New York Mets fans have given their team plenty of chances, but after their eight straight loss, the boos are getting louder. Ask Carlos Mendoza, because he sure can feel them, as the boos rained down on them as they lost 3-2 to the Texas Rangers. This was the game fans thought the Mets had in their hands, yet it turned into nothing but another L! Not just that, it is their longest losing skid since 2018.

It is alarming to see the Mets’ downfall, as this is the same team that opponents were scared to face back in June. They were sitting at 45-24 and owned the best record in all of baseball. The fans at Queens were busy dreaming about a World Series run, too. But look at where they are now—it feels like a cruel joke.

The Mets are now holding on to a half-game lead in the wild card race, and the margin for error is almost nil. And Carlos Mendoza, who is usually the optimistic one, seems more frustrated about the situation at hand.

Mendoza mentioned to the press after the loss when asked how they can improve fundamentals, “We’ve got good players. I know the coaches are working really hard. We’re going over the details, kind of reviewing some of the things that we’re not doing well, but we’ve got to go out there and execute.” But execution is what the team has not been able to do. They have stars like Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, and Pete Alonso, yet they are struggling to no end.

Compare that to someone like the Seattle Mariners, a team that has half the budget or payroll, sans any superstars, and even they are doing better. And if you think that players are not frustrated with the result, you’re mistaken because Mendoza highlighted that while it is not talked about much, the frustration in the clubhouse is real. “You guys probably haven’t seen it, but we’ve seen it. There are a lot of people who are pissed off and not happy about it.” Mendoza had also mentioned, “We know where we’re at on the calendar. I have all the confidence we’ll get through this, too.”

However, for now, the fans are annoyed and frustrated with the front office, and they are making their displeasure known.

Mets fans vent frustrations in bad September slide

A hard-hitting line, but a fan said, “When you have one of the highest payrolls like the Mets, and it’s September, you shouldn’t have to be working on improving fundamentals.” Honestly, it is hard to argue with this logic. Because the team has Juan Soto in the mix, a player who took the Yankees to the World Series for the first time after 2009, yet they couldn’t maximize the benefit out of it. Hard to digest that they paid $765 million for him but forgot to build the team around him! Right now, Juan Soto is, of course, making individual strides of his own, but the team is sinking further down.

Frustrated completely, a fan stated the obvious, “He’s been saying this exact line for 2+ months. Hasn’t yielded results. If anything, it shows he has no clue how to change the losing narrative.” It’s hard not to sympathize with the fans, because now with 13 games left, and New York getting swept and losing the playoff hopes, they are vanishing. So Mendoza’s words are not enough. Plus, history is not on their side, as, according to the Associated Press, in the wild card era, only two teams with a similar start failed to reach the postseason, and those are the Red Sox back in 2002 and the Mariners in 2003. They won 93 games each, but missed October.

“Same old story, same old results,” said an annoyed fan. But the thing is, the Mets had several chances to change the tangent they are on. Like in late July, the Mets had a golden chance to strengthen their bullpen when David Robertson was available. Instead, he signed with the Phillies, and since then, he has posted a 3.29 ERA with 20 strikeouts in just 13.2 innings. This is the result he would have gotten with the Mets, but New York chose not to spend the money, and clearly, it has been a costly mishap.

A user mentioned, “Good players but not a good team. Last year’s team was obviously much better.” The team for sure has the superstars, be it Soto, Polar Bear, or even Lindor. However, results have been nil, and a major reason that’s coming out seems to be Clubhouse drama. Now the rift in the team was already something talked about when Soto joined, but now with them sinking in the playoffs, the talks are making more noise. Recently, even an insider mentioned that all is not okay at the Mets clubhouse. And that could be a major reason: they individually may be better players, but are not great as a team.

Sighing through the screen, one fan said, “The majority of their pitching staff, with the exception of the 3 young call-ups, are not good major league players.” And this frustration is fair. Now on Saturday, legends Pedro Martinez and Johan Santana returned for the alumni game, and they weighed in on the team’s heavy reliance on the three rookies. The names are Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, and Brandon Sproat. Martinez admitted that this reliance is earlier than expected. But he thinks that maybe trial by fire will end up toughening them. Well, no matter what they say, the truth is rookies don’t carry the team in October; someone with postseason experience does. Why do you think, even in the trade deadline, teams look for players with postseason experience?

Do you think the Mets will miss the postseason?