Analyzing where the New York Mets stand with one month to go

“Most legends should be regarded with suspicion. Arizona Diamondbacks The Mets halted Arizona’s six-game winning streak by taking two of three last week, showing an ability to hold down the best offense in baseball. Bad news for the Mets: Joe Musgrove is back and pitching better than he has all season, and Yu Darvish could be back by the end of the season for San Diego, placing its rotation alongside its bullpen as one of the league’s best. The pitching possibles v. Boston RHP Luis Severino v. RHP Brayan Bello LHP David Peterson v. RHP Kutter Crawford RHP Tylor Megill v. RHP Tanner Houck v. Cincinnati LHP Jose Quintana v. RHP Nick Martinez LHP Sean Manaea v. RHP Rhett Lowder RHP Luis Severino v. LHP Brandon Williamson Injury updates Red = 60-day IL Orange = 15-day IL Blue = 10-day IL The Mets are waiting to see how Núñez’s forearm feels after a couple days of rest before deciding whether to get an MRI. Minor-league schedule Triple A: Syracuse v. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Double A: Binghamton v. Somerset High A: Brooklyn v. Wilmington Low A: St. Lucie at Clearwater Wild-card schedule Arizona : v. Los Angeles1, at San Francisco3, at Houston3 San Diego : v. Detroit3, v. San Francisco3 Atlanta : v. Colorado3, v. Toronto3 Chicago : v. Pittsburgh3, v. New York Yankees3 Last week in Mets A note on the epigraph Rereading a bunch of “Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?” was maybe the most fun part of that story on the ’62 Mets.