It's pretty simple why the Mets can't win games anymore and are morphing into the second worst team in the National League, they can't score runs. The below chart shows exactly whats happenned to their offensive output since each of the major devastating injuries. The blue line shows runs scored for each game through out the season. The pink line shows the average runs the Mets scored when they had everyone, the yellow when they were missing Delgado, the light blue when they were missing Delgado and Reyes, and finally the purple when they were missing Delgado, Reyes and Beltran. In the abscence of Reyes, Delgado and Beltran the Mets are averaging barely over 3 runs per game. In stark contrast, with everyone on the roster the Mets were scoring just over 5 runs per game. That's a wholesale difference and why their roster now equals a lot of losses and a day by day progression further out of a playoff spot.
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1. Kevin Garnett
2. Jerry Stackhouse
3. "Big Country" Bryant Reeves
4. Theo Ratliff
5. J-J-Jimmy King (what a terrific audience)
6. Donyell Marshall
7. Jason Caffey
8. Lou Roe (really?)
9. Cherokee Parks
10. Kurt Thomas
Started with KG and then went on from there.
6. is Donnie Marshall