ESPN.com · Oct 24, 2015
Stark: Mets offense thrives after midseason makeover
CHICAGO -- OK, who saw this coming three months ago? Who knew, back in the last week of July, that the team that was about to represent the National League in the World Series was a team that had a .165 hitter (John Mayberry Jr.) batting cleanup? A team that had scored fewer runs than any offense in the major leagues? And a team that was giving major-league at-bats -- out of sheer necessity -- to Johnny Monell, Eric Campbell and Anthony Recker?
Who could have seen this? Who could have known? Who could have envisioned that three months later, the New York Mets would be heading for their first World Series in 15 years?