The NY Mets just had one of the worst months in franchise history
June was a month of misery for the New York Mets.
The same team that began the season 11-1 and sparked visions of grandeur in the minds of Mets fans came back to Earth in June — or should we say, crashed back to Earth.
The Mets went 5-21 last month, the worst record for the month of June in the team’s history. Only once before (July, 1963) did the team ever fail to win fewer than five games in a month.
The Mets ended May with a .500 record. They ended June with the worst record in the National League.
So what, exactly went wrong in June?
Let us count the ways.
This was supposed to be the breakout year for Syndergaard. Instead, a sprained finger has kept him on the sidelines since May 25, and put his name on the proverbial trading block.
Joining him there is Jacob deGrom, who while leading the N.L. in ERA at 1.84, has a grand record of 5-4.
Offensive sparkplug Yoenis Cespedes has a bad hamstring, and hasn’t played since May 15. Perhaps not coincidentally, the team hit .227 in June.
Unfortunately, poor health isn’t limited to the players. General manager Sandy Alderson has taken a leave of absence to battle a recurrence of cancer.
Even in his announcement, Alderson conceded he may not return, and not just because of his health.
“If I were to look at it on the merits, I’m not sure coming back is warranted,” Alderson said.
Since the 11-1 start, the Mets have have gone 21-47.
They may or may not trade their two best pitchers — and have a three-headed monster of John Ricco, J.P. Riccardi and Omar Minaya filling in as general manager to decide what deals to make.
They have no idea when their highest paid player (Cespedes) will return, and enter Sunday 14.5 games out of first place.
The Marlins, the team that dumped almost all of its veteran talent in the offseason and is actually trying to lose, began play Sunday percentage points ahead of the Mets.
Probably the biggest highlight Mets fans have to look forward to this season is Tim Tebow’s seemingly inevitable promotion to the big leagues. That may help the team sell some extra tickets this year, but does little to help the team’s rebuilding efforts going forward.
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