Not yet eliminated, but in need of a miracle and maybe a catastrophe elsewhere, the New York Mets are staring at the real possibility of being done with baseball by Sunday afternoon. They held onto the NL East lead for a good chunk of the season. At minimum, they were going to climb into the playoffs as a Wild Card club.
Maybe not. The team isn’t playing with much life. A lack of energy and discipline has many fans bailing. It’s a good thing the two NFL teams are a combined 0-6. Otherwise, this ongoing Mets torture would dominate the backpages even more than it already should.