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One Game, and Tweet, at a Time, the Mets Are Sliding

PHILADELPHIA — We still don’t know the meaning of the missives. When Steven Cohen visits his stumbling Mets in the road clubhouse on a Sunday morning — and tweets about it — is that an act of support, or a sign of panic? When he tweets on Friday that the Mets will start hitting, but instead they look feeble all weekend, will there be repercussions?

In his first season as the Mets’ owner, Cohen has gotten precisely what he paid for with his $2.475 billion: a team that can whip your emotions from hopeful to confounded, often at a breakneck pace.