New York Mets: Can someone get them off this rollercoaster

The New York Mets are taking their fans on a rollercoaster ride in 2019. There have been incredible highs sandwiched between crushing lows.

Just when fans think the New York Mets are on their way up, they find themselves going from euphoria back to rock bottom. I recently wrote an article about how the Mets recovered after hitting rock bottom when they swept the Washington Nationals.

The previous series in Miami could not have gone any worse. They were swept in Miami by the basement residing Marlins. The Mets were a listless team who showed no signs of life. Further, they were plunging to an abyss with no way out. Mickey Callaway‘s days were numbered and the media and fan base had their pitchforks and torches out, ready to slay Frankenstein’s monster.

Then the cavalry arrived. The ReplaceMets, if you will, appeared on the horizon, in their Syracuse Orange and Blue, dragging a cloud of dust behind them. The mighty stallions were Carlos Gomez, Adeiny Hechaverria, Rajai Davis, and Aaron Altherr. They came up from the minors hungry and with a gallop, they came to do battle.

That’s exactly what happened. The New York Mets swept Washington in four games. In the following series, they took two of three from Detroit at CitiField, capped off Sunday by Hechaverria’s three-run homer. So with vigor and morale high, the New York Mets invaded the legendary Chavez Ravine for a battle with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They knew full well this was a big test to see if they could compete with the big boys.