Unbelievably, history repeated itself once again for the Mets as they choked away the playoffs to the Marlins on the last day for the second year in a row. Colleague Joel Sherman calls the Mets what they are — losers.
Colleague Mike Vaccaro, meanwhile, writes that major changes need to be made to fix the Mets.
As reported on this blog Sunday night, Jerry Manuelwill be coming back.
Former Met Paul Lo Ducahad sympathy for his old team.
A well-done closing ceremony for Shea Stadium after the game eased some of the pain.
Overall, though, it was a rough day for the fans.
Mets superfan Jerry Seinfeld was wistful about Shea’s demise.
In the notebook, Pedro Martinez is leaning towards pitching next season. There are also items on Scott Schoeneweis, John Maine and Carlos Delgado.