Note: 45-20 is the Goal
The way I see it, if the Mets want to pull off a miracle and win the Wild Card, they need to go roughly 45–20 during these final 65 games of the season.
The Mets begin a 10–game homestand tonight.
The first series will be four games against the Rockies, who lead the Mets by 7.5 games for the Wild Card race.
The Mets need to win this series, it’s that simple.
The thing is, it’s not just these 10 home games, it’s the next 28 games, during which 21 will be in Citi Field.
What’s more, most of the 28 games are against teams they are chasing, as well as the lowly D-Backs and Padres.
In other words, in the mode of Lloyd Christmas, there is a chance, because if the Mets can win a bulk of these next 28 games, they will also be tacking on losses for the very teams they are chasing.
“We’ve got a shot,” Jeff Francoeur told reporters yesterday evening. “We’ve got 65 games left, and I guarantee you every person on this team will fight their asses off to the end.”
I like Francoeur’s spirit.
28 more games.
Play hard, play smart, maybe get some players back from injury, beat the teams ahead of you, and, hopefully, you can make this interesting, Frenchy.
In other words, like Johnny G would say, ‘Let’s do this.’
