This should crystallize how huge this trade was for this team. Here is the crux of the article: * If all games had ended after six innings this season, the Mets would have finished the year 11 games ahead of the Phillies (aka, the team that won the World Series). * If all games had ended after seven innings, the Mets would have finished six games ahead of the Phillies. * And if all games had even been just eight innings long instead of nine, the Mets would have finished five games ahead of the Phillies.