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2012
Mets Go Streaking..Again
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June was set to be a real test for this team. More than 20 games against teams which boast better than .500 records stood in the Mets path a few short weeks ago and ultimately, they’ve navigated the month well, but that’s not to say the month of June hasn’t been frustrating.
Win three..lose three..win one..lose three..win three..lose three..win four..and most recently, you guessed it..lose three. All of that equates to just one game under .500 for the month of June thus far, but it’s still a rough pattern to stomach. When the Mets have lost this month, they’ve lost in bunches, unable to overcome they’re weaknesses for at least three games at a time before going on a run to right the ship yet again.
Yea, I get it..the team is still a few games over .500, still tied for second in the division, and most importantly still in the thick of the early playoff hunt, but that doesn’t mean we should overlook the glaringly obvious fact that the Mets appear to have turned into a streaky baseball team. When things a going good, they’re very good. However, when things have gone bad, they’re equally as bad. There’s just no consistency, which is one of the staples of a playoff caliber baseball team.
A quick look at the current roster can offer a little assistance in explaining the Mets streaky nature. As good as players like RA Dickey, David Wright and even Ike Davis have been over the past few weeks, others such as Daniel Murphy and Josh Thole has slumped terrible. When you add what has turned about to be a horrid bullpen and pathetic team defense you can see where such streaks might come from. However with that said, the Mets must turn the corner towards some more consistent baseball much sooner than later if they hope to keep their playoff aspirations alive.
In what may be a semi-cruel way of looking at things, the Mets have let an opportunity to make up ground of the division slip through their fingers this month, as each team in the division has stumbled of late. Looking forward however, the Mets will have another week to patch things up and get their momentum headed in the right direction before they see twelve games in the month of July versus divisional opponents, including six against the first place Nationals.
Between now and then, Terry Collins will have the task of coaxing a more consistent effort out of his young group, eliminating nights like last, when the team basically never got off the bus in Chicago. He must eliminate the mental lapses that have become more frequent in recent weeks and ensure that they take advantage of a fairly healthy roster right now which should offer some consistency in the lineup and hopefully some more victories on the scorecard.
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Ultimately, I owe nearly thirty years of Mets related torture to my mother, who is the reason I became a fan. I was too young to remember the 86 run, but hope to see one I'll be able to recall much sooner than later. I enjoy writing about the team and welcome your feedback on my posts. Oh..and I am not with 28!
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 24 | 18 | .571 | - |
| Nationals | 23 | 20 | .535 | 1.5 |
| Phillies | 20 | 23 | .465 | 4.5 |
| Mets | 16 | 24 | .400 | 7.0 |
| Marlins | 11 | 32 | .256 | 13.5 |
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The way I see it they held their own against the .500+ teams in June and it could have been a bloodbath. We played .500 against them but equally as important is they played .500 against us and expected to kick our butts. We proved we belong. If Alderson can get this team the late game reliever and right handed bat we need, we’re going to the post season. Dickey and Santana are a solid 1-2 and Niese, Young and Gee have stepped up. Lots of season left.
i couldnt agree more sir . LGM
It could be that every one in the division is the same and who ever gets the hottest the latest and longest will survive
that way pretty often. Now it’s truly grind it out time.
Considering their recent swept,sweep,swept,sweep streaking is very fitting. I try at time to look at the season in groups of series the smallest group being a 3 game series. If the Mets can just win the majority of their series then they should be in it throughout the rest of the season. Win your homestands win your roadtrips etc etc. Back when the Mets started out their 25 game stretch vs what was a tough part of their schedule many wondered if it would be what would break them at the other end of it. They finished going 12-13. Now the next challenge is to see if they can maintain themselves relevant up to the ASG. A loss tonight would tie their longest losing streak of the season at 4.
When I see the word streaking, this…
http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/mets/files/2009/05/streaker.jpg
I thought your link might have been of the scene in the movie “Old School” where Will Ferrel is streaking by himself down the street.
It’s not that they are streaky Everything you need to know about this team is in the Win Loss Records of the Pitchers!
Dillon Gee 5-5 15 Games .500 5 Games decided by pen
Santana 5-4 15 Games .556 (one no hitter over .500) 6 games decided by Pen
Niese 5-3 14 Games .625 (Two games over .500) 6 Games decided by Pen
Young 1-1 4 Games .500 2 Games decided by Pen (Half his games)
Dickey 11-1 14 Games .917 2 Games decided by Pen.
We should be 13 games over .500 not just 4 games. And those records should be higher Why is that?
Look no further than the relievers who have a combined record of 10-17
Why are we losing so many games in a row?
Dickey didn’t win and stop the losing streak! He is the guy who has avoided using the BullPen.
Santana did it for two games one being a no hitter.
The Backend Rotation is pitching a bit better than .500 baseball but it would be more if they too avoided the pen. That Bullpen we all lament has hurt the backend of the rotation the most.and all this great Pitching by Dickey has been offset by the bad pitching of the pen.