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NL East race being decided by relief pitching

By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com

Monday, September 22, 2008

It isn't September of 2007 that hangs over the Mets' psyches anymore. It's their bullpen of 2008. We've talked a lot this month about the Mets' 2007 nightmare. But the more we watch this 2008 edition, the more we're convinced: This year, their biggest problem is a whole different nightmare. Bad memories, you can stomp out. Bad bullpens … eh, not so much. These Mets are living proof. So with every day that goes by, every late-inning lead that slips away, it becomes more apparent that bul ...

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