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It’s one thing to lose…it’s another thing to lose in a way that makes you want to seek the nearest hole in the ground. The Mets were so putrid in 1962 that it spawned a book by the famed writer Jimmy Breslin called, “Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?” And that’s because even though that 1962 inaugural team had some pretty big name players of the day, they were way past their primes and they somehow managed to lose games in the most bizarre and unfathomable ways. But back then it was kind of funny, kind of lovable. Today, it is downright embarrassing.
The loss to the Marlins in the series finale on Wednesday night, a blown save by Jeurys Familia was frustrating, yet another wasted brilliant performance by Jacob deGrom. But then, after a series opening shutout in Milwaukee on Thursday by Steven Matz, the Mets have looked absolutely and hopelessly inept against the Brewers.
Alan Karmin is an award-winning journalist and author. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and spent most of his life growing up in the New Jersey suburbs. Alan's family were avid Brooklyn Dodgers fans and when the Dodgers moved west, the Mets became the team to root for. The Mets have always been a true focal point, Alan even wrote a term paper in high school to analyze what was wrong with the Mets. While at the University of Miami, Alan honed his craft covering the, gulp, Yankees during spring trainings in Fort Lauderdale for a local NBC affiliate, as well as the Associated Press and UPI. He broadcasted baseball games for the University of Miami, and spring training games for the Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos. New York Mets Mania is a forum for Alan to write about his favorite team and for baseball fans to chime in and provide their thoughts and ideas about New York's Amazin' Mets.
