Mets suffer embrassing series loss to Nationals as summer slump continues

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00:00Man, what the hell is going on with my Mets.com?

00:03Go ahead and log in.

00:04I'm not trying to sound like no baseball caring or anything,

00:06but I'm pissed this team is in a slump right now.

00:09So let's go ahead and talk some Mets baseball with Tyler Ward,

00:12and hopefully my guy Wardy can give us some sort of hope

00:15that this team can turn things around ASAP.

00:19Wardy, appreciate you hopping on, man.

00:21Got the text.

00:22Yo, can we be on in 20 minutes?

00:25Absolutely.

00:26The Nationals?

00:28The Nationals?

00:29I'm from Virginia.

00:30No one roots for the Nationals,

00:32and they lost a series to this squad.

00:35Last place Nationals at that.

00:37They're on the verge of losing a playoff spot.

00:39So, Wardy, what's going on with my team, bro?

00:42And should Mets fans be upset or concerned

00:45with this recent slump of bad baseball?

00:49They should absolutely be upset and concerned.

00:52I've been upset.

00:53The fact that you started the opening monologue today

00:55by saying how pissed off you are.

00:56Brandon, I thought I was coming in with a high heat,

00:58but clearly I wasn't the only one.

01:00But in all seriousness, no.

01:01The boys have been playing some really bad baseball.

01:03And if we say recent slump, it's not just a recent slump

01:06where the Mets went on a stretch of losing 14 of 16 games

01:09pretty much from the start of August post-traded line,

01:12but it's also the fact that this Mets team,

01:14going back the past two-plus months now,

01:16has one of the worst records in all Major League Baseball.

01:19The only other teams that are in that regard

01:20are some bottom feeders in the game,

01:22like the Colorado Rockies,

01:23and even to a degree, the New York Yankees, crazy enough.

01:26It has not been good baseball in New York whatsoever,

01:29but for the Mets in particular,

01:30they have been continuing to flounder key opportunities

01:33every single day.

01:34And if you followed up by saying, you know,

01:36should fans be concerned and frustrated,

01:37I'd be shocked if there are no fans

01:39or if there are any fan that isn't concerned

01:41or frustrated with this club right now.

01:44I guess the question now is,

01:45and I'll relay this back to you, Brandon,

01:47what do you think on a scale of 1 to 10

01:49that concern level should be?

01:51Because for me personally right now,

01:52I think we are easily at a 7.5, if not an 8.

01:57I was going to say 9.

01:59I was going to go like 9.

02:00We're talking about one of the top two payrolls in baseball.

02:03Talk about the expectations we had on this team

02:06coming into the season and the fact that the Yankees

02:09are kind of going through their little slump right now.

02:11This was the chance, and we talked about this multiple times,

02:15this was the chance for the Mets

02:17to finally not be looked at as little bro

02:20when we talk about the five boroughs of baseball

02:23around this city.

02:24So mine is on a 9, especially, Wardy,

02:27because all the trash that I've been talking to Yankees fans,

02:31now it's just like I got to shut up and eat crow.

02:34But at the same time, I'm somewhat level-headed at times,

02:39so let's talk about the main problems.

02:42What exactly are the main problems that this team is dealing with?

02:46And since we're, what, 35 games away

02:50before the regular season ends,

02:52do you see or have you seen any signs

02:56of them potentially getting back on track

02:58and going on a run?

02:59Oh, I've definitely seen little flashes.

03:03I mean, the Mets went ahead

03:04and won three consecutive ballgames

03:06until their past series,

03:07and they hadn't done that in at least three weeks.

03:10Last time the Mets won three consecutive games

03:12is what we saw there back in San Fran

03:14against the Giants.

03:15But when you look at what the actual problem is

03:17for this team, it's a multitude of things.

03:19But let's start with what we see at face value

03:21and what the greater issue is.

03:23And what we see at face value

03:24is the lack of pitching stability.

03:26The Mets have a record going back all the way to 1901.

03:30Currently 61 games, if not 62 and counting consecutively

03:33of them pretty much getting no length

03:35from their starters whatsoever,

03:37not named David Pearson.

03:38This continues to be the massive thorn in this Mets side.

03:41Every single time that they try to find consistency

03:44over the past couple months,

03:45their rotation has not been able to provide length

03:47beyond say four or five innings on average.

03:50Pair that with the Mets offense

03:51that until this past week

03:53has been a bottom feeder continued

03:54with runners in scoring position,

03:56it's playing them all season long as well.

03:59Even with having Juan Soto, Pete Alonso,

04:00Francisco Lenore, Brandon MOU, you name it,

04:03it has only moved the needle

04:04so much for them offensively.

04:05And the big problem, the greater issue there,

04:08because those were the baseline issues,

04:10let's talk about the greater issue.

04:11And the greater issue has to do with this team identity.

04:13The great question now is, where is it, Brandon?

04:16I have yet to find it.

04:17I've covered this team every single day,

04:18all season long,

04:19and they have no backbone whatsoever.

04:21The 2024 Mets built themselves off the fact

04:24that everyone doubted him

04:25after being 11 games below 500.

04:27And they said, let's go out and prove them wrong.

04:29And they did exactly that.

04:30They chipped away day by day.

04:32Now you see this Mets team,

04:33even with Juan Soto,

04:34there is no clutch gene.

04:36There is no that never say die mentality.

04:38There is that,

04:39oh, I'm going to roll over and die

04:41every single time that we blow a lead,

04:43every single time that we enter the eighth

04:44and ninth inning down a run or so.

04:46We know that's a lock to just stop watching the game

04:48because they're not going to come back.

04:49The Mets have not done that once this year,

04:51entering the ninth inning,

04:52when trailing the ball game.

04:53Very contrary from what they've built

04:54over the past couple of years

04:55and kind of having that never say die mentality.

04:58And until they build any kind of identity in that realm,

05:01I have no clue how they're going to get themselves figured out.

05:03Yeah, this team definitely has a better star power

05:07than what the 2024 Mets had.

05:09But the 2024 Mets had a grasp on reality.

05:13And I feel like they had more of a sense of urgency,

05:17you know what I mean?

05:17Absolutely.

05:18To go on those runs.

05:19And you mentioned Juan Soto,

05:21my favorite player in the world.

05:24He got quoted last night,

05:26I guess talking to our Mike Puma or the media,

05:29saying like,

05:29it's not too early,

05:32but it's not too late or whatever.

05:34Whatever word salad that is.

05:36All right,

05:36let's talk big picture here

05:38because they start a big series against Atlanta.

05:41We talk about them being little bro to the Yankees,

05:44but they've also been little bro to the Braves

05:46when it comes to talking about the division.

05:49So who do you think needs to step up most for this Mets team this series?

05:53I think it absolutely starts with their unsung captain and Francisco Lindor, right?

05:59The Mets ride through Lindor.

06:01So when they're going right,

06:02it absolutely has to with him right in the heart of things.

06:05Goes without saying,

06:06but Lindor,

06:06who also has been very sporadic in his production on the road this year,

06:10in which the Mets have a horrendous road record,

06:1210 games below 500.

06:14The only way to get that right

06:15is to have the guy who's been leading the charge

06:17through the past couple of years

06:18to go ahead and lead the charge yet again.

06:20But it doesn't just stop there with Lindor.

06:22Juan Soto falls in this category as well

06:24because Brandon,

06:25as much as Juan Soto statistically,

06:27he's having a very strong preseason with the Mets.

06:29If you look at the numbers with scoring position,

06:31if you look at the lack of home runs,

06:34rerun home runs,

06:35grand slams,

06:35they're not existent for Juan this year.

06:37He just has not put up the power implementation

06:39that we've been wanting from a guy like him

06:41with guys on base.

06:43That too needs to change.

06:44And that's why I hope to see in this series

06:45pair that with a pitching staff

06:47that has been their biggest liability.

06:49You need to know McClain,

06:50as crazy as this is to say,

06:52to go out and ball out yet again.

06:54Already just one start into his MLB career

06:56and every Mets fan is firmly under the belief

06:59that McClain just might be the best starting option

07:01the Mets have,

07:02not named David Pierce.

07:03So to say the least,

07:05those three guys absolutely need to show up big time

07:07in this series.

07:0815 seconds.

07:09Yes,

07:09no,

07:09and why do the Mets make it to the postseason?

07:13Yes,

07:13they do make it to the postseason

07:14because while they have been playing

07:16some really bad baseball the past two months,

07:18this is still their spot to lose.

07:20I look at that Cincinnati Reds team

07:22and other teams in the wildcard

07:23and I know that this Mets team is better

07:25even with all the flaws that they've had this season.

07:27What they do after making playoffs

07:29is a completely different discussion,

07:31but I'm still under the belief

07:32as we talk right now,

07:33August 22nd at the Mets.

07:35Do you make playoffs a month or so?

07:36Warty,

07:37can't wait to get you in studio next week,

07:38man.

07:39Appreciate you hopping on with us.

07:41Likewise,

07:41Brandon.

07:41Thank you so much.

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