A toast to the 2013 New York Mets
Editor's note: We're saying goodbye to teams mathematically eliminated from the 2013 MLB season with a toast. Want to contribute? Follow @BigLeagueStew on Twitter and await our call for submissions. Next up, the New York Mets.
We could write something about the New York Mets, their 64-81 record, the fact that they only won 24 games at home so far this season and have an unfortunate .240 team batting average.
Surely, we'd talk about the break-through performance by ace Matt Harvey and the heartbreak that followed with his elbow injury. That's certainly fodder for a toast.
But as we thought about the Mets, we couldn't help but think of the most LOLMets moment of the season. It's more of a toast than any words could be.
Now, as usual, we'll let readers toast the 2013 Mets:
@bigleaguestew To the Mets, let us pour one out for Harvey's elbow.
— Andrew Strauss (@straussanator) September 12, 2013
@bigleaguestew To the #Mets, whose toast may have been delayed a few days if Harvey's right shoulder were healthy. #MLBToasts
— Andrew B (@andrew_bush) September 13, 2013
@bigleaguestew To the #Mets, because hey, someone had to host the All-Star game this year. #MLBToasts — Jason (@northern_trash) September 13, 2013
@bigleaguestew To the Mets, you lost, but at least you spent a lot of money doing it. #MLBToasts
— Baseball Countdown (@Count2Baseball) September 13, 2013
To the #Mets, for trading Marlon Byrd on Marlon Byrd T-shirt night, you guys really know how to save money. #MLBtoasts @bigleaguestew — Daniel Keith (@Beastnthebushes) September 12, 2013
@bigleaguestew To the #Mets, for giving Bobby Bonilla every lottery player's dream dillema: lump sum or annuity? — Joe Thomas (@jhqthomas) September 13, 2013
@bigleaguestew To the #Mets, who are still a full 10 games ahead of the Miami Marlins. #MLBToast
— Andrew B (@andrew_bush) September 13, 2013
@bigleaguestew To the #Mets being bad enough for us to move from the 400s to the 100s and catch Mike Minors first career homer — Chris Lepore (@CnoteLepore) September 12, 2013
@bigleaguestew to the #Mets, for showing what happens when you have a mets pitcher start an all star game, a batter gets beamed. #MLBtoasts — Daniel Keith (@Beastnthebushes) September 13, 2013
@bigleaguestew To the Mets, the disappointment gets a little less bitter every year. #MLBtoasts
— Bloggers To Be Named (@Bloggers2BNamed) September 12, 2013
ALREADY: Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants.
UP NEXT: The Colorado Rockies have also been eliminated. We're taking submissions now. Send your toasts to @BigLeagueStew on Twitter using the #MLBToasts hashtag. The San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies are next closest to elimination.
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