If you asked most fans how they’ll remember the 2025 season for the Mets, the most likely answer is how they went from being 21 games over .500 and having the best record in the majors in mid-June to not making the playoffs.
Thanks for putting this in perspective Brian. Another thing to consider is Lindor’s foot injury and Nimmo’s plantar fasciitis. Neither of them went on the IL. But their injuries whether stated or not I have to believe impacted their play.
In my post the other day about the pitching, I think the injuries and the moves really hurt the team as well, in ways to see it all out on paper was kind of shocking. But then it shouldn’t have been so surprising in the context of the slow bleed of the season.
Health was a factor, and O would accept it as the overriding them of 2025…except for an ugly ugly September, including an awful and impotent dropping of 2 of 3 vs Nats in Citifield, combined with the brutal final series, with fame 162 being the cherry on top. Injuries were not a factor in that ugliness. If they limped in, clinched before the final series, and got smoked by the Dodgers because they were out of pitching…different story.
Totally agree with all three of you — the injury toll was real and relentless, but the lingering pain was that September collapse. That said, maybe this rough season gives the Mets space to refocus: less pressure for splashy signings, more commitment to youth, depth, and smart, sustainable team-building. Long game has to be the law.
Thanks for putting this in perspective Brian. Another thing to consider is Lindor’s foot injury and Nimmo’s plantar fasciitis. Neither of them went on the IL. But their injuries whether stated or not I have to believe impacted their play.
In my post the other day about the pitching, I think the injuries and the moves really hurt the team as well, in ways to see it all out on paper was kind of shocking. But then it shouldn’t have been so surprising in the context of the slow bleed of the season.
Health was a factor, and O would accept it as the overriding them of 2025…except for an ugly ugly September, including an awful and impotent dropping of 2 of 3 vs Nats in Citifield, combined with the brutal final series, with fame 162 being the cherry on top. Injuries were not a factor in that ugliness. If they limped in, clinched before the final series, and got smoked by the Dodgers because they were out of pitching…different story.
Totally agree with all three of you — the injury toll was real and relentless, but the lingering pain was that September collapse. That said, maybe this rough season gives the Mets space to refocus: less pressure for splashy signings, more commitment to youth, depth, and smart, sustainable team-building. Long game has to be the law.