This amazing ride is all she wrote.
New York Mets fans were disappointed, but not surprised, when their team lost 10-5 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night. In the World Series, they vowed to root for their crosstown rivals while accepting losses after a magical postseason as part of being a fan of the blue and orange.
“It's always tough when you get this close. It breaks your heart because you invest so much in the team throughout the season, through good times and bad,” Long Island resident Walter Nilsson, 60, said Sunday. He spoke to the Post at a viewing party attended by several thousand people at Citi Field.
“Then, when the playoffs started and the Subway Series was announced, things got really exciting. It hurt even more that the Yankees were able to advance to the Final Series and we couldn't.
“But that's what being a Mets fan is all about. Getting back up the next year and believing this is what it's all about.”
The team hosted a viewing party for Game 6 of the National League CS, in which the Mets played an away game against the Dodgers, at their home base in Queens.
But late in the game, as it seemed inevitable that the Mets would lose, the last fans of the year began streaming from the stadium.
Sunnyside local Frankie Brewyer felt defeated again.
“I'm pretty depressed, as I expected, but still really disappointed,” the 33-year-old fan said. “We had the talent, we had the management, we had all the pieces. But we couldn't bring it home and it hurt. Once again, we weren't good enough. ”
As the New York Yankees clinched a spot in the World Series with a dramatic win over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night, Mets fans said they had no choice but to root for the team that just eliminated their baseball club. Ta.
“It's always been the Dodgers, baby. Five minutes ago I wanted them to burn in hell, but from now until the end of October I'm a die-hard L.A. fan,” Long Island resident Joe Viviani, 64, told the Post. told. “I hope they win within four games.”
“No, I'm not for the Yankees. I don't particularly like L.A. right now because they just whipped our a-, but then they do the same thing to the feisty Yankees. It gives me at least a little satisfaction when I see that,” said Lisa Krueger, 54, of Manhattan. .
And Tim Murray, a native of Queens, vowed to “never go to the Yankees.”
“The Dodgers rejected the Subway Series that we were supposed to settle with the Yankees, so now it's up to the Dodgers,” the 50-year-old claimed.
Although the Mets had a difficult start to the season, they made an incredible run and advanced to the postseason.
The team then defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies in the first two rounds, but lost to superstar Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers.
“Listen, the better team is going to the World Series. Hats off to Los Angeles,” said Luis Adames, 42, of Washington Heights. “But hats off to the Mets. They kept fighting, didn't give up, and got us this far. If we can do that this year, we have the formula to do it next year, so to the Mets. Go!”
And Long Islander Ted Bureau is already ready for next year.
“I love this team. They really got us on board,” the 34-year-old told the Post.
“Who would have thought in June or July that we would get this far? I give them all the credit in the world. Yeah, it's disappointing, but the players played their best. ” he said.
“They gave us a lot of hope. I'm proud of them and all the fans who stuck it out with us into 2025.”
