
The Mets are down 0-2 in the best-of-seven World Series against the Royals, which resumes Friday night for Game 3 at Citi Field.
At the start of the series, Strat-O-Matic, the industry leader in sports simulation games for the past 50 years, predicted the Royals would win the first two games, but the Mets would win from there on out, taking the series 4-2 >> To see how they project each game, click here.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, 41 of the 51 teams to take 2-0 leads in best-of-seven World Series have gone on to win the title, including nine straight since the Braves and Yankees played in 1996. The Mets were one of the 10 teams to overcome the deficit, doing so in 1986.
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“We know we’re a good team,” David Wright insisted when talking to reporters late Wednesday. “We’re playing in the World Series. We don’t need to be reminded that we’re a good team.”
Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling were quick to remind viewers last night on SNY’s Postgame Live that their 1986 Mets team was also down 0-2, from which they rebounded to win four of the next five games against the Red Sox.
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