The New York Mets have struggled this year but had the chance to earn a series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies- one of the teams they trail in the NL East. They entered the eighth inning with a 6-3 lead and left the game with a 7-6 loss after a bullpen meltdown. Walks, hit batsmen and more led to a four-run eighth and the loss.The game got away from the Mets.This dropped their overall record to 35-42 and a stunning 14.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves. Despite boasting the MLB's highest payroll by a wide margin, they're one of the most disappointing teams in all of baseball.New York Mets@MetsFINAL: #Mets 6, Philadelphia 739157FINAL: #Mets 6, Philadelphia 7This was an avoidable loss, especially in the eyes of fans. With very few major injuries to their roster, these losses are not due to anything other than mediocre play. The starting pitching, bullpen, and lineup have all been disappointing most of the season.Fans upset with New York Mets' shocking lossNew York Mets fans are less than pleased with the latest loss. Many of them are calling for the team to blow it up or for Buck Showalter to be fired. After a 101-win season last year, all of this is a bit surprising.Dylan Hudson@DylanHudson5@Mets Fire Buck Showalter. He is single-handedly costing this team games @StevenACohen230@Mets Fire Buck Showalter. He is single-handedly costing this team games @StevenACohen2Casey@CaseyJ_516@Mets28536@Mets https://t.co/c1EU1jdqwAMLFootball@_MLFootball@Mets SEASON IS OFFICIALLY OVER. PATHETIC. BLOW THE WHOLE TEAM UP. TOP TO BOTTOM.697@Mets SEASON IS OFFICIALLY OVER. PATHETIC. BLOW THE WHOLE TEAM UP. TOP TO BOTTOM.Foul Territory@FoulTerritoryTV@Mets14912@Mets https://t.co/PTnHMEJxk4A2D Radio (NoNotes)@a2dradio@Mets121@Mets https://t.co/3IhyjZBwgeAndrew Livingston@AndrewLiv@Mets Sometimes bad teams are lovable, you guys are an embarrassment982@Mets Sometimes bad teams are lovable, you guys are an embarrassmentMichael Hauff@TheFFRealist@Mets Pathetic! Inexcusable!Lifeless! The 2023 New York Mets.38@Mets Pathetic! Inexcusable!Lifeless! The 2023 New York Mets. https://t.co/7UqfE4s3BkJerry@Paranormal_Bass@Mets Sell the team5@Mets Sell the teamChop Oñ@13ChopOn13@Mets603@Mets https://t.co/GgwIpJ96xEEvan@OhChev@Mets fire hefner and buck lol only possible way to save this garbage season621@Mets fire hefner and buck lol only possible way to save this garbage seasonRobert Torres@robnyc787@Mets Send Buck packing before is too late11@Mets Send Buck packing before is too lateMike Daddino@mike_daddino@Mets Idc what anyone says anymore. The unacceptable losses continue to stack up.Save the season and fire Buck and Eppler. They are not the future and certainly no the present.We deserve better.503@Mets Idc what anyone says anymore. The unacceptable losses continue to stack up.Save the season and fire Buck and Eppler. They are not the future and certainly no the present.We deserve better.Stacy NYC@Hustlediva1@Mets Buck wanted to leave real fast to avoid the questions so he got himself ejected at the 11th hour7@Mets Buck wanted to leave real fast to avoid the questions so he got himself ejected at the 11th hour.@KayvonPlzSack@Mets Steve Cohen watching his 400 million dollar team lose 100 games (he is very proud of Buck and Eppler)356@Mets Steve Cohen watching his 400 million dollar team lose 100 games (he is very proud of Buck and Eppler) https://t.co/SCLMweR7nGLongballs McCock@usaisgreat2022@Mets Proud of these guys!! LolMets@Mets Proud of these guys!! LolMets https://t.co/tlpZA1kHLhIt was another extremely disappointing loss for the Mets, who continue to slip further and further in the standings. One of the pre-season favorites, Fangraphs now gives them a measly 18.6% chance of making the postseason.