Next weekend's road trip to South Florida was first conceived way back in April, when hope sprang eternal and the Mets were hovering near first place. The Southern Bureau staff of Mike's Mets (me and MetsFanSZ) had it all planned out. We'd watch the Mets pound the Marlins on Saturday night, find a place to hoist an adult beverage or three, spend a night in a cheap, easy motel room, and watch another Mets victory Sunday afternoon. A three-hour drive? To see what might be a pennant-...