Treading water is certainly useful, but at some point it’s either sink or swim.
The Mets may have reached that juncture in their schedule that tells them if they are swimmers or sinkers. Three games against the Cubs at Citi Field beginning Tuesday night will have all the trappings of a postseason series, albeit with the visiting players holding a decided advantage: even if they get swept, they will still be very much alive in this NL wild-card race.
But the Mets lack such a safety net. If a repeat performance of last weekend occurs and they get swept three games to finish this homestand, the Mets’ postseason chances could be reduced to rubble by the time they arrive in Philadelphia on Friday.