Despite their recent skid, the Mets are only one game further behind the pack than they were a week ago.

In the space of a mere 30 pitches, Gooden extended the most recent skid of his comeback season.

Mike Milbury, the Islanders' coach and general manager, said of his team's recent skid.

Over the Knicks' recent 6-9 skid, the inability of the point guards to stop other teams from penetrating has broken down the New York defense.

But it is running short for the Knicks after their recent skid.

The Hawks had won a franchise-record 22 in a row in The Omni before hitting the recent skid.

Smith, along with several other players, thought that the recent skid had brought the team closer together.

Their recent skid has the look and feel of the type of slide that could put an early end to their hunt for a playoff spot.

And the officiating cannot be blamed for the Knicks' poor outside shooting during their recent skid.

Glavine snapped the Mets' recent skid, scattering three singles and covering up any mistakes by his defense.