The New York Mets squandered away a golden opportunity to make the playoffs, and they have no one to blame but themselves.

This goes far beyond the events of Sunday afternoon, when the Mets were all lined up to make the playoffs with a win against the Miami Marlins. The Milwaukee Brewers did their bidding for them, defeating the Cincinnati Reds, but the Mets faltered when the moment mattered the most and lost 4-0 to the lowly Marlins.

For a franchise lauded as one of the biggest laughing stocks in the league, the Marlins have now booted the Mets from the postseason contention on the final day of the regular season on three different occasions – in 2007, 2008, and 2025. But Sunday's game is only just the surface of why this Mets team squandered away its playoff spot.

After all, it sat

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