There is an age old question in sports when a team is falling and there seems to be no bottom. What is rock bottom? These Mets are now record setting, for all the wrong reasons. The Amazin's amazingly set a franchise record by losing 3 straight games that they led by 3 runs or more in, while also losing their 122 game streak of leading the game after 8 innings with a win. For the New York Mets last week almost had to be the lowest they can go, the question now is what can they do?
The Mets were the darlings of the offseason with fans and media members alike heaping praise on them for landing Justin Verlander and company. The fan base was in awe of the new direction of an ownership that would spend to fix problems and some publications even likened their offseason ways to the Yankees teams of the past. But, with all that attention also comes the weight of expectations. Mets fans have endured failed expectations for decades, but this might be the worst situation yet.
So, the question is now how will they correct this, or better yet, can they? The problem with this Mets team as it stands today is there is no one problem area. Yes, the bullpen is weak and surely Cohen and company will address that, but that's not all. The starters haven't been what they have been paid to be. Verlander, Max and even Mr. Ghost Fork himself have been underwhelming add that to a lack of depth and overall the pitching has been very poor. The hitting hasn't been much better. Just imagine where this team would be without Alonso's huge power in the middle.
There is good news for Mets fans. You have an owner that will surely spend and be very aggressive in the coming weeks to get this team back on track. New York also has some young trade pieces and there is no lack of talent that can be available. It will be tricky but the Mets better not wait until the deadline to make some moves. This team is sinking fast, let's just hope they have hit the bottom and now can bounce up.
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