The question Mets players have to ask themselves now that Willie-watch is over is, do you want to keep sucking and making excuses, or do you want to play?
Let's look at two teams: Team A is 46-29 and sits in first place, while Team B is 35-36 and sits 5.5 games back in 3rd place.
Team A's ace has a 3.87 ERA with 89 Ks while Team B's ace is even better with a 3.04 ERA and 91 Ks. Team A's #2 starter is essentially out all season on the DL, and their #3 starter has recently missed several weeks on the DL. Team B's #2 starter has been on and off the DL, but their #3 guy is sporting a 3.87 ERA with 70 Ks.
Team A's closer has 21 saves with 3 blown saves, a 1.95 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 41 Ks. Team B's closer has 16 saves with 5 blown saves, 2.10 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with 35 Ks. Edge to Team A, but not huge.
Team A has 2 sluggers, one of which is currently on the DL and has had a sub-par year, with only .252/13/43 (BA/HR/RBI). Their other slugger is also having a down year by his career #s, with .295/15/49. Team A's leadoff batter is .281/.363/51/23/34 (BA/OBP/R/RBI/SB).
Team B has 3 sluggers, all of which are down this year, but two best are .278/12/54 and .270/10/48, roughly the same as Team A. Team B's leadoff batter is .297/.359/52/29/26, better than Team A.
So why are the Red Sox blowing us out of the water???
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Let's right this website also... Fredo, you need to remove Randolph's name from the header and put in Manuel.
No reason...
No...medical reason...
I think of nothing.
Righted, SHK ;)
The reason is simple: good ownership and leadership vs. what the Mets have.
Speaking of medical reasons, here's an update. Schilling (who was anticipated to possibly be back by Aug or Sep, in time for playoffs) is now claiming he'll be undergoing season-ending and possibly career-ending surgery next week. Still waiting to see team's response, since he and ownership have never seen eye-to-eye on this issue.
BTW, it's a good thing you changed Randolph's name to Manuel on the website, or else I was going to have to go gangster on you and cut you.
FWIW, I think the following information also drives home the importance of team and each player pulling their weight. While the Red Sox certainly have great individual players, they are not the greatest this year. Specifically, they only have one guy in top 5 in BA (#5), only one guy in top 5 in HR (#5) and RBI (#5), no one in top 5 in ERA or wins, and Paps is only #3 in saves. So it shows that they are winning not on the shoulders of a few individual superstar performances, but by a balanced effort where all players are contributing.
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