Mike Francesa calls Mets 'gutless bums' after missing playoffs with MLB's highest payroll

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As MLB opens another postseason Tuesday with the first wild-card games, the biggest shock after the 162-game marathon is the New York Mets missing out on a World Series bid.

The Mets, who own the league’s highest payroll and reached the NLCS last season, fell to the Miami Marlins in Game 162. The Cincinnati Reds also lost their finale to the Milwaukee Brewers, who had already clinched a playoff spot, but the Mets’ 4-0 defeat sealed their fate.

Mets fans were livid, and New York sports radio legend Mike Francesa blasted the organization.

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Inductee Mike Francesa speaks on stage during Radio Hall Of Fame 2018 Induction Ceremony at Guastavino's on November 15, 2018, in New York City.  (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Radio Hall of Fame)

"This is such a colossal failure," Francesa said on his podcast. "This is one of the great colossal gutless collapses that we have seen from a team with talent in a very long time."

The Mets’ 2025 payroll, boosted by a record-setting free-agent deal with Juan Soto, hit $340 million. They justified it early, owning MLB’s best record in mid-June.

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But the collapse Francesa described never stopped. The Mets became streaky, swinging from highs to lows without consistency.

"There are bad teams. That’s not them – they aren’t a bad team," Francesa said. "They are a gutless bunch of underachievers. That’s what they are to the core, and they should be ashamed.

"I never thought they would be gutless. I never thought they would not figure it out to this extent. I never thought their pitching would