With their win Saturday, the Mets secured the top Wild Card spot in the National League. This is unexpected, it really is. The Mets were two games under .500 just six weeks ago before their major turn-around.
In a season where almost all hope was lost, it has been renewed. With their Wild Card berth, the Mets are now playing with house money. I know that seems strange as they came into the season with lofty expectations, but it’s true.
At the beginning of the year, a Wild Card berth would have been deemed a disappointment.