"So the Mets, who have not even finished above .500 since they moved into Citi Field for the 2009 season and who will now be without David Wright for the remainder of the 2014 campaign, would have to gain a chunk of ground on a bunch of clubs to pull off their minor miracle.
That’s not likely to happen. Nor will it be easy for the Yankees to move past either Detroit or Kansas City (one of them will finish first in the A.L. Central and not end up as a wild-card contestant), Seattle, Toronto and Cleveland (we’re running out of breath, here) and sneak into the postseason as wild card No. 2.
Still, let it be said one more time: The Mets are right there, right now, with the Yankees. As for what it all means, well, it does challenge the perception that the Yankees, even in a flat year, usually manage to remain relevant while the Mets simply do not."
The perception for the majority of the past twenty years? Yes.
The perception for this year? No.
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