Here’s one of the all-time fron…Mets fans checking in. The bold is mine.
My latest breakup has lasted 34 years and I’m not sure I will ever recover.
It started June 15, 1977 and the divorce was finalized on Sunday night, Dec. 4, 2011 when Jose Reyes — the best New York Mets player since Tom Seaver — left Queens for a new address in South Beach.
It is now officially over between the Mets and I.
Like most breakups, we tried to make it work. There were nice memories to look back upon like the 1986 World Series or the last-ditch effort of 2000, but really, it was too little too late. The seeds of deterioration were sown on that fateful June night in 1977 — dubbed the Midnight Massacre — when the Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds over what amounted to be a dispute of about $25,000.
The team finished in last place for the next three seasons and has never fully recovered.
via John A. Torres: After 34 years, this fan lets go of the Mets | FLORIDA TODAY | floridatoday.com.
The Mets never recovered from 1977? Like from 1984-1995 when the Mets were the more popular team in New York?
Seems Mr. Torres only enjoyed baseball when the Mets were in the World Series. Enjoy your Marlins Mr. Torres. At least until the fire sale, then you can jump teams again to the next trendy winner.