Mets Have a War

So I guess the New York Mets aren't going quietly in their effort to...narrowly miss the playoffs.

I mean, let's be grown-ups here. Neither the Mets nor the Phillies are making the playoffs, or that Wild Card seed. The Nationals have the first one locked up, and the second one is going to whichever NL Central team is unlucky enough to end in 2nd (you know which one I'm rooting for, and in that event I will temporarily become a Nats fan). Even the D-Backs have a better record right now.

It's literally the scene in Face/Off where enough important characters have been offed, enough stakes have gone to the wayside, and John Travolta just says to Nic Cage "...alright, Plan B: let's just kill each other."

This Phils-Mets thing isn't about playoff time, or glory, or anything other than a one-upmanship thing. Literally, they're fighting for third place in a year where third place doesn't matter. It's childish, but...that is one way to describe the Mets-Phils rivalry.

And the thing is...neither are even that good right now. The Phils can dive-bomb games as much as they want, but the Mets have the same 3 or 4 guys saving their asses every time. Take away Amed Rosario, J.D. Davis, Thor and DeGrom, and who saves you? Juan Lagares? Amed Rosario? I mean, Rosario's good, but considering what he was touted to be, he's not worth it. Frazier strikes out too much, Cano and Nimmo are streaky as hell, and Jed Lowrie's JUST NOT being activated. And need I mention the bullpen situation?

The Mets are winning games purely on the little ounce of fuel that's left in the tank when the gauge is telling you, SCREAMING AT YOU EVEN, that the tank's empty. Any other year the Mets would be inconsequential, but something about them just won't quit. And even if they don't end in a Wild Card seed, you have to kind of applaud that.

I don't know if Mickey Callaway survives the season. I mean, Kapler won't, and the Mets are barely better than the Phils, so why should Callaway keep his job? Neither one's plan has worked.

Anyway. Sorry this is so mean-spirited. You want happier posts, wait til tomorrow, I get a Reds custom in there.

Coming Tomorrow- He's pitched for the Royals for years, and hasn't gotten the hint that maybe it's not worth it anymore.