2 reasons the Mets will pull off an improbable NLCS win against the Dodgers, 1 reason they won’t

It’s Halloween season and the New York Mets look like the masked villain who just doesn't go away. A screwdriver to the eye. Burned in a house fire. Tossed into liquid hot magma. They keep producing sequels. We’ll get a Game 6 against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. How confident should Mets fans feel about the improbable happening?

Ignoring pixie dust, magic wands, and resiliency which all cannot be measured by science, there are factual reasons why the Mets could actually pull this off. Like everything in life, even chocolate, there are reasons to have some doubt. Consider it the bite of coconut.

The Mets are World Series bound because the Dodgers are going to burn through their pitching

A bullpen game for the Dodgers in Game 6 makes me want to beat them even more. How do you get to this point without enough starting pitching? The Mets, to their credit, didn’t have a single bullpen game in the regular season. A healthy starting rotation and depth ensured this. The game of baseball shouldn’t be played with a parade of relief pitchers. Understandably, starters are taken out early in their playoff starts. This is different from a convoy of failed starters.

As much fun as scoring 12 runs was, we should hope for something a little closer in Game 6. Make it so the Dodgers have to use all of their high leverage arms. Have Dave Roberts sweating. Make it a nail biter that costs innings in their pitcher’s arms.

The Mets handled the Dodgers relievers well in Game 2 when they went with a bullpen game. They were, however, able to forgo using some of their top arms.

A late comeback would be nice even if it does take a few years off our lives waiting to see it happen. The Mets have pummeled relievers throughout the playoffs. It seems to be a theme in this year’s postseason. No bullpen is safe.

After accomplishing this goal in Game 6, it’ll help set up for the Mets to get to work early against Walker Buehler in the deciding Game 7.