NEW YORK -- The Mets basked in defeat.Sure, they were disappointed. But there were no tears, not a shred of frustration. Instead, there was -- to a man -- a sense of accomplishment.Their starting lineup included just three batters who were on the field for the season opener in Kansas City.Their third baseman and captain didnt play after May 27.Their starting first baseman had 23 at-bats after May 20.Their second baseman was done for the year on Aug. 27.Their shortstop was playing on a bum knee.Their regular catcher was benched after driving in one run in the seasons final month.Their star slugger, struggling with a strained quadriceps, hit one home run after Sept. 11.And four of their five highly touted projected starting pitchers were on the sidelines after seasons more notable for surgeries than strikeouts.In a season when MRIs were discussed more often than ERAs, not even seven shutout innings from Noah Syndergaard was enough, given the decimated offense for the defending NL champions.Im really proud of these guys, to handle all that adversity, Syndergaard said after Wednesday nights season-ending 3-0 loss in the NL wild-card game to Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants.Last year, they won their first NL pennant since 2000, reviving a franchise that seemed to be on spin cycle after the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. And this year they filled the seats regularly at Citi Field, which rocked with energy as they overtook the Yankees in local television ratings. Just 60-62 in mid-August, they managed to finish 87-75 and clinch a playoff berth with a game to spare.I dont think you can say enough for what these guys did, said Jacob deGrom, one of the injured star pitchers. Everybody was pretty much counting us out at one point, and we battled back. ... Im proud to call them my teammates.Syndergaard pitched up to his Thor nickname , striking out 10 and walking three, throwing 42 thunderbolts to 98 mph or higher -- more than Philadelphia or Clevelands pitchers all season, according to Inside Edge. Curtis Granderson made a run-saving catch in a Willie Mays impersonation.But Jeurys Familia gave up a three-run homer to Conor Gillaspie in the ninth inning, a drive into the right-field bullpens that stunned the Citi Field crowd into silence.No more comebacks. No more hope.Theyre hurting, but theres no reason to be, Mets manager Terry Collins said . They were written off so many times this summer and yet they kept fighting back. ... Youve got to have special people and special character to play in this town and in this environment, and thats in that room.Last year, Familia allowed a tying home run to Alex Gordon in the ninth of the World Series opener, and he was charged with three blown saves -- partly because of his defense. He knew the 96 mph offering to Gillaspie would be a home run as soon as the bat made contact.I missed the location, he said.Casey Stengel dubbed his early 1960s teams the Amazin Mets, terrible but entertaining. The 1969 championship club became the Miracle Mets, and the 1986 champs made a notorious bunch that partied as hard as it played. This years group was the Replace-Mets.Captain David Wright and second baseman Neil Walker watched the end of the season injured. Lucas Duda played sparingly after returning from a back injury. Asdrubal Cabrera powered through pain at short. Travis dArnaud watched Wednesday from the bench, and Yoenis Cespedes failed to replicate his power surge that helped lift New York to the World Series last season.T.J. Rivera, the second baseman against San Francisco, started the season in Triple-A Las Vegas and made his big league debut in mid-August at age 27, a Bronx boy done good.Rene Rivera, the 33-year-old catcher, was released by Tampa Bay in spring training before signing with the Mets, who also sent him to Vegas.James Loney, the 32-year-old first baseman, was sold by San Diego to the Mets in late May for the closeout price of $1 -- less than the subway fare from Manhattan to the ballpark.Now its time to look back at the positives and look at it as a positive experience, T.J. Rivera said. Its been a fun ride.There are fewer than 4 1/2 months until pitchers and catchers, ones the Mets hope report to Port St. Lucie, Florida, with soothed muscles, mended tendons, resuscitated ligaments and rejuvenated spirits.Were disappointed, Collins said, but well be able to get healthy, and well be back.Asics Wholesale Nz . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. Cheap Asics Shoes Nz . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. The Northern Irishman arrived at the course on Wednesday hoping to start, but after hitting a few balls on the practice putting green Clarke advised officials he was not fit to play. http://www.asicssalenz.com/ . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. Asics Sale Nz . 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Asics Clearance Nz . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times.Samantha Stosur kept the Australian flag flying in the Olympic womens singles tennis competition with a gutsy opening round victory in Rio.While Stosur gave Australian fans something to cheer, Daria Gavrilova and mens hope Sam Groth made first round exits.Stosur got her Olympic campaign against big-hitting Latvian teenager Jelena Ostapenko off to shaky start, losing the first set in just 26 minutes, but she fought back to take the match 1-6 6-3 6-2.Her match finished under lights at the same time as Groths, who did it tough against Belgian eighth seed David Goffin 6-4 6-2.Stosur, the eighth seed, said she didnt feel she was playing too badly in the opening set but world No. 41 Ostapenko was on fire.She really wasnt missing a beat ... there wasnt a lot to do when she was playing as well as she was, Stosur said.I was able to get an early break in that second and by the end, I was dictating play compared to the first set, so it was really good for me to turn things around.Stosur will next play Japans world No.35 Misaki Doi, who overcame Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets.Earlier in the day on centre court, Gavrilova was ousted by world No.1 Serena Williams.Gavrilova said her late night playing doubles with Stosur before her singles match took its toll.The pair had a three-set loss to Swiss combination Martiina Hingis and Timea Bacsinszky.ddddddddddddGavrilova started well in the swirling wind on centre court against the Olympic champion but the second set was more one-sided with the American closing out the match 6-4 6-2.World No.46 Gavrilova said she ran out of steam in the second set.I got really tired in the second set at 2-1 (against Williams), Gavrilova said.I didnt have enough rest as I played pretty late and I think it affected me.You cant be flat playing against Serena because you have to run all the time.The conditions were tough on centre court with the wind, which delayed the start of play on most of the outer courts, affecting the power Gavrilova could generate from one end.Williams broke the 22-year-old to lead 4-2 but Gavrilova showed her fight, breaking the four-time Olympic medallist to love when she was serving for the first set.But Williams broke right back in the next game to wrap up that set.Playing in her fourth Olympic games, Williams said it was a tough first round encounter.The first set was really tight and the conditions didnt make it easy, Williams said.We played some wonderful points in the first set.She has a lot of big wins and she plays really well. 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