The Mets season has not gone according to plan thus far. Carlos Mendoza’s squad currently sits in fourth place in the NL East with a 32-37 entering Sunday’s series finale against the San Diego Padres . However, despite all of the drama this season has featured, the team finds themselves within striking distance of a playoff spot.
Entering play Sunday, the Amazins were two games back of the final NL Wild Card spot. While that may say more about the level of competition in the National League as a whole rather than what the Mets have accomplished, the team is playing their best baseball of the season winning three of their last four series. “It hasn’t been easy,” Mendoza said Sunday.
“Good, bad, rough. As of late, obviously [we’re] playing more complete games. I’m not looking at the standings, obviously, I know we got to continue to play better.
You just got to take it one game at a time. “We’re going to be right there until the end. We got a lot of good players there and there’s a good feeling right now in that clubhouse.
So, yea we still got a lot of baseball left. But, we got to continue to take care of business.” The Mets could be hitting their stride winning eight out of their last 10 games before Sunday’s matchup.
And despite the eventful start to the season, there is still plenty of baseball to be played. The Mets’ bullpen has got their swagger back. After a rough few weeks for Mendoza’s stable, the unit has played an enormous role in gettin.
