I remember this year and the 1987 Mets well. They absolutely could have won it all again that year if not for Gooden's suspension and the various injuries that year. They still won 92 games despite all the problems.
At one point I think all 5 starters were down for the Mets, they put that team together with band aids. Amazing they stayed in the race into September.
That 87 lineup put up sick numbers that year. Just some unfortunate injuries on the pitching front, and that September extra inning loss to the Cards took the wind out of their sails. What could have been.
The Mets were snake bitten by the injury bug that year. They would have won the division again if it weren't for that. Despite that, they still had the 2nd best record in the NL.
Any other year 92 wins would've been a successful year for most teams. For the '87 Mets though, it was a huge letdown after their epic '86 championship season.
1986 should've been just the start....after years of being cellar dwellers and laughing stocks, this team should've been like the 1970's Oakland A's......