What Is It Gonna Take?

The past five days have been the New York Mets in a nutshell. Stunningly brilliant at times and downright dreadful the next. I cringe at having to type the word ‘inconsistent’ once again, the monotony of this vicious cycle that culminates in a team playing .500 baseball. What is it going to take to wake this team from its doldrums? Is this simply a mediocre team that we are dealing with after all? [link]