The Mets Police

Ah, the other side…

It’s much different for my friends in New York, of course. What happened in the World Series Game 6 between the Red Sox and the Mets is a warm memory. If you’re a Mets fan, it’s an indelible, almost sepia-toned joy, like a wedding, a Springsteen show, or that time that cab got you to JFK in nine minutes.

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“After the game I wondered if the Red Sox were cursed for real,” Sean says, “which was a pretty crazy thing for a secular kid to do. But there seemed to be no rational explanation.”

via Jason Gay: Where Were You on Buckner Day? – WSJ.com.

I love the Springsteen show reference.

One more takeaway – 25 years ago tomorrow there were more frontrunners in New York City than you’ve ever seen.  All 2 million borderline fans weren’t thinking about the Bronx.

Jon Niese turns 25 this Thursday.  Put another way: someone was born, grew up, went through the minor leagues and established him as a major league starting pitcher since the last time the Mets won a World Series.

via Jon Niese Since A Championship | The LoHud Mets Blog.

More from Mark Simon…this memory below is from Jayson Stark, but it’s part of a longer article you should read.

So because I was in the newspaper business and we had this concept known as “deadlines,” I had that tale all written, a story no one in that press box had ever written before, the story of the Red Sox winning the World Series. I’d sent it in. It was late on a Saturday night. I was practically done for the night. And then THAT inning happened. And everything changed, of course. So the story I’d waited a lifetime to write was never going to run.

I remember sprinting down the ramps at Shea Stadium, dodging fans, just about knocking people over, because I had to get to that clubhouse. I remember spending 10 minutes down there, grabbing anyone who appeared, and then sprinting back up the ramps and writing stream of consciousness for the next 20 minutes. And then it hit me what I’d just seen, a moment in baseball time we’d be talking about all my life.

via What it was like to cover Game 6? – Mets Blog – ESPN New York.

When Henderson’s ball cleared the fences, the Mets had a 15% chance of winning Game 6, and before Gary Carter’s single started the team’s famous rally, that win probability was down to 1%

via The Amazin’ Probability Of a Rally – WSJ.com.

More from Mark Simon – a nice piece with some “where were you” recaps.  Mine you probably know if you’ve watched How I Met The Mets.

Shannon Shark, Metspolice

My friend Jim and I used to call each other the second the other guy’s team was eliminated. Islanders/Rangers or Mets/Yankees.

I watched the first 9.5 innings in the living room with my dad, and then went into my bedroom to be depressed and wait for the call. It never came.

The next day Jim told me he had my phone number dialed except for the last digit.

via Where were you for Game 6? – Mets Blog – ESPN New York.