Of course, they'd probably be a lot better (and contending for first place in the NL East) if David Wright, Ike Davis and Johan Santana weren't all injured. But with all the praise, and deservedly so, that Terry Collins has gotten for having the Mets above .500 this late into the season, I can't but think how if Jason Bay was just having an average season in 2011 we'd be a lot better. I mean, even with his grand slam yesterday Bay has 20 RBI's for the season--that's how bad he's been. Consider that Prince Fielder leads the NL with 68 RBI's and Jose Reyes, batting from the leadoff spot all year, has 12 more RBI's than Bay does. In other words, the fact that after 79 games, the Mets are 40-39, despite Jason Bay being a phenomenal bust, makes for Terry Collins being a certified genius.
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