![]() ![]() This is what allowed the Royals to ascend to the championship for the first time since 1985. The Mets couldn't get out of their own way.īy clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. There will be tears for what might have been, agony for how close they came to greatness, misery for how it all fell apart at the end. The winter will pass, the spring will come, and the memories of this franchise's revival will warm the souls of even the most hardened. But when we look back at this days and weeks from now, it will put a smile on our face." "We're going to hang our heads for a little bit. "It hurts and it stings," captain David Wright said. They found themselves conflicted - celebrating all they had accomplished while mourning all they had lost. Now, at its error-filled end, the pressure had left their emotions scrambled. It had been a wild ride, unexpected by most, that sent the Mets to the National League pennant. ![]() ![]() For a moment, the gloom of the losing clubhouse at Citi Field gave way to hugs and handshakes and even a few smiles. Perhaps this is why, with the pain still fresh from a 7-2 loss in Game 5 that gave the Royals the World Series championship, the Mets embraced. It allowed a tortured fan base to dream again, even if the end brought a bitter nightmare. It strained the limits of the imagination. The World Series - the entire season itself - had pulled and stretched at the fiber of the Mets. ![]()
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