So, we’re in the Nation’s Capitol for a weekend series with the Washington Nationals. The Mets should be able to sweep them, but this is a team that should be able to do a lot of things and somehow they fall short.
On the positive side, the Mets have a good record since the All-Star break, and really since the beginning of the season as they and the Arizona Diamondbacks seem to flip-flop for best record in the National League. If I have it figured correctly, if the Mets and Diamondbacks were in the same division, the D.Backs would be a game ahead of the Mets, but that is only because they have played two more games, and won two more games than the Mets. The Mets did take two out of three in this last set and for the most part have not looked bad.
On the downside, the Mets are not winning in convincing fashion. They are scoring early and late, but not in the middle; they are letting teams get back into games; and yesterday they just gave one away. If all that matters is the won-lose record, and at the end of the season that will be the case, the Mets are not bad. If, however, we are looking for them to get momentum, then playing the way they are is not going to accomplish the goal.
It would be nice to see the Mets sweep a series. I cannot remember the last time they did that this year. It would be nice to see a winning streak of at least five games. With Washington the next team up and, fortunately for the Mets, playing in DC, perhaps this can be the start to a sweep, to a decent winning streak, to getting hot. Let’s hope so!
Let’s Go Mets!
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