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Mets hitting coach: How Royals have silenced Daniel Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Daniel Murphy has gone from action hero to mere mortal. After setting a postseason record by hitting a home run in six straight games — a...
Meet the Mets' amazin' wives and girlfriends
Stacey Harris deGrom Married to pitcher Jacob deGrom This soft-spoken 29-year-old blonde was born in the same Florida town as her husband, but they didn’t meet until after high school,...
Niese's raucous cameo serves two purposes in lifting Mets
Jonathon Niese wanted to “stop the bleeding” and “stop the momentum” that the Cubs had kicked up in the sixth inning Sunday night. He faced one batter, the Cubs’ powerful...
Terry Collins: I trust my middle relievers, really I do
Terry Collins insists he still trusts his setup men in the bullpen, but Saturday was another idle night for all relievers not named Jeurys Familia. “We’ve got options down there,”...
Mets' Game 2 meltdown exposes huge season-long weakness
LOS ANGELES — Same as it ever was? General manager Sandy Alderson has built a starting rotation to be admired by all, and a lineup that crystallized to power the...
Jon Niese relishing role as Mets' left-handed specialist
The left-handed specialist may as well be an endangered species this season for the Mets. One southpaw after another has seen his season cut short by injury, first Josh Edgin...
Jon Niese states case for playoff roster spot after solid pen outing
Bryce Harper already had belted the two-run homer that would swing the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Mets, making an already sparse Citi Field crowd a little smaller....
Jon Niese rocky in playoff relief tryout as Mets fall to Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Jon Niese’s first relief appearance in four years was mediocre at best Tuesday night, but the lefty will receive additional chances to prove he belongs. After a weekend...
It looks like Steven Matz will join vaunted aces in playoffs
CINCINNATI — The Mets’ playoff rotation is all but set, but manager Terry Collins won’t officially complete the equation until later this week. In some order, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard...
How many innings will Matt Harvey pitch vs. Yankees?
The Matt Harvey experiment will continue on Sunday in the Subway Series finale and even Terry Collins admits he doesn’t know how it’s going to go. The only thing that...
Niese finally takes 'big step forward' after putrid stretch
ATLANTA — Jon Niese kept the Mets in Sunday’s game even without the benefit of defensive support. “It was a big step forward,” Niese said after the Mets beat the...
The Mets' potential fix for the struggling Jon Niese
WASHINGTON — Jon Niese will return to the mound Sunday on five days’ rest for the Mets, but might be headed toward a bigger break afterward. Manager Terry Collins said...
Mets pick up king-sized win behind stunningly solid bullpen
WASHINGTON — Jon Niese set the Labor Day barbecue on fire, terrifying the kiddies, but what came next was as tremendous for the Mets as it was unexpected. Carlos Torres,...
Which Met rules at fantasy football? Charity event provides answer
There are scores of fantasy drafts across the nation this time of year. Not many of them have Citi Field as a backdrop. Participants in the Big League Impact draft...
Jon Niese offers explanation for his recent swoon
As bad as the Mets’ bullpen was, it was yet another sorry start from Jonathon Niese that put them in a hole too deep to climb out of. And it...
Mets offense enjoys a second night of fun at Coors Field
DENVER — Just call them the Mile High club. Whether it’s the altitude, the Rockies’ awful pitching or a combination of both, the Mets are loving Coors Field this weekend...
Mets rocked the house like the Beatles — but couldn't close the show
For a while, Citi Field sounded the way Shea Stadium must have sounded exactly 50 years ago, when the Beatles arrived from across the Atlantic and left an imprint on...
Mets suffer another extra-inning loss to Pirates
Manager Terry Collins did not quite go all Jim Mora at the question, but he admitted he doesn’t sit around fantasizing about his Mets in the playoffs either. Playoffs? A...
Mets profit from a worrying reminder about innings limits
This was one innings restriction Mets fans can roundly support. With Rockies phenom Jon Gray cruising through six innings in his second major league start, having allowed just a Travis...
Playoff race was long time coming for two Mets veterans
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Seven seasons later, this is next year for Daniel Murphy and Jon Niese. Both were wide-eyed rookies called up late in the 2008 season who shrugged...