Joel Sherman

Perhaps nowhere have the Mets surprises been as pleasant as with pitching depth.

Aaron Judge kept ending up in sentences with Babe Ruth — and if you are dueling Babe Ruth historically, you probably have it over Bobby Witt Jr.

MLB could have overridden any desire of either team and forced different logistics for the games and did not.

The Yankees had to call up Jasson Dominguez because Alex Verdugo has arguably been the worst regularly used player in the majors.

The Mets made a series of tactical decisions in May that have transformed them from May-bes back then to one of the majors’ best teams since.

The Mets are in the playoffs trying to make the playoffs. They are in the midst of a best-of-three weeks to try to earn entry to a best-of-three, wild card round series.

Should Bobby Witt Jr. and Francisco Lindor be able to achieve MVP status against players who rise to potentially 60 homers and a 50 (homer)-50 (steals) campaign?

The Mets are still on the wrong side of the playoff bracket while playing very much like a postseason team.

But at some point, you stop living the season you imagined and are dealing with the one actually unfolding.

Brian Cashman’s begins perhaps the most important trade deadline of his career by obtaining another highly talented player that comes with lots of questions in Jazz Chisholm.