Ain’t nothing like a hot take. It’s what makes the sports-industrial complex go–the ultimate expression of our tendencies toward hyperbole, contrarianism, and creativity. While in many cases, the needless hot take can be a thing that frustrates us, we here at BP – Mets enjoy the occasional bold opinion or projection. (Plus, we try to […]
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Anatomy of a Collapse: The 2007 Mets
The 2007 Mets collapsed, didn’t they? The team had a seven-game division lead on September 12, but after they lost 12 of the final 17 games of the season, the Mets ended up a game behind the division-winning Phillies and didn’t play in October. For a team that was in first place for 159 days […]
The Ghosts That The 2015 Mets Exorcised
Call me melancholic—or at least nostalgic—but during some days I feel the ghosts in everything. I see them in kites hung in trees and sneakers thrown over power lines. I hear them in bands long broken up and lead singers long passed. And since I think about baseball all the time, I find them in […]