For teams positioned to participate in the postseason, a category to which the Mets are thrilled to belong, September brings opposing types of anxieties concerning your favorite players.
There are those you hope find health and/or rhythm in time for the Division Series. And there are those you hope don’t lose those same qualities by the same deadline.
Jacob deGrom, the preferred NLDS Game 1 starter for these Mets? He currently straddles the two groups. Which, in this Mets universe of widespread bliss, makes him a concern.
The Mets’ eight-game winning streak is dead, courtesy of the Marlins knocking around deGrom and his relievers to the tune of a 9-3 victory Tuesday night at Citi Field.