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ST. LOUIS FIRST PITCH: The task does not get any easier for the struggling Mets, who try to snap a five-game losing streak tonight at Busch Stadium. Winless Shaun Marcum (0-3, 8.59 ERA) opposes right-hander Shelby Miller at 8:15 p.m. ET. All Mi...

Dwight Gooden isn't shy about how he feels about the latest Mets phenom, Matt Harvey. Gooden, who tweets every time Harvey strikes out a batter, raved about the young right-hander on Tuesday. "[I'm] a big fan of his," Gooden said at the BTIG C...

Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Mike Baxter received a whipped-cream pie to the face from Justin Turner after delivering a walk-off RBI. FIRST PITCH: Shaun Marcum heads to the mound tonight at 7:10 in search of his first Mets victory. Marcum (0-2, 7.2...

Kathy Willens/Associated Press Dwight Gooden has co-authored his memoir, which will be released next month. Dwight Gooden's autobiography, entitled "Doc, a Memoir," is currently available for pre-order ahead of its June 4 release date. An excer...

FIRST PITCH: The Mets will see no shortage of left-handers during a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates that opens at 7:10 tonight at Citi Field. And that should mean more Juan Lagares, Andrew Brown and Marlon Byrd and not very much of Jo...

WHAT IT MEANS: The New York Mets were three outs from victory twice. Which made the ending doubly gut-wrenching. After Bobby Parnell failed to hold a one-run lead in the ninth, Shaun Marcum also failed to do so in the 15th. The Mets ultimate...

Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Jordany Valdespin celebrates with teammates after the first walk-off grand slam by a Met in 22 years. FIRST PITCH: David Wright had a game-tying two-out single in the ninth that plated Mike Baxter and Jordany Valdespin ...

Mike Stobe/Getty Images Jonathon Niese, who reached base in all three of his plate appearances, greets John Buck after the catcher scored Monday. FIRST PITCH: The Mets produced their first double-digit scoring output on Opening Day in 19 years behi...

USA TODAY Sports Shaun Marcum, LaTroy Hawkins and Pedro Feliciano all will pitch in a "B" game today. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. FIRST PITCH: The Mets mostly enjoy the first of three straight Tuesdays off, but some players will report to work for an 1...

A couple weeks ago, Keith Law unveiled his annual list of the top 25 players under the age of 25 . Keith's list isn't a projection of the best players for 2013, but rather a projection and ordering of players if you were starting a franchise. I th...

Getty ImagesMatt Harvey wasn't quite Dwight Gooden in his debut season, but his numbers were great nonetheless.It was a heck of a way to finish a 10-start run in Matt Harvey's initial big-league stint. The Elias Sports Bureau tells us that he's th...

We all have our own favorites, of course, and maybe they change from season to season. Or month to month. That's a little of the beauty of baseball; we don't all have to enjoy and appreciate the same players. The stars aren't necessarily shoved down ...

R.A. Dickey has been tough to hit all season. We review a rare and unusual sweep for the Mets, with much help from our friends at Baseball-Reference.com. Rah-Rah for R.A. With his win on Friday night, Dickey became the first Mets pitcher to beat...

Getty Images/Jason SzenesMatt Harvey was a bright spot in a very grim series for the Mets.The Mets have scored two runs or fewer in six straight games for the first time since 1982. They've lost eight straight to the Rockies at home, tied for the ...

The echoes of 1986 aren't new to this year's Nationals team. Budding superstar starter? Dwight Gooden with that year's Mets and Stephen Strasburg now, that's one. All-world outfielder Darryl Strawberry then, Bryce Harper now? Yep, that's another. Dav...

At first, it was a fun story. Twenty-year-old kid succeeds in the big leagues after a brief teenage cameo a year earlier. Then it was a tandem story — two outrageously talented, outrageously young rookies setting the baseball world ablaze. Then...