When you think of the Boston Red Sox , it's hard not to focus on all the ways their offense can beat you.

Right-hander Sergio Mitre, recovering from elbow surgery, was released Monday by the Florida Marlins. Mitre underwent Tommy John surgery July 15, missed the entire 2008 season and is not expected to return until midseason next year at the earliest. Mitre went 5-8 with a 4.65 ERA in a career-high 27 starts for Florida last year.

After missing the entire 2008 season due to elbow troubles that required Tommy John reconstruction surgery, right-hander Sergio Mitre was released by the Marlins on Monday.

What the Red Sox need now in the American League Division Series is what they needed then: a split of the first...

It wasn't of the same magnitude as the capper to last season's historic collapse, but the Mets' 4-2...

Mets Collapse, the sequel. Doomed by a dreadful bullpen that failed them again Sunday, the New York Mets completed their second consecutive September slide with a 4-2 loss to Florida that knocked them out of playoff contention in the final game at Shea Stadium. Scott Schoeneweis and Luis Ayala served up back-to-back homers in the eighth inning that put the pesky Marlins ahead, and New York (89-73)...

Fans in a foul mood because the Mets did not make the playoffs soon cheered the players and coaches from yesteryear.

The Mets thought they had the right plan in their season finale, but as has been the case all year, their relief pitching did them in.

Back-to-back home runs by Wes Helms and Dan Uggla in the eighth inning lifted the Marlins to a 4-2 win in front of 56,059 at Shea Stadium who witnessed the Mets' playoff hopes vanish.

For all the ups and downs the Marlins went through in a bittersweet season, this surprising club can take pride in the fact that it controlled its own destiny until the final week of the season.