The Mets’ sixth-straight win gives them an 8-1 record to begin the 2018 season. This is not uncharted territory for the franchise, as the 1985 and 2006 Mets also got off to 8-1 starts. Both were similar to the 2018 team, in that they included a mix of veterans and young stars, with front-line pitching leading the way.
The 1985 Mets went on to win 98 games. With a rotation that included Doc Gooden, Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, and Rick Aguilera, the Mets dominated that season with young pitching. That group threw 816.2 innings in 116 games, a leve of reliability the Mets are hoping to get from their core of young arms now.