We remember their incredible performances and unbelievable feats on the game’s biggest stage. In the meantime, here are the top 25 Fall Classic goats, rated largely on the impact of their misdeeds.
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Since I couldn’t afford a ticket to the Yankees, I went to a Mets game, and nothing happened.
Jeurys Familia finally cracked, at a awful time for the New York Mets.
Three outs from the New York Yankees’ fourth consecutive Series title, the game’s greatest-ever closer couldn’t finish the job.
It’s the first World Series appearance for the Mets since they lost the “Subway Series” against the Yankees in five games in 2000 and first postseason appearance since 2006 when New York lost the National League Championship Series to the Cardinals in seven games. Falling into the arms of one you hate because you have been abandoned by the one you love seemed deeply unpalatable, even to my 7-year-old self. His ERA was 17.18.
It’s one of the most famous plays in World Series history but only because New York won the next game and that’s all these Mets have been doing.
Both World Series managers – the Royals’ Ned Yost and the Mets’ Terry Collins – vouched for the legitimacy of the maneuver, saying it’s up to the batter to do his homework and not be caught by surprise. The Florida Marlins then won in the 11th on Edgar Renteria’s RBI single. The highest-priced seat in Kansas City for Wednesday night’s game was just over $14,000. Their Manhattan restaurant will be offering draft beer specials and other specials from the bar, and any person wearing Mets gear will get a 15 percent discount off of their bill if they watch the game there.
Sure, Buckner made the mother of all errors, but the Red Sox reliever lost both Game 6 AND Game 7, giving up six earned runs in three innings. Who had this career season? But their fans aren’t used to many winning seasons.
It could be hit out of the ballpark, or into a double play, or not.
Zagha is not the only one who has a Mets game ritual.
The Zagha family of Teaneck will be going to one of the games at Citi Field, but as for the rest of the Series, Sammy (Mr. Zagha) will be sitting in the exact same position he sat in for the playoffs, wearing the exact same clothes (which go unwashed unless they lose.) He has been a fan his whole life and his wife Alissa joined him as a fan 34 years ago.
Other stores have gotten into the Mets Madness. 200 with no RBIs or extra-base hits.
If New York can win four more games this baseball season, Mets fans will stand up and rejoice. This World Series is going to get better by the game, by the pitching matchup. And he also went 1-for-16 at the plate as the Dodgers got swept by the Baltimore Orioles. We’d stayed to the end of Game 1, a 1-0 Boston victory, and had needed two hours to take a 22-minute drive from Flushing to the Upper West Side.
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Dishonorable mentions: Honus Wagner (1903); Ty Cobb (1907); Ernie Lombardi (1939); Johnny Pesky (1946); Bob Lemon (1954); Dal Maxvill (1968); Tony Perez (1970); Willie Wilson (1980); Dave Winfield (1981); Mike Schmidt (1983); John McNamara (1986); Jose Canseco (1988); Jeff Reardon (1992); Byung-Hyun Kim (2001); Evan Longoria (2008); Ryan Howard (2009); Vladimir Guerrero (2010); Mark Lowe (2011); Prince Fielder (2012); Kolten Wong (2013).
