{"id":105729,"date":"2025-08-09T18:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T22:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105729"},"modified":"2025-08-09T18:45:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T22:45:24","slug":"mets-hot-start-hard-fall-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/09\/mets-hot-start-hard-fall-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"From Hot Start to Hard Fall: Mets Running Out of Excuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you still believe in the New York Mets or not, there\u2019s one thing all fans can agree on: this team is struggling. Badly. Prior to June 13, their issues were hidden behind one of the best starts in baseball, powered by an unlikely dominant rotation and a lights-out bullpen. Then the tightrope snapped.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a Mets fan, you\u2019ve seen this show before. In 2007, they entered September with a seven-game lead in the National League East, only to collapse with a 5\u201312 finish. In 2022, they needed just one win against the Braves to clinch the division \u2014 instead, they were swept and lost the tiebreaker.<\/p>\n

So, does this current stretch of brutal baseball mirror those collapses? Or is it a deeper, more systemic problem? In this article, we take a deep dive into the areas where the Mets have gone wrong.<\/p>\n

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Aug 8, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza takes the ball from starting pitcher Kodai Senga (34) during a pitching change in the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mets’ Struggles Reaching a Breaking Point<\/h2>\n

Accountability Issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since June 13, the Mets have had one of the worst records in baseball. But if you listen to the team\u2019s leaders, you\u2019d think they\u2019ve just lost a couple of games and will \u201cfigure it out soon.\u201d After nearly every frustrating loss, we hear the same empty comments: \u201cWe have good hitters, they\u2019re going to find their rhythm.\u201d<\/em> Or, \u201cWe\u2019re better than this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t a direct call-out of hitting coach Eric Chavez<\/a> \u2014 though, whether people want to admit it or not, he could be part of the problem \u2014 it\u2019s more about the fact that we\u2019ve seen nothing to suggest meaningful change is coming. The offense has been struggling since Opening Day on March 27. That early dominance on the mound just masked it.<\/p>\n

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Since June 13, the Mets and Yankees have two of the four worst records in MLB pic.twitter.com\/DAhJSD75bp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SNY (@SNYtv) August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n