Ben Badler takes a look at some of the prospects in attendance at the Double-A Southern League playoffs.

Somehow, after frittering away a four-run lead, the Mets squandered numerous chances with runners in scoring position and lost a great opportunity to gain on Philadelphia.

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Stockton placed five players on the California League Top 20 Prospects list.

'It is critical that we do a better job,' manager Jerry Manuel said after Wednesday's loss, a 10-inning affair that twisted the NL playoff race into its tightest knot yet. 'At this juncture, it was probably our toughest defeat.' The crushing ones always

While the high Class A California League didn't open the season with a true überprospect on any of its rosters—at No. 36, Stockton lefthander Brett Anderson was the highest-ranked player in BA's Top 100 Prospects—it still had plenty of talent. Several players made progress that should give them more prominent places in the next Top 100.

In their past 10 games, the Mets have gone 4-6. All the while, the Phillies have been unable to pull away in the National League East driver's seat, and the Brewers are tied with the Mets for first place in the NL Wild Card standings. 'I think we have

Maine, who was placed on the disabled list on Aug. 25 with a bone spur in his right shoulder, was activated, and he will be added to the Mets' bullpen mix. While he may experience some discomfort pitching, doctors have assured general manager Omar Minaya

Carlos Delgado once lived within a cage of jeers, and now he is often regaled with chants of 'MVP.' Aaron Heilman walks off the mound to an ovation every now and then, but on most occasions, the jeers prevail. And now New York fans have chosen a new

One hit, one walk or even one long out into the Shea Stadium outfield would have forced a Game 6 in the 1999 National League Championship Series. And Robin Ventura almost outdid himself, launching a home run off of the Braves' Kevin McGlinchy. The