The 538 article underscores the most challenging aspects of fandom: patience and perspective. We grasp between the sample sizes that make us feel good and the sample sizes that make us feel savvy. Literally one pitch prior to his hitting a particularly clutch home run, following a few tough weeks, I groaned to a friend that we were stuck with Lindor for another ten years, I haven't groaned on the topic since. And when the Mets signed Trevor May, my thinking was “I hope this guy's as good as he's said to be and maybe they'll stockpile relievers like him and fool some GM into believing Diaz has it together again so we can get something for him.” Conversely, when they're doing well, they'll never make an out or surrender a run, I am certain.