| I've been a Mets lover ever since my childhood, and | | | | city of New York and the rest of the baseball world |
| there are few things in this world that I enjoy more | | | | was enamored with the idea of a subway series, but |
| than the satisfaction of seeing my favorite baseball | | | | the results were quite disappointing. It ended with a |
| team win a hard fought game. | | | | 4-0 Yankees sweep. |
| As we're in the off season, I thought it would be a | | | | 3. The 1973 Mets came so very close to their second |
| good opportunity to take a few moments to discuss | | | | franchise World Series win, but fell just short to |
| the best five seasons in New York Mets history as I | | | | Oakland in the end. Still, their incredible comeback |
| see them. If you're familiar with this team and its | | | | from last place to first from summer through |
| history, let's see if your top 5 matches up with mine. | | | | September was completely unexpected, coining the |
| 5. The 2006 Mets were coined by many as the | | | | term "Ya Gotta Believe!" amongst fans. |
| favorites to win it all, and their talented roster | | | | 2. The 1969 Mets were one of the most unexpected |
| included some of the best names in baseball. Coupled | | | | surprises in history. The Miracle Mets of that season |
| with a young core in David Wright and Jose Reyes, | | | | won their first ever World Series after being the |
| this team had all the makings of a championship team. | | | | laughing stock of baseball since their inception in 1962. |
| Unfortunately, the season came to an end with a | | | | A World Series win against the Orioles capped off an |
| very disappointing loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 | | | | amazing season for the ball club. |
| games. The city of New York was in shock after this | | | | 1. As much of a miracle as 1969 was, the 1986 World |
| loss, but all in all this was certainly one of the best | | | | Series was even more magical. Having been two runs |
| seasons in the team's history. | | | | behind in game 6 with two outs in the bottom of the |
| 4. The 2000 Mets ball club was one of the team's | | | | 9th inning and no men on base, the Mets staged the |
| most competitive and talented teams ever. The Mets | | | | greatest comeback in World Series history. The |
| basically cruised their way to the World Series, and lo | | | | ending to the game was just as magical. |
| and behold, their opponent was the Yankees. The | | | | |