"QUEENS - My nephew is still learning how to watch the Mets, and it is with roughly equal amounts of pride and dismay that I can report he seems to be picking it up pretty well. It took years, and a decent number of previous trips to the ballpark that were in retrospect transparently treat-driven experiences, for him to begin caring about the team; he bailed on baseball quickly"
"as a sport to play, but the confluence of factors pushing him the direction of the team, foremost among them the climatological realities of being an adolescent boy growing up in Queens, eventually got him there. This is his first season truly in the lifestyle, and he arrived just in time to watch some very good and then some extremely bad baseball. That's not what you want, but it is efficient."
A nephew gradually embraced Mets fandom after numerous treat-driven ballpark trips and local influences. He abandoned playing baseball but became drawn to the team due to factors including growing up as an adolescent boy in Queens. This season marks his first full immersion in fandom, arriving amid a swing of strong play followed by severe struggles. New relief pitchers acquired at the trade deadline were intended to strengthen the bullpen but contributed to a string of losses, surrendering ringing doubles during a seven-game losing streak that coincided with a family week at the Jersey Shore. The Mets reached as many as 21 games above .500 and led the National League East earlier in the season.
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