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During a chat for ESPN.com , Keith Law had the following to say when asked about Daniel Murphy playing second base in the Arizona Fall League and if it was wishful thinking on the Mets part that he will show ...

Via George King - Yankee staff members have heard Mike Mussina say he is retiring.

Continuing from yesterday : 6. If I'm Minaya, I'm taking the picks and letting Oliver Perez walk.

Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans.

No amount of pomp, nor circumstance, could erase Sunday's reality. The Mets, despite their best efforts to celebrate the end of Shea Stadium -- or, more rightly, to keep Shea relevant for a few moments more -- ...

The battery mates who started the final game of the Mets' season embraced outside of Shea Stadium yesterday, each headed back home to start the offseason - and each seemingly in disbelief that they wouldn't ...

The loss of John Maine was among the handful of key injuries that doomed the Mets in the final two months of the season.

John Maine, who went on the disabled list on Aug. 23, speaks with reporters on Monday.

It comes down to this. One day after Johan Santana earned every penny of his mega-contract by shutting out the Marlins , the Mets ' hopes for continuing their season beyond Sunday now ride on the quirky left ...

Shea Stadium closed its doors to baseball for the final time this afternoon. There will be no postseason baseball in Flushing after the one scenario the Mets could not afford to play out, did.

Santana, on three days' rest, sets m'down indeed - adding drama to Sunday's regular-season finale.

Jerry Manuel just presided over the Mets' latest late-September slide. But all indications are that the overall job he did to keep them in contention until the final day was appreciated, and that the 'interim' ...

The Mets had a good idea what they were going to get from Johan Santana Saturday.

Excuse manager Jerry Manuel if he's suddenly anxious to win in bunches. While he has said recently that those who scratch and claw reap the benefits, he certainly wouldn't mind cracking the playoff threshold ...

Luis Ayala of the Mets kneels on the mound after giving up a home run in the 10th inning.

What do I have to do? Hit a five-run homer? You have got to wonder if that's what Carlos Delgado was thinking last night as he watched Mets starter Oliver Perez unravel in the fifth inning of what became a 9-6 ...

That's it. Send him packing. The Mets depth in the outfield, the infield, the bullpen and the rotation has just been horrible.

As you've followed the pennant races this year, you've probably noticed those "DIV," "WC," and "POFF" columns that have been added to ESPN.com's MLB standings .

NEW YORK - The noise was deafening inside Shea, fans up, run in, game tied, count full, bases packed, two outs, third inning, Carlos Delgado standing in against Carlos Zambrano.

Jonathon Niese, though certainly a youngster at 21 years of age, is knowledgeable enough to know that Jason Marquis is a good hitting pitcher.