Gamboa's speed too much for Garcia

Dan Rafael fills you in on all the action from Saturday's "Latin Fury 12" undercard in New York.

Deep 6

All-star voters may not have noticed (c'mon, people, Nomar's hurt), but young shortstops are busting out all over. They're baseball's future-and a reflection of its past

Law & Order

Tough or arrogant? Right or wrong? No matter what you think of umpires, a week on the road with them proves that they go above and beyond the call

New York Mets Jose Reyes (7) scores as teammate Michael Tucker (22) greets him during the seventh inning of Game 6 of baseball's National League Championship...

La Russa's moves don't pay off

After losing a number of games people expected them to lose, the Cardinals finally lost one they were expected to win, despite a stellar performance f...

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Lidle's crash, death defy comprehension

Cory Lidle's crash and death have put the playoffs in perspective and hit closer to home than anyone could ever imagine.

Hit-happy Mets pepper Dodgers into submission

When the Mets were on the ropes, their bats went to work and delivered the final blows to the Dodgers' season, writes Eric Neel.

Lo Duca, Green and Mota shine for Mets

Some former Dodgers helped the Mets sweep the Blue Crew out of the playoffs.

El Duque off roster; Perez listed as Game 4 starter

Orlando Hernandez is expected to miss the entire postseason because of a calf injury, and Mets rookie John Maine started Game 1 of the playoffs Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Pedro rocked as Braves hand Mets fourth straight loss

Pedro Martinez was rocked again in his final start of the regular season, giving up eight hits, seven runs and two homers in 2 2/3 innings of a 13-1 loss to the Braves.

Florida (74-77) at NY Mets (92-58) 7:10 pm EDT

Florida (74-77) at NY Mets (92-58) 7:10 pm EDT

Makeshift Mets clip Marlins behind Glavine's strong start

Tom Glavine pitched eight sharp innings and the New York Mets beat the fading Florida Marlins 3-2.

Preliminary MRI results good, but Beltran misses game

Carlos Beltran went for an MRI exam on Monday to make sure his left knee is only bruised, and he was out of the lineup for the second consecutive game.

Six-run outburst in sixth lifts Mets over Rockies

Lastings Milledge had a homer and three hits, driving in the tying run in New York's six-run sixth inning, and the Mets beat Colorado 7-4 after honoring their last championship team on Saturday night.

Slumping Wright gets right to lead Mets past Rockies

David Wright broke out of a slump with a pair of run-scoring hits, Steve Trachsel won his fourth straight start and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Friday night.