So, here we are. Forty-five games to go and we are still 5 games under .500. It's like a dieter who complains about those 5 pounds that just won't seem to go away. Last week, I mocked the New York Times for saying that the Mets were creeping towards .500 when they reached the lofty perch of 4 games under. At the time, they had played the 11 games since the All Star break at a 6-5 pace. They proceeded to play the next 11 at 5-6.
I still thought that the Met's achieve that Monument to Mediocrity. 25-20 doesn't sound like too lofty a goal. However, that translates to a winning percentage of .556 (actually .5555555 continuous 5's as far as the eye can see and then some). That also doesn't sound too hard. However, the East leading National's winning percentage is currently only .544.
That being said, if the Met's win 6 games during any stretch of 7 the rest of the way, then they only need to play .500 ball for the other games. That really is one way to make it sound doable. I will make 1 promise. Unless there is a rain out, the Mets will NOT finish 5 games under .500. There are no ties in baseball and 2x + 5 cannot total 162.
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