3 bad NY Mets streaks that failed to destroy the team

There’s the old adage that teams are never as good as when they are playing their best and never as bad as when they are playing their worst. And New York Mets fans would do well to remember that sentiment when they are in the throes of utter frustration during some bad streaks and poor performances during the course of a long season.

Some seasons seem longer than others, some are more painful than others. But sometime you can be rewarded for your patience if you can endure the pain. And some Mets teams had to make you suffer, if just a little, before giving reason to cheer.

The 2015 New York Mets had some bad streaks that may not have been all that unexpected

What most people remember about 2015 was that Yoenis Cespedes carried the team on his back down the stretch and some guy named Eric Campbell occupied third base, keeping it warm for the triumphant return of Captain David Wright. What they might forget is that team was really hanging on by a thread for most of the season and, even after Cespedes began putting on his power display, the Mets went into a slumber that threatened to ruin their post season plans.

The Mets were playing a tad above their heads and managed to jump out to a record of 15-8 in April. But they were doing it without David Wright and with Matt Harvey under a watchful set of eyes having returned from serious arm surgery.

The first divot in the road came in May when they lost five in a row that included a four-game series sweep at Wrigley Field to the Chicago Cubs, and then soon after losing five of six that included a three game series sweep by the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In total, the Mets lost 9 games during a 13-game stretch.

Another setback came as a result of a seven-game losing streak in June, including a three-game series sweep by the Braves in Atlanta. They were able to right the ship in July and teetered around the .500 mark until reinforcement like Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson arrived and, of course, Cespedes.

But even after Cespedes came, the Mets went into a lull. They pounded the Rockies at home and then again in Colorado, what became a stretch of winning 12 of 16 games. But immediately after that, the Mets bats went completely ice cold. And they would lose 5 of the next 9 games into the month of September and looked like they would not be able to hang on.

But hang on they did, and finished the season with 90 wins and a trip to the 2015 World Series.