{"id":454817,"date":"2022-05-30T02:58:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T23:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-not-feeling-comfortable-despite-hefty-nl-east-lead\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T02:58:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T23:58:32","slug":"mets-not-feeling-comfortable-despite-hefty-nl-east-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-not-feeling-comfortable-despite-hefty-nl-east-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets not feeling comfortable despite hefty NL East lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e52ec3699\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e52ec3699\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-not-feeling-comfortable-despite-hefty-nl-east-lead\/#%E2%80%9CMets_not_feeling_comfortable_despite_hefty_NL_East_lead%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mets not feeling comfortable despite hefty NL East lead&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMets_not_feeling_comfortable_despite_hefty_NL_East_lead%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mets not feeling comfortable despite hefty NL East lead&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Traditionally, Memorial Day weekend has been the time to start watching baseball\u2019s division races.<\/p>\n<p>Almost one-third of the season is finished, the fog and cold of spring has lifted and teams <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly have a good sense of who they are and where they could be headed.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets entered Sunday with an 8 \u00bd-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> lead in the NL East, the largest division advantage of any MLB team. It was also the Mets\u2019 largest lead of the season. It\u2019s a team that has been in first place for all but one day this season. The positive signs are plentiful.<\/p>\n<p>And yet the Mets also understand there\u2019s way too much baseball ahead to believe anything has been settled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a dogfight until the end for sure,\u201d Pete Alonso said before the Mets faced the Phillies in Sunday night\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> finale at Citi Field. \u201cEvery game matters, but we have the talent to be able to run away with it. We just need to hold on and hold on tightly and not let it go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For a point of comparison, the Mets entered last Memorial Day leading the NL East by four games. They held that division lead into early August, before a confluence of injuries and underperformance finally caught up with a team that finished 77-85.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1240968949.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mets\" class=\"wp-image-22458405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1240968949.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1240968949.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1240968949.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pete Alonso celebrates with Jeff McNeil.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The difference this season is the potential for improvement just based on the possibility of aces Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer being healthy for the second half. So these next six weeks might hold the key to the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all stubborn,\u201d manager Buck Showalter said. \u201cWe always think we\u2019re a week away from just looking at it through a whole different look, good and bad. I\u2019ve been on an expansion team where we are just trying to keep from losing 100, but there were periods through that season where I am going, \u2018Man, we may not lose another game.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=NYPH7258503148&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I have been on teams that have won 100 games and there were periods like, \u2018We may not win another game.\u2019 It kind of jolts you into reality about the ebb and flow of a season. You are never as good or bad as sometimes the game will make you feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>A significant test will begin later this week, when the Mets head to the West Coast for 10 games against the Dodgers, Padres and Angels, all of whom have playoff-caliber teams. The next healthy dose of NL East competition won\u2019t come until July. By then, teams such as the Braves and Phillies that have struggled might <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear more formidable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a hell of a division and even though you have teams that don\u2019t necessarily show it record-wise, if you look at the type of players and type of talent in this division, this is a really hard division to succeed in,\u201d Alonso said. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised if a couple of months from now you have teams well over .500 and competing, so that is kind of where we\u2019re at right now. But if you look at other teams, especially the Phillies, they have real good starters, they have an excellent offensive lineup and they haven\u2019t played their best ball yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mets were 31-17 entering Sunday \u2014 the team\u2019s best record after 48 games since 2007. But just the mention of that season offers a reminder nothing is a lock: a September swoon of epic proportions prevented the Mets from reaching the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Francisco Lindor said the \u201cvibe\u201d he has received from this year\u2019s team tells him the Mets are for real.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all professionals,\u201d Lindor said. \u201cI don\u2019t worry about [Eduardo] Escobar\u2019s job. I worry about my job, he worries about his job and we go out there and try to get it done. At the end of the day he\u2019s pulling for me and I\u2019m pulling for him, and that goes for every locker around here.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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