The [Brutal] Life of a New York Mets Fan: Part Three

The following is an elaborate spin-off of an essentially live blog entry I wrote in August as the New York Mets bullpen blew a lead for Johan Santana for the sixth time in the 2008 season. Part one / Part two . Well, we’ve got 1999 out of our way, it’s clear sailing from here! Let’s pretend 10 seasons in between never happened and jump right 2009! Damn. I can’t get away with that without a few people (Yankees, Braves, Cardinals, and Phillies fans) calling me out. Here’s how 2000 went down. If there are any Yankees fans reading this, stop. Just stop. Go away. Go read this despicable article written by my front-running co-blogger. Thanks. It’s unfair to call the 2000 season a hangover from 1999, but it’s impossible to argue our team got better in the offseason. Our boy Johnny O headed home to Seattle to be closer to his family, so we replaced him with Todd Zeile. Getting Zeile to fill Olerud’s shoes is like when Tino came to the ... (link)