"I never thought they'd win the division for months now, Francesa said, but I never thought they wouldn't make the playoffs. I never thought they would be this gutless. I never thought that they would not figure it out to this extent. I never thought their pitching would dissolve as badly as it did but not just their pitching. They were a top-heavy lineup all year."
"At one point standing at 45-24, the team finished the regular season at just 83-79. During an episode of The Mike Francesa Podcast taped moments after the Mets' crushing loss, the host called the team a bunch of gutless bums. They became a bad defensive team; they became a bad situational team; and they became a bunch of gutless bums! That's what they were down the stretch."
The New York Mets lost their final regular-season game 4-0 to the Miami Marlins and failed to secure a wildcard spot. The team went from a 45-24 start to finish 83-79, completing a dramatic collapse. The decline included a severe pitching breakdown, a top-heavy lineup, deteriorating defense, and weak situational play. The loss to the Marlins left the Mets without a postseason berth after leading baseball before the All-Star break. The team was labeled a "bunch of gutless bums" and characterized as having dissolved pitching and failing down the stretch.
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