I give up. I’ve finally decided to chalk up the Mets 2009 season as a loss, and as a cathartic exercise I’m going to list the moments that helped contribute to this season of misery.

6.) Jose Reyes Tears His Hamstring

Jose Reyes has been out of the Mets lineup since May 20. From that date on, there was something missing from the left side of the Mets infield, and it only got worse from there. Some other key injuries would include Carlos Beltran, Billy Wagner, Carlos Delgado, Ryan Church, and other that will be mentioned below.

5.) July 17th – Mets Lose To Braves, 11-0
This may seem like just another loss, but I feel the Mets started to give up after getting stomped by the Braves in this mid-July game. The Braves are not a great team this year, so it hurts even worse to get dominated by them.

4.) August 24th – Johan Santana Experiences Discomfort In His Pitching Elbow

Santana, a former 2-time Cy Young Award winner, was done for the season after it was discovered he needed surgery to treat his injury. No ace means no late season comeback for the Mets.

3.) August 15th – David Wright Hit In The Head

David Wright Hit In the Head By 93 MPH Fastball –

This one was painful just to watch. David Wright, the man heralded by some fellow Mets fans as “the Savior”, gets plunked in the head by a 94 mph fastball, causing him to miss significant time.

2.) August 23rd – Phillies Beat Mets With Game-Ending Unassisted Triple Play

There was nothing special about the actual complexity of the play. A soft line drive is hit to an infielder during a double steal, he steps on a base and tags a runner who practically runs right into his arms. But it was this play that I felt really epitomized the Mets luck this season. They were down by a run in the 9th, but they had what looked like a rally going with nobody out. Then a line drive to an unknown infielder named Eric Bruntlett makes history for the Phillies and another loss for the Mets. This is just about the worst way you could end a seemingly meaningless regular season game to the hated Phillies.

1.) June 13th – Castillo Drops Game To Yankees

The Mets only get so many chances to play their crosstown rivals each season. The Mets were winning a close one in the bottom of the 9th at Yankee Stadium on June 13th. A-Rod was up with the winning run on base. K-Rod gets A-Rod to hit an easy pop-out to 2nd baseman Luis Castillo to end the game. Castillo squeezes his glove, but comes up empty. He quickly recovered and threw the ball to 2nd base, not realizing Mark Teixeira had already rounded 3rd and was heading for home. Tex scores easily, the Yankees win, and the Mets wonder how this game slipped away. We all felt the same way about this season.

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