The 2007 Mets collapsed, didn’t they? The team had a seven-game division lead on September 12, but after they lost 12 of the final 17 games of the season, the Mets ended up a game behind the division-winning Phillies and didn’t play in October. For a team that was in first place for 159 days […]
Day: March 31, 2016
Believe It Or Not, The Mets Are Contenders Now
Consider this for a moment: The Mets are contenders. They are viable, certifiable World Series contenders. This seems odd for so many reasons. It is a burden the organization has not held in a while. Self-loathing from the fanbase (“LOLMets” anyone?) and stumbling and bumbling from the parts of the team that actually decided the results had […]