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 "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
