Maybe what the Mets really need is a change of scenery. They can only hope for better luck at Citi Field. Evidently, the ghosts of last September's collapse never left Shea Stadium, and the Mets were unable to fumigate the building this year. It seems that the only solution is to knock it down, and the wrecking ball did not arrive in time Sunday to prevent history from repeating itself in a 4-2 loss to the Marlins.
Carlos Beltran hit a tying two-run homer off Scott Olsen in the sixth inning to rally the Mets and energize a crowd of 56,059. But the team's Achilles' heel, its bullpen, conspired to prevent the Mets from earning a playoff berth on the final day of the season -- for the second consecutive year. Continue
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