The Mets Learn a Reset Takes More Than One Year

In the end, the Mets lost so prodigiously that their elimination from playoff contention was an afterthought. When they fell to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night, the Mets clinched their fifth consecutive season without a playoff berth. It was their 33rd loss in 50 games since the end of July.

“I wouldn’t say we didn’t go down without a fight,” outfielder Michael Conforto told reporters in a video news conference. “I wouldn’t say that. I think we fought; we didn’t get the wins. But our guys — we fight every single day.”

Fair enough; nobody would suggest that the Mets did not try. But anyone can try. It also takes talent, brains and luck to win, and other teams had more than the Mets.

That…