I'm enjoying the fact that the Mets collapsed and missed the playoffs for the second straight year almost as much as I'm enjoying the fact that the Phils are the team that toppled them for the second straight year.Almost. But, it's close.
The similarities are striking...
* 2007: Mets blow a 7 1/2 game lead with 17 games remaining.
* 2008: Mets end up turning a 3 1/2 game lead September 11th into a 3 game deficit as the season ends (6 1/2 game swing).
* 2007: Mets season ends on their home field in a Sunday afternoon loss to the Marlins.
* 2008: Mets season ends on their home field in a Sunday afternoon loss to the Marlins.
* 2007: Phillies clinch division with an afternoon home win against the Nationals.
* 2008: Phillies clinch division with an afternoon home win against the Nationals.
What makes the 2008 swoon even better is that after losing the division on Saturday, they turn around the next day and lose the wild-card to the Brewers.
My New York Post headline would have been, "Shea, it ain't so."
So many similarities off the field, too. Let's compare images from Metsville 2007 and 2008 on the day each season died.
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Warms the heart, doesn't it?
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