This should surprise no one but this was a tough list to put together. As Frank The Tank screams daily, the Mets have had so many things go wrong, it does seems like they are cursed at times. It’s impressive that a franchise that had a year where they have lost 120 games as well as three different World Series and none of those seasons will make this list. I think you could ask 100 Mets fans to make this list and you’d get 100 different variations but here’s my Top 5 Worst Moments In Mets History:
5. Carlos Beltran Called Third Strike Ends NLCS (10/19/2006)
It’s not so much the called strike itself. I think Beltran gets way too much shit for that. They wouldn’t have gotten that close to the World Series without Beltran who was phenomenal that year. Also, there is no shame in striking out against Adam Wainwright (who is a borderline Hall Of Famer). It’s not the at bat itself but more the season ending when it was a year they absolutely should have won the World Series.
You’re not going to see Terry Collins leaving Matt Harvey in the 9th inning of Game 5 in the 2015 World Series on this list because I think this loss is more painful. The Mets were already down 3-1 in that series when that happened. However, the 2006 Mets had the best team in baseball for most of that year without question. Then the pitching staff broke down and they lost the NLCS to a team that went 83-78.
Mix in the Endy Chavez catch and it still seemed it was our year. When…
