The Losing Continues

In my last post I asked, “Would the real Mets please stand up”. Unfortunately, I think they have. After losing four in a row to the last place San Diego Padres they came home to face the first place Arizona Diamondbacks. Keep in mind, the first place team is simply four games above 500. I realize that this is better than the Mets but certainly it shows the D-Backs are a beatable team.

After letting Arizona take a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first, the Mets came right back and took a 3-1 lead by the end of the first inning. The enhanced the lead to 5-1. While John Maine did not allow any more runs to score, he had trouble putting hitters away and threw a lot of pitches. As a result, he only lasted five innings.

Before the rain came, the Mets bullpen let the Diamondbacks chip away at the lead and by the time the game went into a rain delay it was all tied at 5. After the rain delay, it was all Arizona. The Diamondbacks went on to score four more runs and win 9-5.

Now, I could make excuses for the Mets including that the rain took them out of their rhythm, that it is only one game, that it was just a couple of pitchers who did not perform well, that they were playing a first place team, etc. It is all nonsense. The Mets did not get it done. After scoring five runs in two innings, the Mets failed to score again. The pitching was poor and the Mets have now lost five in a row for the second team this season.

Ladies and Gentlemen (and Met fans), the reason is simple. The Mets are not that good. They are overrated and even the supposed big names on that team are not as good as we would like to believe. It looks like 2006, some players had career years and now, once again, we are doomed for a season (or more) of mediocrity.

So, at this point, I am hoping for a stretch where they are playing over their heads so many for a few games, they can give the fans something to cheer about.

Let’s Go Mets!