DENVER — The Yankees won their 50th game Thursday. The Mets lost their 41st. Make no mistake, the Mets have earned every one of those 41 losses.
An overall talent deficiency shows itself in many ways.
On Thursday, it showed itself in the form of the double play.
The Mets’ overall lack of team speed and lack of gap-to-gap, clutch hitters were evident as they bounced into five double plays in a 6-4 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field, the Mets’ third straight loss, putting the exclamation point on a 3-7 trip that began with two losses to the NL East-leading Braves.