Yep, this^
During the 79-86 era, it was enough that we finally won something - for Gene and all. During the 2000's I started to think the franchise had turned a corner.
Wrong...Regression to the mean seems to be the current reality. Just like looking forward to Ryan's starts in the seventies to see how many strikeouts he could muster, or whether a no-no was in the works - there's one reason to look forward to a game now.