Manager Terry Collins knows more is expected from his New York Mets following their first NL pennant since 2000. Led by their young starting rotation and slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, the Mets won their first NL East title since 2006 and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in the playoffs before losing a five-game World Series to the Kansas City Royals. ''I tell our players all the time, we create our own expectations,'' Collins said Thursday during his first news conference of spring training.
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