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LOS ANGELES — Joe Torre is gone from New York, but he has a pretty good idea of what it will take for fans at Shea Stadium to stop raining boos on the Mets at the drop of a bat. Winning games in October should do. Torre addressed mostly New York-centric questions for more than 30 minutes Monday before his new team, the Dodgers , opened a three-game series against the Mets. He said the Mets’ ... [link]

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Willie Opens Can of Worms
Published 5/6/2008 by joe at Mets Today
Oh no, Willie … say it ain’t so … At some point yesterday, the “collapse” of 2007 was again broached, and though Willie Randolph has heard this question at least a thousand times since last October, he suddenly added a sour-tasting lemon twist to his standard answer: “In our mind, we moved on,” Randolph said of last season’s historic meltdown. “Obviously, the fans are having a tough time moving past that.” (NY Post) Hoo boy … way to open up a can of worms there, Willie! I wasn’t in the lockerroom, and thus didn’t hear the questions being ...

Something needs to change
Published 5/7/2008 by Ed Ryan at Mets Fever
The Mets lost another in shockingly similar form, it's as if this team is stuck in a re-make of Groundhog day and they just can't change their fortune. Just after an impressive series in Arizona against the team with the best record in the league, the Mets returned to a script that has the Shea fans completely frustrated and based on how the fans are acting at Shea, losing their minds. Here's how it goes: Act 1 - The Mets take a small early lead Act 2- They have multiple opportunities to build on the lead and fail to do so Act 3- The starting pitcher is unable to hold the lead Act 4- There's a defensive bone headed play that opens ...

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