You don’t want to do this.
You don’t want to eulogize the Mets. Not after this enchanted run, from their laughable June lineup to their July awakening to their glorious summer run to the charmed October roll.
Just the symbolism hurts. Everyone was afraid of the Mets’ bullpen all year. So when it bit them Saturday night, you can say it stinks, but doesn’t shock. But for the dam to break with Daniel Murphy, who’s Herculean bat brought the Mets to the World Series, is the cruelest of Halloween pranks.
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Teams have made the Homeric journey from 3-1 down.