The Mets’ season-ending loss to the Miami Marlins wasn’t a collapse. The warning lights, very vibrantly, had been lit for months. Yet, after the 4-0 loss, Carlos Mendoza said, “There are no words to describe what we are going through.” Well, at least their painful slump came to an end. On the other hand, Marlins manager Clayton McCullough only expressed before this weekend that the team “would love nothing more” than making their National League East rival miss the playoffs. They did exactly that on Sunday and handed Juan Soto and Co. an elimination.

Five shutout innings from Edward Cabrera paired with a four-run rally in the fourth—the Marlins crushed the Mets 4-0 at LoanDepot Park. After that, they took a team picture at the park to celebrate.

For the same reason, Mets’ announcers were captured hilariously slamming the Marlins for their antics. “I’m watching the Marlins. They just took a team picture in front of their dugout like they’re going to the postseason. This was their World Series. Two out of three knocked the Mets out of the postseason.”

The announcers implied that the Marlins were acting overly proud. He jokingly called them out for acting as if knocking the Mets out of contention was their biggest achievement of the season.

But to be fair, they did wrap up the season with a 79-83 record. It marks a 17-game improvement for the crew from last season.

Meanwhile, the Reds needed either a win over the Milwaukee Brewers or a Mets loss at the hands of the Marlins. And New York let it happen. Subsequently, the Reds made their social media more of a meme page.

Using a clip of Mets’ superfan Frank Fleming, they made a celebratory post. Their caption: “WHO IS GOING TO THE POSTSEASON?” was playfully answered with Fleming’s clip. In that clip, he was yelling, “THE REDS. THE REDS. THE REDS!!!!” all while gripping his head in disbelief.

Despite losing the regular-season finale 4-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Reds reached the playoffs, thanks to the Mets’ loss. It marked only the third time since 2007 that the Mets had their playoff hopes crushed.

How did things go so wrong for the New York Mets?

Earlier this month, the Mets were still in control, owning a four-game lead over the Reds with 19 games left to be played. They had chances as high as 92.2% to reach the postseason, as per FanGraphs. Speaking of this week, despite their downward slide, everyone in the clubhouse echoed optimism.

Even after frustrating losses, the manager and the players repeated the same sentiment that the Mets have too much talent and they will make it.

However, speaking technically, the Mets were one of the worst teams in the league for almost two-thirds of the season. Until June 12, they held the best record in the league, standing 45-24 with their playoff odds sitting at 96.2%.

Then, soon enough, they stopped playing like a team with the second-highest payroll in the majors. They gradually dropped to 38-55. And only four teams in the league—the Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, and Chicago White Sox—were as bad as them.

Entering Sunday, FanGraphs showed the Mets’ chances for the playoffs as low as 33.4%. It’s kind of intriguing how, in the span of months, they went from 90s to 30s. It’s the same club that went to the NLCS last season. And then signed Juan Soto in the off-season to the largest contract in North American sports history to maintain the winning groove.