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holychicken Sep 29 2008 10:48 AM

So I had an extra ticket to a game a few weeks ago and my gf's younger sister had just moved to Queens. So I suggested we bring her along. She had never been to a baseball game before and had absolutely no interest in sports. But, never-the-less, when we left the game (despite it being that game where Ayala gave up a 3 run homer in the 9th to blow the lead against the Braves) she was like "that was fun." So, I got her to sign up for postseason tickets. Of course, she wins. She gets 4 tickets to the first home game. I tell her on Sunday that she has to root for the Mets so we have a chance to use the tickets. The email I get from her this morning says "That was the first time I have ever felt bad that a sports team lost a game." What have I done? Am I a bad person?

metirish Sep 29 2008 10:50 AM

She felt bad for you of course , you would have used the tickets.

holychicken Sep 29 2008 10:57 AM

Well, she was very straightforward with me that when she was buying the tickets, she was going to the game. She really wanted to go . . . so I am not sure if she was sad because she had become a semi-Mets fan, or just that she wasn't going to another baseball game.

metirish Sep 29 2008 11:00 AM

Well as you know , if she plans on being a Mets fan then heartbreak is part of the deal.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 29 2008 11:00 AM

How are her ribs? Perhaps she can cheer for the Islanders.

Nymr83 Sep 29 2008 03:10 PM

this does suck. its nice that the mets getting eliminated coincides with the jewish holidays, i'll be gone from the board until at least wednesday night, but maybe longer as i try to "get over" this craptastic season. see you all again soon.

G-Fafif Sep 29 2008 03:24 PM

The Mets aren't chokers. They just like to start their Rosh Hashanah earlier than everybody else.

MFS62 Sep 29 2008 03:39 PM

At least we're not going to have to worry if Schoeneweis will pitch on Yom Kippur. (sigh. I'm grasping) Later