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For as long as I’ve been a Mets fan (1993-present), I’ve only seen them make the playoffs twice. Sure, guys like Rico Brogna, Todd Hundley, Bobby Jones, and pre-All-Star Jeff Kent provided tons of baseball memories (both good and bad, but mostly bad), but I still wish I had been able to regularly root for my team come October. With the Mets’ recent futility, I switch my allegiances to Boston every fall.

It’s becoming increasingly obvious that the Mets aren’t strong enough to win the wild card this season. Although I’ve been pessimistic about their chances all season, their recent five-game win streak had me hopeful. Then today, I remembered that they lose series on the road to teams like the Giants (27-36 at home). With half of their remaining games on the road, all against winning teams (Atlanta, Florida, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Washington), the possibility of the playoffs looks unlikely. For whatever reason, the offense just can’t score runs consistently. What happened to the Carlos Beltran we saw in last year’s postseason and the Kaz Matsui who wasn’t a .230 hitter? I mean, Matsui was bad last year, but this year, he’s been absolutely awful. Hopefully during the off-season, Minaya can bolster the bullpen (Looper is not the answer), bring in a first baseman (or promote Jacobs), and get someone to teach David Wright how to field. If he doesn’t make any more Danny Graves or Kaz Ishii signings, that would be a plus, too.

For the past two days, Armando Benitez has been ruining the Mets’ playoff chances. I guess some things never change.

Time to read about Hawthorne.

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