Just Win Series

Obviously what is written below is always easier said than done, but I don't know if I believe that professional ball players truly buy into this concept and I know for a fact that most fans do not.  In baseball, this is all that a team needs to do, win series.

Again, winning ball games is a tough task and the better team will do so more often than not.  So this isn't as much of a personnel or talent item but more so a mind set.  Teams should not be worrying about winning 6, 7, or 8 games in a row or even sweeping a particular team.  Just win the series.  Win majority of the games you play against an opponent.  For the fans out there, this is something that I don't think they will every grasp on to.  As fans, we're taught that doing something right only once out of three tries is a very good thing (.333 average), so then we're expected to accept losing once out of every three games?  In short, yes, we all should be very happy with that.

This formula/mind set is how the Mets can get into the playoffs this season, 2011.  Let's first take the team's 9-13 record almost a month into the season, so we're left 140 games remaining.  For the rest of the season, there are nine series that are either of the 2-game or 4-game variety, totally 32 games.  For the overall total, let's be conservative and figure the team will play .500 ball.  This will place the Mets at 25-29.  The remaining 108 games are broken into a total of 36 series.  If the club is able to win each series then that will give the Mets another 72 victories.  Add those and the 32 losses to the most recent record and the Mets will finish the season at 97-65.  

Laugh it up if you please, because yes, I know that this year's Mets winning 97 games may be the funniest thing most people have heard in a long, long time.  But by keeping things simple minded, it's not out of the realm.  And of those 36 remaining 3-game series, let's say that the Mets drop a few of those series, let's say seven of them, well that will leave their record at 90-72.  Since 2003, the National League Wild Card winner has, respectively, won 91, 92, 89, 88, 90, 90, 92, and 91 games.

Mr. Wilpon, if this formula is followed, you will have your wish of meaningful September games.

9-13.  Young vs Nationals, 7:10 PM