I wear a lot of Mets attire when I’m not dressed as Clark Kent.
Growing up in Queens in the 80’s amongst the front-runners that was never a weird thing.
25 years later out here in Yankees Country (that’s everywhere outside Citi Field to somewhere in Connecticut and somewhere along the Delaware River) people have started to comment about my Mets stuff.
The vibe is always like “poor you” as if I’m some stupid Cubs fan or something. Or like it’s weird. Or why am I not a Yankees fan like everyone else?
I have come to enjoy the feeling.
Yep, I’m a Mets fan. Remember that when the cycle comes back around.
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Now about that cycle coming around? What if it doesn’t? Am I destined to be some octogenarian blogger talking about a team that won 65 years ago?
How many years has to go by until we’re one of “those” teams like the Cubs?
Here’s some wikipedia to ponder. I don’t feel like the Brewers are one of “those” teams so we have some cover. I suppose the Astros enter the club next year going 0 for half a century.
So figure around 2036 I will start to harp on this point. I wonder what the 50th anniversary patch will look like.
| Seasons | Team | Last championship won | Last World Series appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Chicago Cubs | 1908 | 1945 |
| 62 | Cleveland Indians | 1948 | 1997 |
| 50 | Texas Rangers (Washington Senators) | never (franchise started in 1961) | 2010 |
| 49 | Houston Astros (Houston Colt .45s) | never (franchise started in 1962) | 2005 |
| 42 | Milwaukee Brewers (Seattle Pilots) | never (franchise started in 1969) | 1982 (never since joining the National League in 1998) |
| 42 | San Diego Padres | never (franchise started in 1969) | 1998 |
| 42 | Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) | never (franchise started in 1969) | never (franchise started in 1969) |
| 34 | Seattle Mariners | never (franchise started in 1977) | never (franchise started in 1977) |
| 31 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1979 | 1979 |
| 27 | Baltimore Orioles | 1983 | 1983 |
| 26 | Detroit Tigers | 1984 | 2006 |
| 25 | Kansas City Royals | 1985 | 1985 |
| 24 | New York Mets | 1986 | 2000 |
