I already wrote about the Mets last week, but it cannot be overstated: this team is that good. With a 21–9 record, the best in Major League Baseball, this start is not just impressive—it’s historic, especially when you consider what they spent this past offseason. For a team many expected to be rebuilding or just staying afloat, the Mets have become the juggernaut of April.

Some fans and analysts want to downplay our 30-game surge by calling it “schedule luck,” but that argument falls flat. Every team we’ve faced is a major league team. They’re below .500 because we beat them. Simple. Stop moving the goalposts. Good teams win the games in front of them—and we’re doing just that.

Let’s talk about the real reason the Mets are dominating: their brilliant pitching staff. Through the first 30 games, they haven’t allowed more than four runs in any contest. That’s the longest such streak by a National League team in the modern era—since 1901! It may not be the flashiest rotation on paper, but guys like David Peterson, Clay Holmes, Griffin Canning, Tylor Megill, and Kodai Senga have stepped up in a big way.

Shoutout to Griffin Canning, in particular. Signed for just $5 million after being considered one of the worst pitchers in baseball, he’s now pitching like a $20 million ace. At 4–1 with a 2.61 ERA, he’s outdueling many top names in the league. In fact, Canning, Holmes, Megill, and Senga all have lower ERAs than Jacob deGrom (2.74)—let that sink in.

This 2025 team is on the best 30-game stretch in franchise history, tied with the legendary 2006 squad that came within a game of the World Series. The stats back it up:

• Best record in MLB
• First team to 20 wins
• Best team ERA
• Most strikeouts by a pitching staff
• Fewest home runs allowed
• Best run differential at +55

Pete Alonso continues to make Mets history as well. With his 7th homer of the season, he tied Ed Kranepool for fifth on the Mets’ all-time RBI list with 614. Only Howard Johnson, Mike Piazza, Darryl Strawberry, and David Wright have more in a Mets uniform.

Oh, and did I mention the offense? 27 runs in the last two games, 19 wins in April alone—this isn’t a fluke, it’s a full-on takeover. The Mets are the only club in baseball with fewer than 10 losses, and right now, it feels like we might never lose again.

People need to stop complaining about an “easy schedule.” The truth is: it’s only easy because we’re making teams look bad. We’re doing what we’re supposed to do as a high-level MLB club—and then some.

This season feels different. It feels like our time.