CBS · Sep 30, 2016
Chatelain: Mets Unbelievably Unlucky? That’s Not Quite Accurate
The Mets' T.J. Rivera celebrates a solo home run during the third inning against the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field on Sept. 18, 2016. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)By Ryan Chatelain
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The Mets have had enough injuries to help some doctors upgrade their yachts. Michael Conforto, Travis d’Arnaud and Jay Bruce have been more disappointing than “Batman v Superman.” And Matt Harvey’s season was, to borrow Donald Trump’s favorite word, a “disaster.”
It’s easy to fall into the trap of defining the 2016 Mets by their misfortune — and there’s certainly been plenty of that. But doing so ignores one important fact: The Amazins have also been amazingly lucky.