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If Mets starters can't last, season will be short

 
For a change, the Mets' biggest headache did not wait until the end of the game when the bullpen coughed it up. This time, what really had them going to the medicine cabinet was the talk before the first inning, when manager Jerry Manuel admitted that John Maine might not work again this season. (link)

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