Note: Health, Money, Wins and Losses
In the Bergen Record, Bob Klapisch says, ‘The Phillies are everything the Mets are not, most notably durable.’
According to Klapisch, six Phillies each played 150 games or more this season.
…i know people dislike hearing how the Mets failures this season is solely on the injuries… truth is, this team played sloppy even when everyone was healthy, this season and last season… but, the injuries cannot be ignored…
…like i mentioned before, with regards to why the Mets hit so few home runs in Citi Field, it’s hard to hit home runs when you do not have home-run hitters… similarly, it is hard to win games when you have so few, proven, every-day players… i mean, had the Phillies lost three or four of their six iron men, say, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino, and, say, three-fifths of their starting rotation and their second-best arm in the bullpen, i am not sure their ‘grit,’ and ‘toughness,’ would have been enough to get them to the post season… at some point, a team needs quality talent to get quality results…
…in the days following the end of this season, Jeff Wilpon proudly told reporters the Mets have been, and will continue to be, among the top teams in payroll…
…like i have said before, , it’s not about how much you spend, but how you spend it… this argument has come up a lot of late, since the Yankees once again are in World Series… i even notice Red Sox fans again 
dipping in the Yankees-Buy-a-Ring pool, despite the Sox winning two of the last four World Series with the second-highest payroll in baseball…
According to Baseball Analysts, the Mets spent the most money of any National League team from 2006 to 2008, during which they also won the most games of any team in the National League.
…so, i don’t think it’s fair to suggest the Mets are cheap… instead, the question should be, while they clearly spend money and get results, are the spending their money in the best way so to get the best-possible results…
