Expect to hear the phrase “we’re a second-half team” from the New York Mets this year. The “too little, too late” catchphrase of losing baseball teams everywhere offers little consolation when you’ve dug yourself into such a big hole in the first half.
Nevertheless, the Mets do offer us a few things to watch in the second half of 2019. Even if the postseason isn’t the final destination, I’ll be eagerly watching these three storylines unfold.
Will Jeff McNeil win a batting title?
Something that hasn’t quite settled in for many of us is how Jeff McNeil may win a freakin’ batting title.