Clap Your Hands Shea Yeah!

Yesterday, the Mets came into the final day of the season tied for a playoff spot for the second straight year. Again, all the Mets needed to do was beat the Florida Marlins on the last day of the season and the worst they’d do was a tiebreaker game.

Again, the Mets lost and will miss the playoffs. The team closed Shea Stadium with another September swoon, bumbling away a 3 1/2 game lead in September to the Phillies. Geeze, at least the Eagles made the NFC Championship before closing the Vet with a pathetic choke.

Yes, the Mets actually won one more game than they did last year. And, yes, it was amazing the Mets were in it this long with the injuries they had. And, yes, the Phillies went 17-8 in September to pass the Mets.

But, really: Ha, ha, hahahaha. Nice way to finish out the year, New York. It’s actually the first time a team has passed another team in September for the division in back-to-back seasons. The only similar occurrence was before divisional play: The Dodgers passed the Giants for the pennant in September in both 1965 and 1966, but it happened on Sept. 2 in the second year.

So, ah, congratulations, Mets fans, on your team’s unprecedented collapse in back-to-back seasons. Enjoy your consolation prize of Citigroup buying Wachovia!

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