FORT MYERS, Fla. — The beauty of a bountiful career is that is can be measured beyond the individual snapshots that comprise it. Ask a Mets fan of a certain vintage about Tom Seaver and it’s possible he might not even be able to tell you about his favorite moment because they blend together, because as a whole the 198 wins he collected in a Mets uniform mean just as much as any of them broken out of the pile.
But, let’s face it: One of the fun things about caring about sports is the parts of the pile.