MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is now down to the final four. In one of the semifinal matchups, MMO and OOTP pit the 2022 Mets team against the 1998 Mets team. James Villani, MMO editor and writer, will continue at the helm of the 2022 team. Meanwhile, MMO editor, Mojo Hill, continues controlling the 1998 team.

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Mets Madness Bracket.

2022 Mets

One of the middle seeds of the 16-team tournament is enduring an improbable run. In Round 1, the 2022 team got by the middle-seeded 1999 team in six games. Led by MVP Jeff McNeil, the most recent team in this tournament, was able to punch their ticket to the second round. To read an in-depth recap of how the Round 1 matchup went, click here. As for Round 2, the 2022 team knocked off the mighty 1986 championship Mets team also in six games. This time, led by MVP Pete Alonso. To read an in-depth recap of how the Round 1 matchup went, click here.

Of course, in reality, it was a disappointing ending to one of the most successful regular seasons in franchise history in 2022. The 2022 Mets posted the second-most wins (101) of any team across the 62-year history of the Mets. However, it all culminated in a Wild Card round loss to the San Diego Padres.

In this tournament, the team has been led by some huge offensive performances as well as starling starting pitching by a trio of Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom, and Chris Bassitt. The weakest point of the, the bullpen, has been led heavily by Edwin Diaz, Seth Lugo, and Adam Ottavino.

1998 Mets

Meanwhile, the 1998 team, first defeated the 2015 team in a slugfest seven-game series. To read an in-depth recap of how the Round 1 matchup went, click here. Then, in Round 2, the team relied on stout pitching to get past the 1973 team in six games. To read an in-depth recap of how the Round 2 matchup went, click here.

In reality, the 1998 team was a top-heavy squad that ultimately didn’t have quite enough to make a run. The Mets collapsed at the end of the season and placed second in the NL East, one game short of making the playoffs. Their final record was 88-84.

However, so far in this tournament, the team has been led by a pair of pitching and offensive duos. Specially, those are Al Leiter and Masato Yoshii in the starting rotation, and, offensively, it has been all about Mike Piazza and Edgardo Alfonzo.

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