Why the 2007 Mets' Collapse is the Worst in MLB History

The Mets Are the Biggest Chokers of Them All

This is the third piece in a series of articles I will be writing for an Associated Content "magazine" of sorts regarding the collapse of the 2007 New York

Mets. Being a fan of the Mets, these pieces will most likely not have the same tone or nature of my other articles. They will be from the point of view of the fan and not the analyst. Hopefully these articles will give some insight on the greatest collapse in the history of Major League Baseball as well as allow us, the fans of the New York Mets, some much needed peace heading into the 2008 season.

Statistically speaking, nothing like the collapse of the 2007 New York Mets had ever happened before. No team in history had ever coughed up a seven game lead with only three weeks left in the season. Is it the biggest collapse in the history of professional sports? It's definitely up there. The 2007 New York Mets are without a doubt guilty of the biggest choke/collapse/cough-up/whatever you want to call it in the history of Major League Baseball.

Many Mets fans are pointing to the Yankees of 2004 as the biggest choke-job in Major League Baseball history. That team, as is well known, took a 3-0 lead in the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox before losing four straight, the first team to ever lose a series after taking the first three games in the history of the Major Leagues. Nice try, Mets fans. It's time for fans to realize that the collapse of the 2007 is even worse than what the Yankees "accomplished" in 2004. Here are the reasons why that is true.

First reason why the 2007 Mets' collapse is the worst in MLB History: The Mets lost to bad teams at home