In Place of Dynamite, the Mets' Bullpen is Blowing up in Shea a Few Months Early

TheRopolitansDOTcom posted 6/12/2008 from theropolitans.com [flag]

Boom. A few months ago (now lost on the old site) I wrote the Mets finally had a strength they could rely on: the bullpen. It's amazing what two terrible games will do to a man's psyche. [link]

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