A Walk-off win does not clear the storm cloud over the New York Mets

From the perspective of any baseball fan whose favorite team is struggling, you tend to look at the little things for positive reinforcement, right? As a Met fan, the answer is HELL NO. We are approaching the halfway point of 2023 MLB the season and the Mets record as of June 15, 2023, is 31-36. Compared to the Mets of last season, this is atrocious.

*Disclaimer- Baseball is a game of failure by nature and even more so at the highest level... I am well aware of the process but there is a reason these individuals do it as a profession*

1. Mad Max Losin' it

There is a tremendous amount of respect to be had for the work ethic and winning mentality of Max Scherzer. But his numbers up to this point are NOWHERE near what they were in his previous years and for other organizations. At this point in his tenure with the Nationals, mid-season Max was mowing the Mets down year in and year out. Now he is hanging off-speed pitches and giving up moon shots which contributes to his current 4.45 ERA which is just ridiculous considering how much damage he already did to the Mets before signing with the team.

2. Is this the 2013 Detroit Tigers? or the 2023 New York Mets?

This is definitely ruthless but when the news broke that the Mets signed Justin Verlander who is coming off his miraculous Cy Young Award-winning season. The exact question above ran through my head. Verlander and Scherzer were teammates together in Detroit where they both won Cy Young awards... Only thing people may not take into consideration is that this was a DECADE AGO. Pitchers are the least likely of all positions on the baseball field to be able to maintain their consistency as they begin to age. So again, I question the acquisition of Verlander from the start and it is safe to say I was right to do so. YES, even after he pitched well last night.

3. Trumpets blaring from rehab

We also forget that that Edwin Diaz tore his knee after one appearance in this year's World Baseball Classic where he closed out a win for team Puerto Rico just to be injured WHILE CELEBRATING THE WIN. Oh, and the Mets signed him to a five year deal this past November! LGM!!

3. WHERE ARE THE BATS?!

There is no starting point for how horrible the offense of the New York Mets is on a yearly basis. There is no nice way to go about the fact that the batting average for the Mets THIS SEASON is .240. When you take into consideration the names that are apart of our roster, that average is just not good. Pete Alonso (who is on the injured list) and Brandon Nimmo are the ONLY productive bats on that team right now. Everyone else is STRUGGLING. Met fans should expect alot of moves come all star break if the production of our current roster continues to be less than impressive.