The only possible teams left to win the wild card are the Phillies, Dodgers, or the Padres.   more »

I know these games really are meaningless and Willie is correct in resting his players, but like the end of spring training where you want to build momentum heading into the regular season, likewise the Mets want to play winning baseball heading into the playoffs.    more »

With the Mets having now clinched the division title, the next team to do so will most likely be their cross town rivals who have a magic number of 1 over the Bo-Sox. It’s interesting how close the two team’s (Mets and Yankees) records are.   more »

It took 91 wins. Many writers thought it would take more considering that Philadelphia had a good team, the Nationals could be a lot better, and of course the Braves are the Braves.    more »

Well if it’s any consolation, something similar happened twenty years ago. The 1986 Mets, you remember them, went on the road in mid September needing to win one game to clinch the National League East.    more »

This really reminds me of '86 when the Mets went to Philadelphia and couldn't clinch as they were swept three games.    more »

Well after last night’s inspired come from behind win, the Atlanta Braves are officially eliminated from becoming the National League Eastern Division champion for a 12th straight year.    more »

Last night’s loss was one of the worst of the year in terms of score. For the second time this season, the Mets pitchers relinquished sixteen runs in a single game.    more »

The game was highlighted by Jose Reyes’s three run inside the park home run. Reyes is simply Mr. Excitement. Also the Mets pitchers have thrown two shutouts in a row.    more »

The last time the Mets lost two in a row was against the Phillies in Philadelphia back in the middle of August. In fact during that away series, they lost three in a row. Prior to Sunday’s loss in Houston the Mets had gone 13 wins and 2 losses in their last 15 games.    more »