Well, after struggling to get this embedded into the post, I've given up (Verifiable -- way easier than Google to embed into Posterous, but sadly lacking a motion chart). Here's a link to a Google motion chart showing NL batting efficiency, now normalized by the number of games each team has played. As you can see, the Mets are not doing so hot. While their efficiency has increased, that's due to their getting fewer hits while scoring the same number of runs -- not the way you want to go. And their winning percentage deteriorated. Plotting runs per game on the x-axis and winning percentage on the y-axis provides a neat picture of how well teams are actually turning offense into wins.You can watch the Mets drop like a rock -- scoring the same number of runs, but getting fewer wins thanks to some truly execrable starting pitching (see: Perez, Oliver).
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