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In the hours after his first major league victory, Zack Wheeler joked that he smelled like a brewery.

Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans.

Alderson's plan to contend by 2014 has been hurt by the disappointing play of Ike Davis and Ruben Tejada, but the big picture has always been about building around the young pitching, in particular Harvey and Wheeler.

It's hard to imagine during such a disastrous season, but the New York Mets have a chance to be competitive in 2014 and possibly - gulp - play winning baseball for the first time since 2008.

Terry Collins told reporters the Mets will soon decide whether to activate Scott Atchison from the disabled list or send him to Triple-A Las Vegas; Ruben Tejada is not close to being activated from the disabled list; and Shaun Marcum's spot in the rotation could be in jeopardy next time through the rotation.

Though they can proudly say they aren't as bad as the Marlins, not much has gone right in Queens for the Mets.

Binghamton University guard/forward Jordan Reed knows his sensational freshman season will be almost impossible to duplicate.

The revelation that a top former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who knew 94-year-old Michael Karkoc.

MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH The Mets are making final preparations for Zack Wheeler's arrival, now officially set for Tuesday in Atlanta.

Left-hander Johan Santana, whose once-promising Mets' career was cut short with a second surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule in his pitching shoulder, stopped by Citi Field this afternoon for the first time since his surgery.

March 2 2012, Port St Lucie, FL, USA: New York Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores during photo day at Digital Domain Park.

After Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals , the New York Mets have dropped three straight to fall to 23-36, 13 games out of the lead in the NL East and 12 games out of the wild-card picture.

Ike Davis is no longer working on his swing, the Mets had another game to play Tuesday night.

The New York Mets management has spoken. Over the past week or so, the team has sent down four struggling players, two of which, Ruben Tejada and Ike Davis , were thought of as core members of the team, essential to the team's ability to compete in 2013 and beyond.

Terry Collins' tenure as manager of the Mets has not been successful by any stretch.

Ever since he was pulled out of the baseball abyss and hired to manage the Brooklyn Cyclones in November of 2009, a large segment of the Mets' fanbase has been clamoring for Wally Backman to get a shot to manage the big league club.

It's far from the situation any Met would have wanted, but Ike Davis 's replacement at first base has the good fortune of being saddled with comically low expectations.

Alderson told WFAN host Mike Francesa on Monday that the staff shouldn't shoulder the blame, and Collins isn't in danger of being let go.

The Mets demoted slumping first baseman Ike Davis to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday after an 8-4, 10-inning loss to the Marlins sealed a weekend sweep.

Harvey felt some tightness along his right side, in the lower back and hip area of the leg he uses to push off from the rubber.