Sal and BT expressed a complete lack of faith in the Mets' ability to secure a playoff spot over their final four games, despite holding a one-game lead. They attribute this implosion not just to poor starting pitching—forced to use young, unready arms like Jonah Tong and rely on veterans like Peterson, Manaea, and Senga who have been disastrous—but also to basic fundamental failures like poor defense, bad baserunning, and mental errors. BT differentiated the team's struggles as an "implosion," not a "collapse," due to the disintegration of the team's core and a pervasive feeling that they simply "don't have enough" quality and depth to finish the marathon, especially with no reliable pitching options beyond Nolan McLean for the final stretch.

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