The Mets choked in the World Series.

"What, the grace period is over already with the Mets?"

Says the guy who just explained why Coughlin is going to get fired, even if the Giants beat the undefeated Panthers. I think that's what he said, please forgive me for scanning it.

Says the guy who has already anointed Porzingis.

Point being, Lupica is a typical modern media short-attention-span idiot who suddenly wants to put the monster back into its cage.

There is no grace period. The grace period for "MVP" Yoenis Cespedes lasted less than one month; the grace period for Daniel Murphy lasted less than one week; the grace period for Terry Collins lasted less than one game.


"You know the moment I’ll remember most in New York sports, before the last night of the baseball season went wrong?"

You gave it away when you said baseball ... so I'm going to guess it wasn't an Islanders game ... I'll go with the Mets?


"I’ll remember what it felt like and sounded like at Citi Field when the Mets were still ahead in Game 5, and they were three outs away from going back to Kansas City.

I’ll remember what it felt like and sounded like when Matt Harvey came out of the dugout to pitch the top of the 9th, because I would have done the same thing Terry Collins did that night, and send him the hell out there."

Ha ha ha.

How arrogant: "I would have done the same thing."

Because world-renowned baseball strategist Mike Lupica would have done the same thing, then no one can question the wisdom of the strategy. Mike Lupica and his 20 Championship rings.


"Harvey walked the leadoff guy, of course, and should have been gone right there.

Before long Duda was throwing wide and Hosmer was on his way home, and you know what happened later.

The other team was just better.

Not a lot better.

Just enough."

Harvey choked and Collins choked.

That's what choking is.

It's when you lose because the importance of the moment gets the best of you.


"This was still the October — and November — when we officially got the Mets back.

This was the time in baseball New York when Citi Field finally sounded the way old Shea did across the parking lot.

It would have been great to win it all, of course it would, are you kidding?"

The Yankees almost beat the Red Sox in 2004. It would have been great to win it all, of course it would, are you kidding?


"But how could you ever walk away feeling like losers after a run like that?"

Because the Royals scored more runs than the Mets.