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Five of ESPN.coms MLB beat writers who cover teams battling for wild-card berths were asked to make a case for why their team will be playing a do-or-die playoff game in October. Below, Adam Rubin argues for the New York Mets against fellow writers Eddie Matz (Baltimore Orioles), Andrew Marchand (New York Yankees), Katie Strang (Detroit Tigers) and Mark Saxon (St. Louis Cardinals).For more on the other contenders, check out Wild-card Wednesday.?Rubin: Forget the fact that the Mets are among the hottest teams in baseball, having won 16 of 21 games entering this week. The Mets will reach the postseason as a wild-card entrant primarily because of their soft schedule the remainder of the season. After completing a series on Wednesday against the Nationals, the Mets do not play another game against a team that currently has a winning record. Meanwhile, the Cardinals and Giants - the Mets two main competitors for the NLs two wild-card spots -- have to play each other four times beginning Thursday. The Cardinals also have two series remaining against the Cubs, while the Giants have two series remaining against the Dodgers.Marchand: The biggest reason not to believe in the Mets is because they are the Mets. Their tortured history is replete with epic failures in the face of victories. Could one more be on the horizon?Matz: As my mother will tell you, Im a good boy who follows directions, and my marching orders here were to shoot a hole in every one of these theories (except mine, of course). To do that, Im calling on my experience with logic puzzles back in Mrs. Harris fifth-grade math class. If the Mets and Cardinals arent wild cards (which, per my instructions, they cant be), then the wild cards must be the second-place NL West team (Giants or Dodgers), and the ... 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Morehead State?mens basketball coach Sean Woods has resigned following an investigation into alleged physical abuse of his players.Athletic director Brian Hutchinson on Thursday announced Woods resignation after four-plus seasons guiding the Eagles.?Hutchinson called the situation tough as he announced Woods departure from the program.Woods has been suspended since Nov. 22 and was charged with misdemeanor battery after two players --?Malik Maitland and Soufiyane Diakite -- said in a court affidavit that they had altercations with Woods. Woods faces a Feb. 9 hearing.It wasnt the first time Woods had issues since taking the job. In 2012, his first season with Moreheads program, he was suspended for shoving player Devon Atkinson during a game.Edson Maitland, the father of Malik Maitland, told ESPN his son informed him that Woods head-butted him late last season but quickly apologized, asked for forgiveness and promised it would never happen again. Edson Maitland said his son told him he reported the incident to the teams trainer.We are very, extremely disappointed in Coach Woods, Edson Maitland told ESPN earlier this week. He came into our home and violated our trust, the trust that we put in him as a coach. Not only did we ask him to coach our son, but to treat our son just as he would treat his own son.dddddddddddd He was reckless with willful intention in his action toward my son, inflicting such a pain on him.Woods was charged with misdemeanor battery, according to court documents obtained by WTVQ, after he allegedly backhanded Malik Maitland in his chest at halftime of a Nov. 19 matchup in Evansville, Indiana, and shoved Diakite during and after the game.Woods, who played with The Unforgettables Kentucky squad that reached the Elite Eight in 1992, was suspended three days after the game at Evansville.Evansville Sgt. Patrick McDonald said misdemeanor battery in Indiana is defined as any alleged assault that results in a complaint of pain from an alleged victim. It does not mean anyone was injured, he said.Hutchinson said assistant Preston Spradlin will continue as interim head coach of the Eagles (2-7), who have lost seven straight including five in a row since Woods suspension. The AD said a national search for Woods successor will begin after the Christmas holidays.Information from The Associated Press included in this report. ' ' '