The Put it in the Books Show – S9 E5: Eleven Straight… and No Answers

Eleven losses in a row. Eleven. The first time this franchise has hit that level of disaster since 2004 — and somehow, this feels worse. Not just because of the losing, but because of how lifeless this team looks doing it. Farace has officially run out of patience (completely shocked), Rodriguez is trying to explain a team that clearly isn’t listening, and Producer Joe is just waiting for the next excuse so he can hit the soundboard.Let’s start with the obvious — Carlos Mendoza is on the hot seat. Whether it’s fair or not doesn’t matter anymore… it’s hot. The real question is does it lead to anything? Farace isn’t convinced the Mets actually make a move, but if this keeps spiraling, they may not have a choice. Meanwhile, Rodriguez is already halfway through his list of replacements like he’s been preparing for this moment all season.On the field? It’s been ugly. Kodai Senga and David Peterson have both been awful, the lineup has completely disappeared, and over this 11-game losing streak the Mets have scored just 19 runs. Nineteen. That’s not a slump — that’s a full shutdown. You’re not winning games like that. Period.Yes, Juan Soto is expected back soon — and sure, that helps — but let’s stop acting like he’s walking in to save everything. He’s not. The entire lineup has to wake up, start producing, and show some kind of fight, because right now? This team looks completely lifeless.And that’s the biggest problem — there’s no sign of this turning around. No urgency. No edge. No response. Just loss after loss with the same issues every single night.We’re breaking it all down, calling it exactly how it is, and asking the uncomfortable questions — including whether this season is already slipping away before we even get out of April.It’s going to be real. It’s going to be blunt. And yeah… probably a little loud too.LGM.