Everyone knows how the Marlins helped seal the Mets' fate each of the last two seasons. This year, they have been sitting atop the NL East, and are being praised by the media, especially for their stockade of young, strong pitching.
On the flip-side, the Mets have been regarded as a team who is not living up to their potential. They can't hit when it counts, their starting pitching is faulty, and their stadium isn't Metsy enough.
This is why the upcoming series is so important. This is a golden opportunity for the Mets to shut us all up, go out there and beat the fish in a decisive manner. We have short memories, so by going out there, and just playing baseball, without thinking, they can erase most of the negativity that's been surrounding this team since Opening Day.
If the opposite happens however, the mental superiority that the Marlins have been building on will be reinforced, and the Mets will try even harder to stop the flooding, which will make it flood even more.
