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Mets' decision to manage innings is faulty

Anthony Rieber

Anthony Rieber has been at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998 and in his current position since 2004.

The best thing that can be said about Jon Niese's start against the Marlins on Saturday is that Mets fans won't have to see him again for six days.

See? The six-man rotation does have an upside.

Niese was not good at all in the Mets' 9-5 loss at Citi Field. He allowed five runs (four earned) in four innings. He was spared a loss when the Mets rallied to tie the score in the fourth before falling behind for good in the seventh on Christian Yelich's two-run single off Hansel Robles.