Should the New York Mets be worried? If they aren’t, they haven’t passed by a mirror recently. It’s one thing to have little fear in the teams chasing you. Their problem is they aren’t making the best winning moves possible at every corner.
Wednesday’s lineup was a perfect example. A strange newfound faith in Luisangel Acuna landed him at second base in the number nine spot. This wasn’t the difference in the game. It just seemed like a lack of urgency on their part.
Acuna didn’t even make it through the game. Lifted for Brett Baty with the team already trailing 8-1 in the seventh, it seemed like poor planning.