I feel terrible

[Guest holychicken]

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]

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

[Guest holychicken]

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]

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

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

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

[nymr83]

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]

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

[MFS62]

At least we're not going to have to worry if Schoeneweis will pitch on Yom Kippur.

(sigh. I'm grasping)

Later