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The New York Mets came into the 2012 regular season with few expectations, but have managed to start off the season with a respectable 24-21 record.

Jonathon Niese allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings, helping the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday for their third win in four games.

On Wednesday morning, as the Mets clubhouse lay dormant, pitching coach Dan Warthen poked his head inside manager Terry Collins' office.

Johan Santana allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out seven over 6 1/3 innings.

Robinson Cano , Andy Pettitte , Johan Santana , Raul Ibanez , David Wright , Bobby Parnell , Dillon Gee , New York Yankees , New York Mets With another week of the MLB season in the books, the SB Nation New York Power Rankings are here and it's no surprise who takes home the top spot.

The Mets salvaged the final game of their three-game series with the Blue Jays by the score of 6-5 in Toronto today.

They are now 5-1 in such contests. - Bobby Parnell has not allowed an earned run over his last ten outings spanning nine innings.

So far this season, if you asked any Mets fan whats holding us back the unanimous answer would be the bullpen.

The Blue Jays kick off interleague play tonight against the Mets at Rogers Centre, so I recently completed a Q+A with Vinny Cartiglia ofA the great Mets site MetsBlog as a series primer.

The New York Mets ' hot start to the 2012 season has surprised everyone but the team itself and the most optimistic of fans, as the team currently sits in third in the NL East - ahead of many preseason favorites Philadelphia and Miami.

We are starting a weekend series with the Mets tonight so Steve Schreiber and I have exchanged questions about each other's teams.

The Mets have been without several of their everyday players all season due to various injuries.

Flushing, NY - David Wright crushed a go-ahead RBI double in the bottom of the eighth, lifting the Mets to a 9-4 victory over the Reds to salvage a split of a two-game series at Citi Field on Thursday.

Mets reliever Bobby Parnell has been a bright spot in the bullpen. He has not allowed an earned run in his past nine outings.

After a second, consecutive dreadful outing, Sandy Alderson designated D.J. Carrasco for assignment and promoting southpaw Robert Carson from Binghamton.A The move is the first in what could be a semi-overhaul of the Mets atrocious bullpen and at the very least gives the team 1) a second lefty to give Terry Collins more flexibility and 2) a fresh ... (more)

Mets closer Frank Francisco must be blackmailing manager Terry Collins because the veteran is somehow managing to keep his late-inning role amid his recent struggles.

This was a very fun list to compile because while many of these pitchers are not well known, on a "pure stuff" level, they rank among the best in baseball.

Jonathon Niese lasts only three innings, digs five-run hole against Houston Astros during 6-3 loss at Minute Maid Park NY METS 3, BREWERS 1 The questions and storylines could have been so much brighter, on this first day home from a road trip.

Frank Francisco, the biggest culprit in the New York Mets' second bullpen meltdown in three games, could be losing his grip on the closer's role -- if he hasn't lost it already.

After Frank Francisco 's mother of all meltdowns yesterday in Miami, Terry Collins all but declared a change in the bullpen structure, stating he has "eight options" when it comes to determining the closer.