2017 is without question the most disappointing season that I've experienced during my 32 years rooting for the Mets. I have seen previous teams lose more games playing worse baseball, and I've seen them bungle bigger individual moments.
I was demoralized watching a season fall apart during the final weeks of 2007, followed by similar pain in 2008, which coincided with the fall of Shea Stadium. However, in terms of the distance between expectations in spring and the reality on field in August, 2017 is the worst...
It was a grind watching the Mets in the early 90s, early 00s, and during the first five years under Sandy Alderson.