The 2009 New York Mets don’t get enough credit for how bad they were. After collapsing in two straight seasons, the 2009 squad opened up Citi Field and took several steps back. Four straight seasons of playing above .500 ended when the 2009 team went just 70-92.
Ten years later, the 2019 Mets went 86-76 with a much brighter immediate future ahead of them. The 2009 team was the beginning of the end while the current squad looks like a new opening.
Revisiting the numbers from 2009, we can see how little they have in common with the current Mets.