Just checking: Lupica is talking about the New York Mets? The professional baseball team that plays in Queens?

Mike Lupica's Sunday column focuses on Jay-Z.

I will skip that part:

"Ron Darling made a great point the other day, saying that one of the best things that has happened with the Mets this season, and not just with Ike Davis, is that none of them — with the exception of David Wright — is still allowed to think they have jobs for life."

I was going to say the best thing that has happened to the Mets this season is that the season is already more than halfway over.

"Say it again: The Mets are playing better and the Mets didn’t quit when it looked like the bottom was going to fall out of everything, and how can a lot of the credit for that not go to Terry Collins?"

The Mets are 36-48, .429 winning%, 12.5 games out of 1st place in their division (4th place) and 12.5 games out of the wild card (10th place).

The Mets have a worse record than the Cubs.

There are 4 teams in baseball who have a worse record than the Mets.


As for the supposed improvement of the Mets, here is their record by month:

Apr  10-15
May 12-15
Jun   11-15
Jul       3-3

I guess they have nowhere to go but up.

If that qualifies as praise, then I guess that's one backwards way to praise Terry Collins.