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Forget Phillies and let's work on fixing Mets

December 15, 2009 11:16 PM By JIM BAUMBACH jim.baumbach@newsday.com

Quick ReadThere is still a chance for the Mets to salvage this offseason, according to Jim Baumbach.

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Photo credit: AP | Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Ben Sheets pitches to the Washington Nationals in the first inning. (August 9, 2008)

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