Baseball Prospectus has published an excellent article using statistical analysis to determine what has gone wrong with Mets. After reading, it I came away with the feeling that we should be damn happy the Mets are where they are. They simply have no business vying for a playoff spot which does say something about the team's character. Click here to read.

The Mets went 5-12 through the last 17 games of last September. This year the Mets are 5-8 so far through the last 17. I'm just saying...