SAN FRANCISCO — By changing coasts, the Mets have changed their personality. Once regarded as a team that scored early and vanished late, they have done the opposite in their first two games against the San Francisco Giants. In their 8-6 victory on Friday night, the Mets rallied from three separate deficits of at least three runs.But as Bryant said, "It's the Western Conference finals. It should be close."But this week was different Bets that the economy is closer to stabilizing have boosted equities, but worse-than-expected reports on retail sales, housing and employment this week have raised worries that the market has gotten ahead of itself.
