NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — After losing three of their first five games last year, the Mets won 11 straight and went on to capture their first NL pennant since 2000.
They also started 2-3 in 1986 before winning 11 in a row and going on to the franchise’s second — and thus far last — World Series title.
“I think that it goes to show you that we don’t need to get off to that incredibly fast start to be successful,” Mets captain David Wright said after Sunday’s 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. “We’d like to be 3-2 rather than 2-3, but we got a long way to prove ourselves, to make sure we do the small things and start winning some of these close games rather than losing.