Coming off 101 wins and carrying the highest payroll in baseball, the 52–62 Mets (going into games on August 11) qualify as the biggest bust in baseball.
“You could have spelled out all different scenarios to me when this season began,” says one Met. “Contend, win it all, come up a little short ... but this? Being out of it with two months to go? No way. No way that was possible.”
The fall of the Mets is so great it could end up being one of the biggest collapses of a 100-win team in the game’s history. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only three teams posted a losing record in a full season after winning 100 games.
