This Mets era isn’t in top five for futility – NYPOST.com

There’s an awful lot of good Mets stuff in the papers today – I have a new post scheduled every half hour for the next few hours.

In the Post, Mike Vaccaro relates the worst 5 eras in NY baseball history.  You should read the entire article, but here’s the one I cut my teeth on.

1. Mets, 1977-83 (average season: 66-96)

How bad was it? Pretty damned awful. Tom Seaver was traded June 15, 1977, ushering in an era of uber-dreadful baseball. The only spasm of hope came in 1980, when they crawled within one game of .500 on Aug. 13 (56-57) . . . and then lost seven straight and 25 of 28. Rock bottom was 1979, when attendance bottomed out at 788,905 — an average of 11,111 for 71 dates at 55,000-seat Shea Stadium.

via This Mets era isn’t in top five for futility – NYPOST.com.

And since I became a Mets fan DURING that era, nothing is going to chase me.  Seen it all, been there.  Watched The Franchise leave, saw him come back.  You kids will get a taste this July, and you might even get a taste in 2012-13 (plus or minus Sandy and attendance).

The more I blog the more I realize everything is about my childhood.  My dad took me to Mets games, I wore a blue Mets jacket and I had a dog.

35 years later, I take my son to Mets games, I wear a Mitchell & Ness jacket in place of the one that no longer fits (seen here on Mets Police Mom – that’s my childhood jacket).  I have two dogs and have had a dog every day of my life since Seaver was on the Mets the second time.

Speaking of Mets Police Mom – she actually asked me if she could have my tickets for this week.  She wants to give them to two Marines who are in town for the week.  How could I say no?

Meanwhile, I was going to try to really the Blue Cap Army for June 18th (when the Mets are giving away blue caps) – then Mrs. MP reminded me that I am out of town that week.  Maybe Colonel MediaGoon can rally the troops.  I gave him my seats.  I told him I want the cap though.

And I applaud Mr. Einhorn for wearing a blue cap and not the dumb hybrid…but we have to teach him to get a better looking one, not one with the Nike swoosh on the front.  One battle at a time.