For the deal to save them money, the Mets need to be right about Niese.
Fernandez retired his final 11 Mets hitters and struck out the side in the seventh.
All that has added up to a winless start with the New York Mets.
The Yankees have now beaten the Mets at the gate for 17 straight years.
And if it leads to a few extra fans in the seats, the Mets won't complain.
With the way the Mets look these days, first place might take a while.
He got one, pulling a two-run single through the right side for a 4-2 Mets lead.
The Mets donated more than 5, 000 tickets to the USO for Military Appreciation Night.
The Mets lost their fifth in a row and eighth straight at Citi Field.
Mets manager Terry Collins will definitely use a reliever, not his Saturday starter, Dillon Gee.
Pitcher Tom Glavine of the New York Mets was trying for his 300th victory.
On the surface, the upcoming season looks like a disaster for the New York Mets.
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The Mets took the 2006 National League Championship Series to a seventh game against the Cardinals.
Sunday's pitching matchup is the Mets' Dillon Gee (2-5, 6.13 ERA) against Wood (4-2, 2.03 ERA).
The Cubs haven't lost a series to the Mets at Wrigley Field since 2007.
But with the Mets' offense struggling, Collins is thinking more about pitching and defense.
The Mets won consecutive games for the first time since May 1 and 3.
The Mets' five-game skid is their longest since losing six in a row April 25-30.
He's also a .315 hitter against the Mets, much better than his career average of .243.
Ankiel made his Mets debut against the team that converted him from wild pitcher to outfielder.
Mets manager Terry Collins said with a better jump, the glove wouldn't have been a factor.
Now the Mets need to wait another five days for him to pitch again.
The New York Mets' 11-2 loss to the Pirates on Saturday stung for everybody else, too.
The Mets put two runners on in the fourth inning after Byrd's two-out single.
The New York Mets have cut ticket prices for 2011 by an average of 14%.
Fortunately, the Mets did respond and have made a concerted effort to address these concerns.
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These barons of industry would never seriously consider investing in the Mets under any circumstances.
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Since the Mets had moved into Citi Field in 2009, yearly attendance has dropped by 19.2%.
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The Mets deal is even more dramatic when you compare it to other baseball stadiums.
The Mets are a strong team that tied for the best record in baseball in 2006.
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