The road to the ring just got a whole lot easier with the New York Mets getting embarrassed at home by little brother, San Diego Padres. The Mets were supposed to be the second Juggernaut in the National League as reporters and pundits backed the East Coast iconic team that replaced the Giants and the Dodgers after their diaspora from New York Baseball. Somehow along the way, they dismissed the Braves, last year’s champions and All-Star game robbery victims, as well. They Mets appeared at the top of MLB’s Power Rankings, along with the Yankees as soon as those East Coast writers had a chance, wearing their bias on their sleeves.