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Message: [QUOTE="FanInNC, post: 5089767, member: 13050"] It's kinda sad, but I've thought about similar things. I was 2 when they won it all in 86, so I have no memory of that. My earliest Mets memories are early 90s with Howard Johnson, Greg Jefferies, Dave Magadan, Vince Coleman, Doc Gooden, David Cone, Kevin Elster...those are sort of the first Mets teams I remember. I honestly don't know how I became a Mets fan. I grew up in NC, I have no connection to Queens or New York. We didn't have a team here and baseball was my favorite sport, everyone I knew around here were Braves fans or Yankees fans and the rebel in me wanted to go against the grain and I landed on the Mets. Maybe the uniforms lured me in. I had a big HoJo poster in my room and Todd Hundley became my favorite player. It's been a sad existence for the most part. But the late 90's early 2000's Mets with Ventura, Ordonez, Alfonzo, Piazza - those were some great memories. Then Reyes and Wright the home grown talent was super exciting but also I remember that core mostly as choking. Choking away the 7 game lead with 17 to play in the division with the Phillies. Beltran taking strike 3 against the Cards after a fantastic catch by Chavez. Then we had the WS run where we lost to the Royals with the great young pitching and Murph morphing into Babe Ruth for a stretch. And most recently the 101 win season only to lose the division late and Max getting rocked against SD and us shown the door so quickly. The highs are high. Todd Pratt's homer in 99, Ventura's grand slam single, Benny Agbayani's walk off, Chavez's catch... The Mets have been a lot of fun at times, but it's been a painful existence. The promise of these stellar rotations that have crumbled (first generation K Pulsipher, Isringhausen, Paul Wilson and then second with Harvey, DeGrom, Thor, Matz and Wheeler). Felt like we were set for multi year runs and it just didn't ever materialize. This has been one of the best few weeks of my fanhood. This team was self proclaimed as rebuilding this year - that's what makes this even more special. No one expected this. What a ride indeed! [/QUOTE]

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