Terry Collins: 'We've Got To Quit Worrying About The Standings'
"Don't worry about where we are when the All-Star break comes. The only thing that's going to matter is where we are in September, not in July."
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"Don't worry about where we are when the All-Star break comes. The only thing that's going to matter is where we are in September, not in July."
Chris Johnson hit a three-run double, Julio Teheran pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.
The Mets entered their series finale in Atlanta on Wednesday 37-47 and general manager Sandy Alderson said a course of action would be charted out over the next 10 days to two weeks.
One reason to watch this summer was the expected major-league debut of top pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard. Don't hold your breath. The 21-year-old fireballer might not throw a pitch in Queens this season.
When he died Monday at age 88, he took with him a piece of Mets history that even Wilpon's financial miscues and baseball tomfoolery of the current century could not overshadow.
Andrelton Simmons' two-run single in Atlanta's three-run fourth helped the streaking Braves beat Daisuke Matsuzaka and the New York Mets 5-4 on Tuesday night.
David Wright and the Mets got some very good news on Monday. The right-handed third baseman's MRI was negative for structural damage in his left shoulder and revealed only bruising of the rotator cuff.
Errors by Familia (1-3), center fielder Juan Lagares and third baseman Eric Campbell in the eighth helped the Braves rally from a 3-1 deficit.
Three errors by New York fueled Atlanta's comeback as the Braves scored four runs in the eighth inning and beat the Mets 5-3 for their fifth straight win.
Frank Cashen, the general manager who wore a signature bow tie and fashioned a New York Mets team that rollicked its way to the 1986 World Series championship, died Monday. The team said he was 88.
Wright, who is suffering from an ailing left shoulder, is not expected to go on the disabled list and will not receive a cortisone shot, according to a report.
The New York Mets reached the statistical midway point of the 2014 season with their 81st game played Saturday, posting a 37-44 record through 81 games.
Pedro Alvarez homered and drove in three runs and Edinson Volquez pitched six shutout innings Sunday to propel the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets.
Jonathon Niese extended his streak of solid starts with six gritty innings, rookie Eric Campbell had three hits while subbing for injured star third baseman David Wright and the New York Mets spoiled Gerrit Cole's return from the disabled list Saturday with a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Josh Harrison doubled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.
