Playoffs

Well, the Mets and the Yankees did not make the playoffs this year. Of the two New York teams the Mets had the most potential of making it to the playoff, all they had to do was win a couple of games and they could not pull it off. The Mets pulled into a tie with Milwaukee for the wild card on Saturday, thanks to the pitcher Johan Santana with three-hit shutout on three days' rest.
But a day later, on that Sunday, September 28, 2008 New York was out. The Mets finished 1,859-1,713 at Shea, with the bullpen that failed them once again. The New York Mets completed their second consecutive September slide with a 4-2 loss to Florida that knocked them out of playoff contention in the final game at Shea Stadiumot do it.

It was an eerily similar scenario to last year, when New York lost at home to Florida on the final day of season, ending their playoff hopes. That defeat finished one of baseball's biggest meltdowns - the Mets had led the NL East by seven games with 17 to play before they went 5-12 down the stretch. This time, they held first place by a season-high 3 1/2 games with 17 remaining before going 7-10 the rest of the way. This was their final moment had that ballpark and the celebration lasted for about an hour. Next season, the New York Mets will be moving into their new ballpark, Citi Field. Bye, Bye Shea Stadium.