The process of elimination now is complete. The National League postseason will be staged without the Mets. The improbable decline that began in the final days of August was completed Sunday when the formerly first-place team was sent home by a riled opponent and the Phillies beat the Nationals.
An unnerving 8-1 loss to the Marlins on Sunday, replete with a seven-run first inning against Tom Glavine, put a stain on the team that began the season as the favorite to the win National League East but lost 12 of its final 17 games and a seven-game lead in the process. With an 88-74 record, the Mets finished one game behind the Phillies, proclaimed by their shortstop, Jimmy Rollins, as "the team to beat" last winter, and one game behind the Wild Card lead. Continue
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