When Niese falters, Mets are in trouble

When Niese falters, Mets are in trouble: The Mets will not rise or fall because of Jason Bay’s unfortunate injury problems. They will hang in there, or not, behind a starting rotation anchored by R.A. Dickey and Johan Santana. What they really need – and what Jonathon Niese has given them most of this season – is that reliable No. 3 guy in front of the veteran Chris Young and the youngster Dillon Gee.