The Mets players must be a very religious group because they have certainly taken to the notion that Sunday should be a day of rest.  So far this season the Mets are 5-10 in Sunday games, and they are 3-9 in Sunday day games.  In the day games, the Mets have been outscored by their opponents by an average of five runs per game.  Essentially, the Mets aren’t showing up to work on Sunday.

Yesterday as no exception.  With Steven Matz allowing seven runs in one plus innings, another Sunday game was a blowout loss for the Mets. Since Matz has come off the Disabled List, he has had only two bad starts.  The other one?  That was last week when the St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs off of him in 4.1 innings.  For a moment, you may be led to question if there is something wrong with Matz with him coming off consecutive bad starts.  That is until you realize both starts came on a Sunday.

Yesterday’s embarrassment was the Rockies beating the Mets 13-4.  It was yet another missed opportunity for the Mets to sweep an opponent and get back into the Wild Card race.  With this being against the Colorado Rockies, who currently hold the second Wild Card, this loss stings all the more.

But there is some good news.  Today is Monday, and just like the rest of us, the Mets begin their work week on Monday after feeling refreshed from their day off on Sunday.

So far this season, the Mets are 6-3 in Monday games.  Generally speaking, even when the Mets lose on Monday, they are at least competitive.  That’s a lot more than you can say about Sunday games.

So, if you are feeling frustrated by another inexplicable Sunday no-show, take heart.  The Mets will come to Citi Field tonight ready to play.  With them actually showing up, they have a chance to get this series against the St. Louis Cardinals off on the right foot giving them to move ahead of them in the Wild Card standings.

Yes, the Wild Card is still a pipe dream, especially with the way the Mets are playing on Sundays.  However, Monday is a new day of a new week, and we know the Mets show up on Mondays.  Might as well see what happens.