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30 1 votes

29 0 votes

28 0 votes

27 0 votes

26 0 votes

25 1 votes

24 (this would add up to 108 wins, tying the Mets record) 0 votes

23 1 votes

22 1 votes

21 1 votes

20 5 votes

19 (this number of wins would maintain the Mets current winning percentage) 1 votes

18 2 votes

17 0 votes

16 0 votes

15 0 votes

14 0 votes

13 0 votes

12 0 votes

11 0 votes

10 0 votes

6-9 0 votes

5 or fewer (the Mets would fail to break 90 wins) 0 votes

Willets Point
Sep 01 2022 09:15 PM

The Mets finish off the regular season with 30 games largely against MLB's bottom feeders including three teams currently in last place in their respective divisions. Only six games will be played against teams with winning records and a chance at the postseason, 3 versus the Brewers and 3 versus the Braves. The combined winning percentage of the Mets' opponents currently stands at .441 and if you remove the Braves from the equation it drops down to .412.



In other words, the Mets have a golden opportunity to win a lot of games to end the season. But, as Mets fans well know, bad things can happen. Nevertheless, let's take a moment to predict how many wins the Mets will get in the remainder of the regular season.

Benjamin Grimm
Sep 01 2022 09:19 PM
Re: The Final 30

I voted 18. That will get them 102 wins and most likely a division title.

Edgy MD
Sep 01 2022 10:56 PM
Re: The Final 30

In the race for best overall record, they are:
[list]

  • [*]Seven games behind the Dodgers.

  • [*]Half a game behind the Astros.

  • [*]Ahead of the Yankees.
    • [/list]

    Gwreck
    Sep 01 2022 10:59 PM
    Re: The Final 30

    I voted 25 because, why not? It's a magical season.

    Gwreck
    Sep 01 2022 11:02 PM
    Re: The Final 30

    Edgy MD wrote:

    In the race for best overall record, they are:
    [list]
  • [*]Seven games behind the Dodgers.

  • [*]Half a game behind the Astros.

  • [*]Ahead of the Yankees.
    • [/list]


    There is a compelling argument that the NL #2 seed is a better spot to be in. I like the idea of best record because (a) best is best and (b) screw the Dodgers. But: do we really want to face the Braves in the division series? I kind of prefer the idea of Atlanta and LA having to play each other first.



    Obviously we want to finish ahead of Houston and the junior circuit New York team.

    Fman99
    Sep 02 2022 06:05 AM
    Re: The Final 30

    They're not hitting a ton but I still think they warm up against these turd teams. Going 20-10 lets say.

    MFS62
    Sep 02 2022 06:31 AM
    Re: The Final 30

    I picked 22 because when I was a kid I learned to shoot a .22 rifle - as logical reason as any to pick a number.

    Later

    Lefty Specialist
    Sep 02 2022 06:37 AM
    Re: The Final 30

    20-10 is certainly doable in this stretch.

    smg58
    Sep 02 2022 06:39 AM
    Re: The Final 30

    20. Apparently I wasn't the only one swayed by a nice round number.

    The Hot Corner
    Sep 02 2022 05:33 PM
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    I pick them to win 19 of the final 30 games. I think they are saving themselves to turn it on in the palyoffs.

    Edgy MD
    Sep 02 2022 05:54 PM
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    I think getting past the Dodgers without losing ground to the Braves can really loosen them up. I think they're about to set the league on fire.

    kcmets
    Sep 02 2022 06:05 PM
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    23, because no one picked it yet.



    (23-7 is pretty nutty, but what the hell!)

    Willets Point
    Sep 11 2022 06:52 PM
    Re: The Final 30

    After three series, the Mets are 5-4 which seems decent although the lack of offense in the 4 losses felt concerning despite the outpouring of offense in the 5 wins. Temporarily losing first place to the Braves was also disconcerting. And Scherzer and Marte went on the IL. But the Mets have regained sole control of the NL East and maintain a 102 win pace, so all is good.

    Frayed Knot
    Sep 11 2022 07:03 PM
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    iow, so far we're worse off during the easy stretch than we were during the 'hard' one.

    Edgy MD
    Sep 11 2022 07:45 PM
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    So fart, mebbe, but there's still some road ahead.

    Willets Point
    Sep 11 2022 08:43 PM
    Re: The Final 30

    Frayed Knot wrote:

    iow, so far we're worse off during the easy stretch than we were during the 'hard' one.

    Not really, the Mets have pretty much the same winning percentage now that they did after the Dodgers series. They've held steady.

    Edgy MD
    Sep 11 2022 08:59 PM
    Re: The Final 30

    It's very much a thing with Buck in that he's the anti-Jerry Manuel. He won't spend his bullets "chasing the win," and if that means using lesser relievers down by one to a last-place team, so be it.



    It's not necessarily a give-in approach, but it certainly is challenging the back-enders to step up in such games. If they don't come through, well he's got the team in a good position to take the series anyhow.



    I'm not sure it's the philosophy I'd go forth with — once the post-season happens, you certainly can't let a game go without throwing everything at it — but the Mets' winning percentage in series certainly endorses his approach, even if that meant losing Game One to the Bucs and Fish before stomping them out in the next two.

    Frayed Knot
    Sep 12 2022 05:35 AM
    Re: The Final 30

    Willets Point wrote:

    Frayed Knot wrote:

    iow, so far we're worse off during the easy stretch than we were during the 'hard' one.

    Not really, the Mets have pretty much the same winning percentage now that they did after the Dodgers series. They've held steady.


    I was talking about just during the stretches themselves.

    After going 18-8 during that tough part of the sked they're so far a less than impressive 5-4 vs a trio of bottom feeders [PIT, WAS, MIA]

    Willets Point
    Sep 18 2022 04:55 PM
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    16 games into the the "soft schedule," the Mets are a slightly disappointing 9-7. That's ameliorated a bit by most recently sweeping a 4-game set with the lowly Pirates and holding on to a one game lead for the division with the Braves. Now the Mets travel to Milwaukee to play a contending team for the first time in over two weeks, and hopefully will play up to their opposition.

    Lefty Specialist
    Sep 18 2022 07:18 PM
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    Milwaukee is fighting for its playoff life. This will not be easy.

    Willets Point
    Sep 21 2022 06:27 PM
    Re: The Final 30

    At the end of another series, the Mets are 11-8 (.579) in the "soft schedule"), but that includes a recent six-game winning streak including taking 2 of 3 from the contending Brewers on the road. They've also clinched a spot in the postseason and maintain a one-game lead on the Braves for the NL East title. On the downside, Nimmo and McNeil have minor injuries and the offense on the whole has been wildly inconsistent.

    Willets Point
    Sep 26 2022 10:14 AM
    Re: The Final 30

    The final 30 is now down to the final 8. At 13-9 (.590), the "soft schedule" record is slightly off the Mets .630 for the season.



    The people who voted for 30, 25, 23, & 22 have been eliminated. The Mets will need to go 7-1 to get 20 wins, the top prediction.

    Willets Point
    Oct 07 2022 05:56 AM
    Re: The Final 30

    Just to close this thread out, the Mets finished the season with a 17-13 run (.566). It dropped the Mets' winning percentage for the season from .639 to .623. Obviously disappointing, and with fewer wins than any of our predictions, but also not the total collapse the negative nellies are making it out to be.

    Fman99
    Oct 07 2022 07:54 AM
    Re: The Final 30

    Willets Point wrote:

    Just to close this thread out, the Mets finished the season with a 17-13 run (.566). It dropped the Mets' winning percentage for the season from .639 to .623. Obviously disappointing, and with fewer wins than any of our predictions, but also not the total collapse the negative nellies are making it out to be.


    Fucking nellies