Cubs pitcher Jason Marquis hits grand slam, Mets fall to Cubs, 9-5

If the season ended today, the Cubs would be the Mets' opponent in the first round of the National League playoffs next week. As the Mets learned the hard way last September, the season does not end until it ends. Even if it appears more and more that the end is near. The not-again Mets opened the final regular-season home stand at Shea with a null performance circa 2007, getting pounded, 9-5, by the Cubs Monday night before a restless and increasingly panicky crowd in Flushing. Continue