of experiencing it.
Five playoff appearances in seven seasons have a way of spoiling you. Rodriguez began bracing himself we...
Mets need more than long-ball fix
September 23, 2009 by
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Step right up, the Mets asked Fernando Nieve, Tim Redding, Bobby Parnell, Pat Misch and Nelson Figueroa. Essentially none of them has, certainly not for long enough to save 2009 or help save interest in 2010.
"There was some sporadic activity in t...
Niese: Mets not to blame for injury
September 23, 2009 by
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Jonathon Niese still faults himself -- not the Mets -- for his season-ending injury last month.
The rookie left-hander, in town to be examined today, said before last night's 3-1 loss to Atlanta that it was his decision to throw a fateful warmup p...
Jurrjens pitches Braves to 3-1 victory over Mets
September 22, 2009 by
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Jair Jurrjens dominated a feeble New York Mets lineup again and Yunel Escobar hit a two-run single, sending the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory Tuesday night.
The surging Braves kept up their late playoff charge, though their chances for a postseason...
Braves at Mets
September 22, 2009 by
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The Mets try again against the Braves tonight at Citi Field.
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Sheffield wants to return next year
September 22, 2009 by
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GARY Sheffield is coming back for one more year of baseball. The man who has never been afraid to fight is going to come back in fighting shape. He's going to train with boxer Winky Wright and get down to about 210 pounds. His goal, he said, is to p...
Francoeur: Marquis would love to join Mets next season
September 22, 2009 by
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Jason Marquis apparently holds no grudge toward the Mets for their lack of interest in him last winter.
Jeff Francoeur told The Post yesterday that Marquis, whom he considers a close friend, desperately wants to pitch for the Mets next season, eve...
Another Misch-erable start in rout by Braves
September 22, 2009 by
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Even with just 11 games left in this miserable season, Jerry Manuel isn't above yanking Pat Misch from the rotation.
The Mets manager said Misch is on thin ice after yet another dreadful outing last night that saw the left-hander get shelled for e...
Jason eyeing NY homecoming
September 22, 2009 by
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Jason Marquis apparently holds no grudge toward the Mets for their lack of interest in him last winter.
Jeff Francoeur told The Post yesterday that Marquis, whom he considers a close friend, desperately wants to pitch for the Mets next season, eve...
Sheff still wants to cook
September 22, 2009 by
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GARY Sheffield is coming back for one more year of baseball. The man who has never been afraid to fight is going to come back in fighting shape. He's going to train with boxer Winky Wright and get down to about 210 pounds. His goal, he said, is to p...
Gametracker: Braves at Mets
September 21, 2009 by
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Follow live as Pat Misch and the Mets play host to the rival Braves. Atlanta is trying to make a desperate playoff push in the season's final two weeks.
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Mets buoyed as Maine sharp again
September 21, 2009 by
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For three months, John Maine was on the disabled list with a weak right shoulder. Yesterday, the Mets righty admitted that while his shoulder has good strength now, its game strength is a little lacking.
"It's like the beginning of spring training...
Mets buoyed as righty sharp again
September 21, 2009 by
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For three months, John Maine was on the disabled list with a weak right shoulder. Yesterday, the Mets righty admitted that while his shoulder has good strength now, its game strength is a little lacking.
"It's like the beginning of spring training...
Murphy fashioning Dan-dy finish
September 21, 2009 by
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This isn’t the way Daniel Murphy would have mapped out his first full season in the majors
He probably could have done without the ugly performance in left field and the slow start at the plate -- or the .176 average in May.
But a solid August has be...
Ghost of Reyes haunts Amazin's season
September 21, 2009 by
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A BRAND new pair of spikes, still wrapped in plastic, sat on a box in front of Jose Reyes' locker yesterday. That is the Mets season in a nutshell. Without Reyes, the Mets cannot be the Mets. John Maine pitched a strong five innings in the Mets'...
Maine leads Mets over Nationals, 6-2
September 20, 2009 by
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For three months, John Maine was on the disabled list thanks to a weak right shoulder. And today he admitted that while his shoulder has good strength now, his game strength is a little lacking.
“It’s like the beginning of spring training,” Maine sai...
Gametracker: Nationals at Mets
September 20, 2009 by
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John Maine will make his second start since coming off the disabled list. It's the rubber game of the series.
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Mets' future bleaker than Nationals
September 20, 2009 by
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THIS is the hard truth Mets fans must face today. The Nationals have a brighter future than the Mets. It doesn't get any worse than that. Washington has the worst record in baseball at 51-97.
It's so bad that it may be easier for the Nationals to...
For power, roll out the 'Welcome Matt'
September 20, 2009 by
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Cory Sullivan believes Matt Holliday would be fine on any team in baseball, but the more Holliday's team is in contention, the better the superstar left fielder tends to be.
"I think it's evident when the teams are in it," Sullivan said yesterday,...
Mets' future bleaker than D.C.'s
September 20, 2009 by
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THIS is the hard truth Mets fans must face today. The Nationals have a brighter future than the Mets. It doesn't get any worse than that. Washington has the worst record in baseball at 51-97.
It's so bad that it may be easier for the Nationals to...
Tim has been 'Red' badge of courage
September 20, 2009 by
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Tim Redding represents the worst and the best of the Mets this season.
The worst: The 31-year-old journeyman with a career record of 37-57 was signed with only a prayer that he would turn into a reliable fifth starter.
The best: He is one of the ...
Francoeur's key hit helps Mets snap skid
September 20, 2009 by
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Manager Jerry Manuel said before yesterday's game that the Mets "need a win bad," and in the eighth inning, when they nearly botched their lead over the Nationals, the same thought creeped into Jeff Francoeur's head.
"After things started to fall ...
Redding pitches a gem in 3-2 win
September 19, 2009 by
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NEW YORK — Tim Redding pitched splendidly into the eighth inning and the New York Mets ended their six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Jeff Francoeur and Daniel Murphy supplied the offense for the Mets...
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