this is a lot like the gambler's fallacy thing. a hot craps table isn't a thing, no matter what gamblers will try to tell you. a roulette table isn't any more likely to go either red or black just because there's a streak of 8 reds in a row. yes, there are human beings involved so the analogy isn't perfect, and stuff like confidence and good feelings probably have some minor level of impact, but for the most part it's just a confluence of factors that really don't mean anything in any predictive way. the fact is the mets are a pretty mediocre team and their staff is being held together by bubble gum and toothpicks. if you can face them while only facing thor once, that's not a draw i'm unhappy with, as far as playoff opponents go.