New York Mets
The New York Mets (also known as The Metropolitans and The Amazins) are a Major League baseball team that plays in the East division of the National League. They play at Citi Field, a newly constructed ballpark in Queens. The Mets are known for their beloved mascot, Mr. Met, setting the (still standing) record for most losses in a season in their inaugural season in 1962, their "Miracle" 1969 World Series championship, relief pitcher Tug McGraw's 1973 mantra [[w:History of the New York Mets#"Ya Gotta Believe!"|"Ya Gotta Believe," benefiting from arguably the most famous error in World Series history, and more recently losing out on a playoff spot on the last day of the season in back to back years (2007 and 2008).
Mets TV play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen is a Columbia College almnus, having begun his broadcasting career at WKCR, where he called soccer games with George Stephanopoulos. His co-color commentator, Ron Darling, attended Yale. Keith Hernandez, Darling's co-commentator and fellow member of 1986 World Series winning Mets team, did not attend an Ivy League school. But that's OK; he's Keith Hernandez. Gary, Keith, and Ron are considered to be among the best announcing teams in all of baseball.[1][2]
Mets fans tend to be simultaneously optimistic, fatalistic, and perpetually anguished. You can follow them here: Amazin' Avenue
