The Mets are losers of 13 of their last 19 games after getting blown out by the putrid Pirates for the third day in a row, and things have gotten so bad that Steve Cohen decided to speak on it.
The Mets owner, who hasn’t posted on social media in three weeks (and didn’t post for three-plus weeks before that), spoke out on the team’s struggles after suffering their most lopsided series defeat in franchise history, but he tried to reflect some optimism in what has been a brutal stretch.
“Tough stretch, no sugarcoating it,” Cohen posted on X. “I didn’t see this coming. I’m as frustrated as everybody else. We will get through this period. Our injured pitching will come back over the next few weeks. It is unlikely the team’s hitting with RISP will continue at this weak pace. Keep the faith!”
The Mets certainly need some pitching reinforcements, as Frankie Montas was destroyed on Sunday after Paul Blackburn and David Peterson were knocked around in the first two games of the series. As for the offense, they have indeed been “weak” with runners in scoring position all season, and that will need to change for the Mets to reach their lofty goals. But right now, the pitching has been hit hard with injuries, and the arms that are remaining are no longer pitching to the level they were at the start of the season that saw David Stearns, Jeremy Hefner, and the Mets pitching lab as the toast of the town.
Things have changed quickly, as New York is now two games back in the loss column in the NL East, but Cohen is making it clear that, while this run has been frustrating, he believes it’s going to turn around.