New York sports teams always have an extra spotlight on them as every franchise in that city is a big market team. From the sounds of it, Francisco Lindor notices a huge difference between playing for the New York Mets and the Cleveland Guardians.
Lindor breaks it down perfectly during an interview on FOX Sports with New York Yankees legend, Alex Rodriguez, who is also familiar with the New York spotlight. The pressure of playing New York is no joke but Francisco Lindor seems to be handling it just fine at this point in his career.
“In Cleveland, I would go 0-35 and it wasn't until 0-20 that I'd start hearing the outside noise. I go 0-8 [in New York], you start hearing it.”
Hitting slumps are common in baseball as every player goes through them. It's perfectly normal for a player to go hitless in numerous games in a row. But as long as they eventually bounce back then they can still have a stellar season. Luckily, the Mets star is a veteran of the sport and he understands the ups and downs that come with baseball. Which is good news considering he seems more than capable of handling the pressure in New York.
As of now, the Mets are fighting for a potential playoff spot but they have a hill to climb to get there. They're more likely going to miss the postseason as the franchise is resetting itself. Especially considering they're second to last place in the National League East.
Hopefully, the Mets can turn things around sooner, rather than later. The franchise is starving for a World Series title as they haven't won one since 1986. New York may have to look further into the future to eventually win a title. But the upcoming offseason will be crucial for this organization.
Can the Mets turn the 2024 season around?
For the Mets to turn this season around they'd have to go on a serious hot streak. The offense would have to drastically improve and the pitching would have to be much more consistent. In short, it's not likely New York will string together enough wins to get back into playoff contention. But then again, you never know with baseball.
The Mets recently failed to make a World Series run after owner Steve Cohen dropped major cash to improve the roster. It was quite the collapse as the franchise entered a slight rebuild shortly after building what they believed to be a championship team.
With that said, we're probably at least one or two years away from seeing the Mets as a legitimate contender. As long as the front office makes the right decisions moving forward the roster could improve considerably.
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