Mets Need to Fire Mickey Callaway After Being Swept by Marlins With Top Pitchers on the Mound

Coming into their series against the New York Mets, Don Mattingly's Miami Marlins had a record of 10-31 and had a stretch of 51 innings (almost a full week) without a run in which a pitcher's RBI double was the only scoring play.

Then Mickey Callaway and the Mets came along, and Miami's dynamic lineup of Jon Berti, Rosell Herrera, and Miguel Rojas promptly swept the Amazins, dropping them to an extremely disappointing 20-25. There is no possible justification for manager Mickey Callaway still being employed by tomorrow.

With Mickey Callaway's job seemingly at stake, with three of their horses on the mound, the Mets were just swept out of Miami by the worst team in baseball. The final game took less than two hours.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 19, 2019

There's plenty of blame to go around, as Robinson Cano is hitting just .245 and the bullpen outside of Edwin Diaz is a joke, but Callaway was handed a roster that was supposed to compete for an NL East crown and has instead sputtered from the word go and is now running on fumes.

The biggest mark against Callaway is their starting pitching. Despite a rotation including reigning Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard's 100 MPH heater, Steven Matz, and Zach Wheeler, Matz has the lowest ERA at 3.96. For a guy with a pitching background, their sharp decline under his watch is inexcusable.

The #Mets have just not shown up for a month at this point and this series in Miami should have more consequences tied to it than simply firing the manager. This is a philosophical and execution failure with the roster. And to me, they have played to the words of Mickey Callaway.
— Michael Baron (@michaelgbaron) May 19, 2019

Imagine where this team would be if not for Diaz, Jeff McNeil, and Pete Alonso!

This year has been a disaster so far for the Mets. Brodie Van Wagenan went from offseason darling to baseball's version of Rob Pelinka, Callaway doesn't look like he has a clue what he's doing, and the Wilpons are still the Wilpons.

In other words, business as usual at Citi Field.