Mets' unexpected success in 19-game run boosts wildcard hopes

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Why do we watch sports?  

Distraction, great athletes, team allegiances. 

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Repeat after me: sports are fun.

It is great to watch elite-level athletes playing a game at a level that you and I could only dream of. 

It brings people together, as well as families and friends. The Mets right now are fun.

They looked dead in the water when they were 11 games under the 500 mark. They have turned...