The New York Mets: Best Worst Team In Sports (Encore)

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🗓️ 30 June 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The New York Mets and their fans have been sports punchline fodder for decades. Case in point: Bobby Bonilla Day. Every July 1, this player who’s been retired for many years gets paid more than a million dollars. And it’s seen as the epitome of Mets dysfunction. But Mets fans are a resilient (if occasionally delusional?) bunch, and keep coming back for heartbreak. Author Devin Gordon refers to the team as the “Best Worst Team in Sports” in his book, “So Many Ways To Lose,” and he shares his research into the highs and lows of the Mets, their passionate fans and unique legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's Pablo and we made it.
0:07.3	We've made it to the end of June.
0:09.4	Tomorrow is July 1st.
0:12.0	Tomorrow is the day that is known in some circles as Bobby Bonilla Day.
0:18.5	Because on this day, every year, the former New York Betts Outfielder collects nearly
0:23.7	1.2 million dollars.
0:28.3	Even though we retired more than 20 years ago now.
0:33.0	And the reason why is so extraordinarily messy.
0:38.8	So today, with the Metts sitting atop their division, atop the entire National League,
0:43.6	in fact, we wanted to step back and take a moment to plumb the soul of this fanbase with
0:49.7	our conversation from last year with Devon Gordon, the author of the book, so many ways to
0:55.1	lose.
0:56.1	Because right now, it does feel like everything could go right or very wrong for the best
1:05.0	worst team in sports.
1:08.0	So yeah, it is Thursday, June 30th.
1:12.3	And this is ESPN Daily.
1:15.1	What was your favorite part of this book to write, Devon, as you were making your way through
1:28.8	this deep, dark journey through the soul?
1:33.6	I was thinking that maybe it would be righty by any chavis as catch, or maybe it was writing
1:38.9	about the 16-on-world series.
1:40.6	But if I'm being honest, the most fun thing to write was trashing all your other crappy
1:44.7	teams in the prologue.
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