Where Will The Mets Finish?

Fortunately the Mets left Washington with a split of the four game set. While the last game was never in question and I feel the Mets should have taken more than just two games there, once they lost the first two, it was a relief to see the Mets turn it up a notch and win the nex two.

I still have my doubts and concerns. First off, I want the division, not the wildcard. And, Philadelphia is playing good ball. So, that is a concern. Beyond that, there are other concerns, including the Mets ability to win the wildcard.

The Mets have ten games left. First we go to Atlanta for three. I have too many memories of Atlanta extinguishing and post-season Met hopes for too many years to be confident about this series. The Mets are only two games over 500 on the record. The Braves are playing over 500 at home and, given how the Braves handled the Mets the last series at Shea, taking two out of three, I have concerns.

The next four games are with the Cubs. While Chicago will probably have clinched the division and may be resting some of its regulars, they are still going to be a tough team to beat and will probably want at least a split of the four game set. Then the Mets finish again Florida and it feels like no victories have come easy against that team.

This Met team should have been able to do better in the past seven games and if they do not finish atop the NL East and/or do not win the wildcard, they have no one but themselves to blame.

Tonight it is the start of the Braves and hopefully they win and get some revenge.

Let’s Go Mets!