Benjamin Grimm wrote: 1984 had its own kind of magic, but by late July or early August I had a sense that it wasn't going to happen for the Mets. The excitement in 1985 went all the way to the end of the season, and I hadn't experienced anything like that since 1973, when I was only ten and too young to appreciate it. 1999 had a similar exciting ending, and one that ended better. If I was born 10 or 15 years later than I was, I think 1999 would be my favorite season. But I was older and more jaded by then, so for me it's 1985. Yeah, born in 83 my favorite years are 98-99, 2000 sucked so bad the way it ended that I'd rather watch Kenny Rogers Fuck us over again.