The season is over — if you listen to the sports talk radio callers in New York. The Mets, having played mediocre baseball (and often times just plain terrible ball), find themselves 5.5 games behind the Florida Marlins and two games under .500 — not the kind of record expected from a team with a $140 million payroll.
So, let’s just move on, right?
Not so fast. The Mets need to make some changes — which may include the axing of Willie Randolph — but writing the team off is just plain foolish.
Consider the 2007 season. On May 28 last year, three teams that would end the season in the playoffs — including the N.L. pennant winning Colorado Rockies — were under .500 and a fourth, the Phillies, was just a game over.
In fact, the four teams that would eventually qualify for the National League playoffs were a combined 16 games out of the playoff spots they eventually qualified for.
Does this mean that the Mets will find their way back? No. It just means they can.
Hank Kalet 