{"id":32252,"date":"2020-05-30T00:27:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T04:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=32252"},"modified":"2020-05-30T00:27:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T04:27:26","slug":"new-york-mets-ugly-eleven-losses-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/05\/30\/new-york-mets-ugly-eleven-losses-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Mets Ugly Eleven Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every fan base has those games that rip you apart emotionally. Some fan bases have many more to choose from than others. In my years as a New York Mets<\/a> fan, there are many games and moments that have ripped me apart. I have rounded this down to the Ugly Eleven All-Time Met losses in my lifetime. As a 45-year-old fan, I am going to limit the pain to games starting in the \u201980s going up until now. This list is sure to bring back many bad memories for every Mets fan.<\/p>\n

As I reveal the 11 unlucky games some will be really easy to guess. But I do have some games on my list that don’t get talked about nearly enough in my opinion. The breakout is as follows: six regular-season games, two NLCS games, and three World Series games.<\/p>\n

Honorable Mention<\/h2>\n

Before we get into the \u201cUgly Eleven\u201d as an honorable mention I want to highlight my \u201cFantastic Four\u201d from the 2019 season. There were many games that could have been picked but these four losses were not only brutal but served as a microcosm of the New York Mets 2019 season.<\/p>\n

June 23rd<\/sup> vs the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field<\/h3>\n

Cubs 5 Mets 3<\/p>\n

We all remember this game. It was the finale of a four-game series that saw the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs<\/a> twice in the first three games. Winning three out of four in Wrigley would have been a big boost to a team that needed it. Jacob deGrom<\/a><\/strong> was on the mound so you knew the Mets were going to have a good chance to win the game. You also knew that either the bullpen or the lack of offense would doom deGrom. This is something Met fans have gotten used to seeing the last few seasons. deGrom was his usual brilliant self pitching six innings giving up two runs with nine strikeouts. He even had an RBI single. deGrom can do it all.<\/p>\n

Cole Hamels<\/a><\/strong> pitched well too giving up three runs in seven innings. The Mets led 3-2 going into the bottom of the eighth inning. Seth Lugo<\/a><\/strong> who was in his second inning of work gave up a leadoff single to Kyle Schwarber<\/a><\/strong>. After a Kris Bryant<\/a><\/strong> flyout, Anthony Rizzo<\/a><\/strong> walked. Javier Baez<\/a><\/strong> then crushed a three-run home run to sink the Mets. The Mets would go quietly in the ninth inning after being held hitless the last three innings by that vaunted Cubs bullpen. But the fireworks were just beginning.<\/p>\n

Clubhouse Chaos<\/h4>\n

The on the field story was that Lugo was not as sharp as he usually is and threw 20 pitches in the seventh inning. By the time Baez came up to the plate in the eighth inning Lugo\u2019s pitch count was well into the 30\u2019s. Mets closer Edwin Diaz<\/a><\/strong> was on two days rest and was not called on to get a five-out save.<\/p>\n

The clubhouse story was Mets manager Mickey Callaway<\/a><\/strong> stating that Diaz would have got the call if it was a four-out save but was not available for a five-out save. The press was peppering Callaway with question after question until it blew up. Callaway got into a heated<\/a> argument with reporter Tim Healey. Callaway cursed at him and pitcher Jason Vargas<\/a><\/strong> had to be restrained by Carlos Gomez<\/a><\/strong> and Noah Syndergaard<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Not only did the Callaway show he is not right for this team and town the Mets lost a game they could have won. This game showed that the Mets were still had a lot of circus clown in them despite having several good players and stories throughout the 2019 season. The Mets would then go into Philadelphia and get swept in a four-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> followed by two home losses to the Atlanta Braves<\/a> to drop to 10 games under .500 at 37-47.<\/p>\n