If you fell asleep on the New York Mets over the last week or so, you missed a 180-degree turn in how the season was going. After sweeping the Cleveland Indians at Citi Field to begin an important homestand, the Mets dropped three straight to the Atlanta Braves then another trio of games to the Chicago Cubs.
Heading into their series against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets were five games out of the second Wild Card spot and only a single win above .500 baseball.
What happened here?
During the weekend series against Atlanta, I spent some time down at the Jersey Shore escaping the baseball world for at least a few days.