NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 06: A fan displays New York Mets pins before the game against the Cincinnati Reds on April 6, 2013 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Every so often I get myself caught sliding down the rabbit hole of past New York Mets seasons. One recent journey took me back to 2013. Post-Madoff and pre-Jacob deGrom, we arrive at an interesting time in franchise history.
R.A. Dickey has already been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Jacob deGrom has not yet made his major league debut but Matt Harvey has arrived and given the fans some hope.