Mets & Yankees headed in the wrong direction

jayshum · #1 08-12-2025, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

The Nationals actually won the WS (2019) the year after Bryce Harper left.

So ya never know, sometimes a team does better without the BIG superstar.

Good example. Of course, the Nationals had Soto that year.

Balticfox · #2 08-12-2025, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Mets & Yankees headed in the wrong direction

I don't understand. I see nothing wrong with the direction in which the two teams are heading.

bk400 · #3 08-12-2025, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jayshum

Good example. Of course, the Nationals had Soto that year.

He didn't have $765 million in his pocket and a bad attitude back then. Right now, the Mets' best hope to get to the World Series is that the Phillies collapse and the Dodgers bullpen continue with their yips.

Balticfox · #4 08-13-2025, 10:47 AM

The Mets are at .538 right now. There's no guaranty that they'll actually qualify for the playoffs.

bk400 · #5 08-14-2025, 08:28 AM

Yeah, it is definitely not a foregone conclusion that the Mets make the playoffs.

I don't see the Phillies snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, and the Brewers look like the WS favorites right now. So the Mets are looking at the Dodgers or the Padres in early October, if they make it. The Dodgers bullpen continues to look like Roki Sasaki in April, and Ohtani kind of sharted the bed on the mound, both of which trends are helpful to the Mets on balance. The Padres look good right now, and that's a problem.

One thing is clear: the National League is much stronger than the American League. If the Yankees played in the National League, they'd probably look like the Angels. Or maybe the Cardinals.

Balticfox · #6 08-14-2025, 11:27 AM

Actually the Cardinals always look good:

Whether they play well is another question.

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