I learned two important lessons 30 years ago tonight, when the Mets won the 1986 World Series in seven games against the Boston Red Sox.
Here's some text about 1986 from a book I am working on about the experience of a Mets fan, which is scheduled to be published next season...
"My mom left our living room before the end of Game 6. She couldn't bear to watch with the Mets down to their last strike. She told my Dad that I should go to bed, since there was no point having a seven-year-old boy watch the Mets lose and be sad.