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Mets beat writer David Lennon offers breaking news, commentary, and musings from his perch at Citi Field.

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More on Reyes, Cora. Plus, the Mets are on their way to Ft. Myers

Against the sage advice of weather.com, which is predicting a 100% chance of rain for 1 p.m. in Ft. Myers, the Mets' bus departed at promptly 7:15 this morning. That chance drops to 80% by  3 p.m., but I'm betting the bus takes a u-turn back to Port St. Lucie in another hour. No sense driving three hours, then waiting around another two  to try and play spring training game. Just in case...

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