This Amazin’ journey is all she wrote.
New York Mets followers had been left dissatisfied, however not stunned when their group misplaced to the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5 Sunday evening — accepting the loss after a magical postseason as a part of being a blue and orange fan whereas vowing to root towards their crosstown rivals within the World Sequence.
“It’s at all times powerful if you get this shut. It breaks your coronary heart since you make investments a lot into your group all season lengthy, by means of the highs and the lows,” Lengthy Island resident Walter Nilsson, 60, informed The Publish at a watch social gathering attended by 1000’s at Citi Area Sunday.
“Then when the playoffs got here round and we had the tease of a Subway Sequence, issues actually received thrilling. It’s additional salt within the wound that the Yankees made it to the ultimate collection and we didn’t.
“However that’s what being a Mets fan is all about – simply selecting your self up the subsequent yr and believing that that is it.”
The group hosted a viewing social gathering at its dwelling subject in Queens for Recreation 6 of the NLCS through which the Mets performed an away sport towards the Dodgers.
However late within the sport, because it appeared a Mets loss was inevitable, followers began streaming out of the venue for the final time this yr.
Sunnyside native Franky Bwire was once more confronted with the crushing feeling of defeat.
“I’m fairly depressed. It’s what I anticipated, however I’m nonetheless actually bummed out,” the 33-year-old fan mentioned. “We had the expertise, we had the administration, we had all of the items in place. However we simply couldn’t carry it dwelling, and it hurts. We simply weren’t adequate, once more.”
With the New York Yankees clinching a World Sequence berth in a dramatic win over the Cleveland Guardians Saturday evening, Mets followers mentioned they haven’t any selection however to root for the group that simply eradicated their ball membership.
“Dodgers all the best way, child. 5 minutes in the past I needed them to burn in hell, however from now until the tip of October I’m a diehard LA fan,” Lengthy Island resident Joe Viviani, 64, informed The Publish. “I hope they win in 4.”
“F–okay no I’m not for the Yankees. I don’t significantly like LA proper now as a result of they simply whipped our a–, however I’d get a minimum of somewhat satisfaction seeing them do the identical to these full-of-themselves Yankees,” mentioned Lisa Krueger, 54, of Manhattan.
And Tim Murray, who’s from Queens, swore he would “by no means go for the Yankees.”
“The Dodgers denied us a Subway Sequence the place we’d’ve wrapped up the Yankees ourselves, so now we’re leaving it as much as them to do the job,” the 50-year-old claimed.
The Mets struggled to start out the season however went on an unbelievable run to succeed in the postseason.
The group then topped the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies within the first two rounds earlier than dropping to the celebrity Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers.
“Hear, the higher group goes to the World Sequence, and my hat goes off to LA,” mentioned Luis Adames, 42, from Washington Heights. “However my hat goes off to the Mets as a result of they fought and fought and wouldn’t quit, and so they received us so far. And if they will do it this yr, they’ve received the components to do it subsequent yr, so go Mets!”
And Lengthy Islander Ted Bureau is already prepared for subsequent yr.
“I really like this group. They gave us a hell of a journey,” the 34-year-old informed The Publish.
“Who would have thought in June or July that we ever would have made it so far? I give all of them the credit score on this planet. Yeah, I’m dissatisfied, however these guys performed their hearts out,” he mentioned.
“They gave us a lot hope, and I’m pleased with all of the followers who hung in there with them. On to 2025.”