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Mets' High Hopes Always Fade Fast

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All the little pieces of bad news for the Mets are starting to crystallize into legitimate concern.

Jose Reyes is headed back to New York with a possible hyperactive thyroid, and you can't help but wonder if the plot is ready to thicken yet again.

Maybe it really is a case of Reyes just needing medication to treat a problem. Or maybe there is no problem. That would be the best-case scenario. But since when does the best-case scenario apply to the Mets?

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