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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Almost daily, Mets manager Terry Collins and general manager Sandy Alderson have fielded questions regarding Ike Davis. With each 0-for-4, pressure mounts to demote Davis to the minors....

MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hefner was "freaking out," in his own words, after hearing of the tornado Monday that devastated Moore, Okla. Hefner shared his emotional day prior to the Met's 4-0 loss to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Matt Harvey didn't have his best fastball. It didn't matter. Harvey showed a new dimension in dispatching the Cubs Friday at Wrigley Field, relying heavily on his breaking pitches...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Time is running out for Ike Davis to contribute. The Mets tried to extend Davis a long rope of opportunity, consistently hitting him cleanup against right-handed pitching all last week....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy might be establishing himself as the streakiest hitter in baseball. Murphy was mired in an 0-for-17 funk when he hit a double in his final at-bat...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH The Mets had lost six in a row and 14 of 18, and didn't know where to turn. Other than Matt Harvey, none of their starting pitchers were giving them any consistency. But Jon Niese, the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Mets manager Terry Collins grew agitated Tuesday when continually questioned about last week's bean-ball incident regarding Jordany Valdespin, saying fans do not understand the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Seeking offense, the Mets shored up their outfield Monday by signing outfielder Rick Ankiel to a big-league contract. Ankiel, whom the Astros cut last week, arrived at Busch Stadium...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH The New York Mets agreed to a contract with free agent outfielder Rick Ankiel on Monday, and he started in center and batted seventh in a 6-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals the same day....

The Sports Xchange Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Pirates solve Harvey, defeat Mets NEW YORK -- Clint Hurdle's philosophy since he was entrusted with the task of managing the Pittsburgh Pirates and ending the longest stretch of losing seasons in the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Lesson learned? The Mets will have to wait and see. Already a lightning rod throughout his young career, center fielder Jordany Valdespin became the center of attention yet again this...

The Sports Xchange Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Pirates 3, Mets 2 NEW YORK -- Pedro Alvarez capped off an impressive homecoming weekend with the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 win over the New York Mets...