New York Mets: The Mets’ Dysfunction Mirrors the Los Angeles Lakers

New York Mets: The Mets are the Lakers of the MLB

By Ben Fadden | Jun 26, 2019

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 20: New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and New York Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon listen to manager Mickey Callaway speak during a press conference before the game between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on May 20, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

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The New York Mets are enduring a period of dysfunction like the Los Angeles Lakers went through recently, and now it seems like the Mets are turning into the Lakers of the MLB.

Both situations seem very similar, and it all starts off similar as well.

The Lakers signed LeBron James in the off-season to be their franchise star while the Mets extended their star Jacob deGrom and signed All-Star players in the offseason including Jed Lowrie and Wilson Ramos. New York also traded for the best closer in the league at the time in Edwin Diaz and one of the best second basemen in history in Robinson Cano.

Cano has been sidelined a majority of the season and Diaz has struggled as the club’s closer in the first half of the season.

Now let’s get to the season.

The Lakers had a disappointing season and didn’t make the playoffs. LeBron James got hurt and he didn’t play in a lot of the games.

Well, Jed Lowrie hasn’t even played a game yet with the big league team, as he has been sidelined with an injury.

Manager Mickey Callaway entered the season with the possibility to be fired, and Los Angeles head coach Luke Walton was under scrutiny the entire season.

Now here comes the dysfunction of both organizations. They are both alike in terms of the confusion around the coaching staff and front office.

Let’s first look at the Los Angeles Lakers (next page).

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