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MLB.com - Willie Randolph didn't deny the Mets' plight on Tuesday afternoon. He discussed it, explained it and did his best to minimize it. And when he characterized it, Randolph said: "This is not Armageddon to us." At the same time, his players were meeting to make sure the latest decline didn't turn into a disaster.

The players conducted what several of them misidentified as "a fantasy football league meeting" -- one day after several players had concluded that some sort of meeting was needed. The clubhouse was closed from about 4:35 p.m. ET until about 5:10 p.m.

The specifics of what was said were not made public, though two players did offer the obligatory: "Good meeting."