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According to Roger Rubin in the Daily News , “Before facing the Diamondbacks, the Mets players emerged from a brief players- only, closed-door meeting, each carrying a piece of paper…The sheet also had several phrases and motivational messages.  One said ‘We B4 I.’ Another read “team above self.” A third message was ‘we have time.’” ... [link]

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Get Out Of Your Own way
Published 6/11/2008 by Regis Courtemanche at Mets Heads
... I see news like this and find that others seem to agree with me, that this problem is most likely psychological.  However, by focusing on the fact that it is makes matters even worse!  The team is pressing because they ARE trying so damn hard to win, not because they're lazy.  It's like that Buddhist saying; "Someone with an open, relaxed hand can gather more water from a river than one who tries to grab the water with a fist."  Too deep? Whatever. The Mets are trying to grab water right now instead of allowing themselves to win naturally by just having fun ...

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