Brooklyn had played mediocre baseball for the latter part of the season, much like the Mets, who split their last 100 games.
Over the past year and a half Nicklaus has played such mediocre golf that rumors of his impending retirement circulated periodically.
"Kenny and Souey shone in great Liverpool teams, but Gerrard has played in sides that were at best mediocre and he carried them to trophies," said McDermott.
But neither team has played like a pennant winner lately, resulting in a tight race among mediocre squads.
"I've played very consistently mediocre since then," Mediate said.
Wenger insists Arsenal have played well despite mediocre recent results but this was the complete opposite.
For that matter, are Salt Lake, who have played four of their first six on the road, as mediocre as their record makes them look?
Sometimes mediocre teams are fooled by a late-season stretch in which they play far above the level they had played previously.
"We could have come out in the second half and played mediocre but we didn't.
If you play for 40 years, but play mediocre music, why?
