In the winter time, when all the leaves are brown and the wind blows, the Mets did a lot of talking about being a playoff team. Many of us thought they were jokers and didn't believe them.
We knew they needed a shorstop, but instead of making a trade or spending on one, they took the money and ran to Port St. Lucie with a big hole at short and in the bullpen.
Of course, many of us would stake their reputation on the fact they needed a bat and that has turned out be true as well as Citi Field certainly hasn't been swingtown this year.