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Mr. Met: As team slumps, Terry Collins hits managerial milestone

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NEW YORK — By the end of this week, Terry Collins will be the longest-tenured manager in New York Mets history.

Hard to believe, really.

Then again, nothing is ever easy when it comes to Collins and the Mets.

With his team on a seven-game losing streak 6 1/2 weeks into a trying season, Collins is set to catch Davey Johnson on Friday night for most games managed in a Mets uniform (1,012). Nifty feat for a senior citizen some considered just a stopgap when he was hired in November 2010 as New York began to rebuild under general manager Sandy Alderson.