Daring to believe with the 2022 Mets

On September 1st, it seemed as if the Mets were as close as ever to being on top of the baseball world. After beating the Dodgers 5-3 to take two out of three from the best team in baseball in a series resembling the playoffs, I walked out of Citi Field that evening ecstatic, believing and hoping anything was possible for this team.

Just 38 days later, the Mets season came to an end, as they fell to the Padres in three games in the NL Wild Card series. For a team that produced so many highs and dramatic moments over the course of a 162 game regular season, it was an unfair ending given the journey of the season. Yet as a Mets fan, it felt all too fitting given what the fanbase as a whole has…