The New York Mets are 25-30 and they’ve lost eight of their last 11 games. They were up 2-0 through six innings against the Pirates Wednesday night, but they blew the lead giving up five runs in the 7th and four more in the 8th. Manager Terry Collins had made some defensive changes late in the game and some of those players made mistakes, resulting in the blown lead and increasing frustration. Collins ended up going on a rant after the loss. Here’s the video courtesy of Hardball Talk:
The Mets are 25-30, losing again Thursday, and it feels like Collins is falling into the whole snake-bitten drama owner Fred Wilpon talked about when he ripped the team recently. If you think about Wednesday night’s game, Collins tried to make all the moves he thought would help the team but they didn’t work out. It’s understandable why he was so frustrated. And actually, Big League Stew summarized the five plays that set Collins off, and it’s no wonder he ended up ranting after the game.
With three teams already at 31 wins a piece in the NL East, and the Nationals trailing the mets a single game, things could continue to get ugly for the Mets in early June.
