The Mets won the NL pennant four times before 2015, but they never returned to the playoffs the following year. Will 2016 break that streak?
The 2016 Mets begin the season trying to do something no other Mets team has done successfully: Defend their National League championship, or even make the playoffs for that matter. It’s a long, hard climb back up that mountain. If you just became a Mets fan last year, welcome aboard, but let this just be a friendly reminder. The year after a World Series appearance can be, and often is, a shockingly cold dose of reality.