LOYAL METS FAN FROM AGE 6 TO 56, ENCOMPASSING TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SEVEN OTHER POSTSEASONS AND MYRIAD LOSING CAMPAIGNS. ATTENDED HUNDREDS OF GAMES AT SHEA STADIUM AND HUNDREDS MORE AT CITI FIELD. REGULARLY TUNED INTO TV AND RADIO BROADCASTS. READ ABOUT TEAM RELIGIOUSLY. CO-AUTHORED BLOG DEVOTED TO METS FANDOM FOR 15 SEASONS. PUBLISHED SEVERAL BOOKS ON FRANCHISE HISTORY. SHARED INTENSE PASSION FOR BALLCLUB WITH LOVED ONES AND TOTAL STRANGERS ALIKE. NEARLY ALWAYS CLAD IN SOME COMBINATION OF ORANGE AND BLUE. AFTER THIRD EXTRA-INNING LOSS IN FOUR DAYS TO GIANTS [1], JUST COULDN’T FUCKING TAKE IT ANYMORE.