At the time, the Mets were also the best second-place team in baseball.
Why should second-place teams have a chance to win baseball's championship?
For the first- and second-place teams, there is a dinner at the two restaurants run by the school.
Now, the first- and second-place teams from each group advance.
One had been on the second-place team into Nome the month before.
They have the best record of any second-place team in the league.
The first and second-place teams in each group advanced to the Last 16.
The first and second-place teams in each group advance to the Top 16.
That's all a wild card is: the second-place team with the best record.
No other second-place team has so many more losses than the division leader.