ByPeter Chawaga,
Contributor.
The New York Mets earned a much-needed extra-innings win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, but they’ve still got a lot of work to do if they want to turn their season around.
Even after a second win in a row, the Mets have the second worst record in the National League despite leading all of Major League Baseball in payroll this year.
Though there’s plenty of blame to go around in Queens for the debacle so far, most of it seems to rest with president of baseball operations David Stearns, who cut ties with several long-time stars and brought in new ones before the season started, only to see the team take a step back overall.
