Mets NL East Champion shirts were on full display at a DICK’s Sporting Goods last week. The only problem was the Mets had to sweep the Braves first before fans could wear these. Instead, the Braves swept them WITH Max Scherzer and Jacob DeGrom getting the call. DeGrom and Scherzer gave up 17 hits, 11 ER, 3 walks, and 6 HRs in only 14.1 innings pitched. NEXT STOP, Port-au-Prince:

And I know what you’re thinking – “Shut the fuck up, Kyle. The Phillies were about to blow the Wild Card until Sunday.” First, they didn’t. Second, we already knew this team was a sorry sack of shit in September. Say that 5x fast.

The entire season they’ve been in a log jam between the second and third Wild Card Spot. They had a couple spurts where they’d string together some good winning streaks and then lose four out of the next five. The goal was always getting to the playoffs and ending the drought. Then whatever happens, happens. The Phillies didn’t have analysts calling the NL East over on May 31st. John Kruk didn’t take off the for the Mets series because he didn’t like their fundamentals. All season Mets fans talked this shit like they haven’t been kicked in the dick for the last 40 years in the most gut wrenching ways possible.

I wrote this on August 25th:

One good season and Mets fans have forgotten that at the end of the day, until they have the World Series trophy in hand – they’re still the Mets! They’re still 1986. Still 4-1 in the 2000 Subway Series. Still Endy Chavez robbing Scott Rolen only for Yadi Molina to send them home packing. Still the division collapse in 2007. Still the World Series loss in 2015. Still practicing how to celebrate a World Series victory DURING spring training.

Mets fans thought everything was over once Uncle Stevie bought the team and brought with him billions and billions in pocket change. Not so fast my friend. Because at the end of the day you are, and always will be the Mets. You’re never going to remember the 2022 New York Mets, but the people of Haiti will.