When the Mets first moved to Citi Field, their team was filled with power hitters. These hitters struggled to hit home runs because of the larger dimensions of the field. Ike Davis and David Wright are currently the only two players in the starting lineup that are going to hit over 20 home runs every season.

The New York Mets are now going to win games because of their young pitching. Matt Harvey, and Jonathan Niese are future all-stars. Since the team is now more based around pitching, the Mets are much better off playing in Citi Field. The new stadium may have hurt them when they first made the move, but it should help them win more games in upcoming seasons.

And, of course, as every Mets fan knows – even the mighty can make mistakes and listed below are a couple doozies:

Buried Alive
Most Mets fans out there remember the on-field celebration thrown for Johan Santana during his history-making no-hitter. …And then the subsequent tragedy when a fan was crushed during it.

Bill Buckner Mets Jerseys
Not so much a mistake made by the Mets as a Mets fan’s earnest jab at a baseball legend. Obviously, Bill Buckner never played for the Mets but he certainly, unwittingly, gave them a hand when he made a costly mistake during the 1986 World Series that gave the Mets the edge. Long story short: Mets fans created Bill Buckner Jerseys with Mets colors immortalizing his catastrophic mistake.

Valdespin’s Egregious Learning Curve
We’ve all heard of rookie mistakes, but if “dropping the ball” was a job you could get paid for, Valdespin would be a millionaire. While coaches are still optimistic for the future of this player, one must ask just how many games he needs to lose for the Mets before he gets his act together.

Well, let’s examine both their seasons. The Mets fell behind early in the in the season to the Chicago Cubs before the Cubs collapse and the Mets would not only make a miracle comeback to take the led back from the Cubs, but would go on to win the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.

While the Mets had to overcame the Cubs, the Jets have to overcome doubters and the Baltimore Colts. The AFL (American Football League) was still trying to prove that they belonged in the NFL. The NFL dominated the AFL for years, that is until the Jets came along. Although most experts predicted a Colts victory, Jets quarterback Joe Namath made a famous guarantee that the Jets would pull off the upset and they did winning Super Bowl III and ensuring that the AFL would become part of the NFL forever.

What the Jets did was not only history making, but a game-changer for the world of football as we know it. Had the Jets not won the Super Bowl, the AFL and NFL may not have ever merged; biggest upset the Jets.

When asked to decide which of the two players was the biggest disappointment, one has to consider their performance both on and off the field of play. On the field, both players were named Rookie of the Year. Strawberry won the honor in 1983 at the ripe old age of 21. Gooden won the same award in 1984 when he was just 19.

Gooden was a pitcher who won the Cy Young Award in 1985 with a 24-4 record and an unbelievable ERA of just 1.53. He was often compared to Bob Gibson as the most feared pitcher in the game. Strawberry won the home run championship on multiple occasions and was a common selection for the All Star game.

Both wound up with excellent statistics by the time their careers were over. Both got into trouble with the law for drug abuse, driving under the influence and other assorted criminal charges. In all honesty, I can not pick who was the bigger disappointment. Both had the potential to be the best at their positions the game ever saw. Both messed up. The competition for biggest disappointment ends in a tie.

Both of these players were part of the 1969 Met lineup that garnered the aforementioned nickname. Seaver was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1977 – as part of what was derogatorily called the “Midnight Massacre” – after being a member of the Mets for a full ten years. Ryan was traded after only 5 years on the Mets, though his record was at least as impressive as that of Seaver (Nolan having 5,714 career strikeouts).

Though both players can be considered as exceptionally talented, we should ask which of these more actively affected the Mets. Given the fact that, after Nolan was traded, the Mets’ 1973 season was nothing short of incredible, it seems that Seaver’s trade had the most impact upon the team. Therefore, it can be said that Seaver’s trade was the least intelligent of the two.

Mr. Tom Seaver is a historic figure when it comes to the New York Mets.He was signed as an amateur pitcher in 1966. He received three Cy Young awards in his lifetime. He is famous for leading his team to its first World Series Championship title ever!

In 1966, left handed pitcher, Jon Matlock was drafted to the Mets. This amazing pitcher was known for his shutouts and goes down in Mets history as one of the best.

Jerry Koosman was a fantastic pitcher for the Mets, he is tied for second with Jon Matlock for the most shut outs in team history.

Lastly, we cannot forget David Cone. He still holds the record for strike-outs per nine innings to this day.

Go Mets!

Bobby Bonilla was part of a 1-2 punch, along with Barry Bonds, when both were key players for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1991, Bonilla batted .302, hit 18 home runs and had 100 RBI. Testing the free agent waters, the Mets signed Bonilla to a five year, $29 million contract. Instead of leading the Mets to the promised land, his .249 average led them to a 72 win season. The next season, 1993, Bonilla’s production improved slightly, but the Mets only won 59 games. By mid 1995, he was gone, only to come back briefly in 1999, hitting .160, then working out a deal where the Mets would pay him approximately $1.2 million annually through 2035.

Mo Vaughn was a MVP with the Boston Red Sox. Vaughn’s best season were in a Red Sox uniform. After two very potent seasons in Anaheim as a member of the Angels, he spent 2001 on the disabled list. When the Mets traded Kevin Appier for Vaughn, they should have known that they were getting damaged merchandise. A disappointing 2002 and a career ending injury in 2003 is all the Mets got out of Mo Vaughn.

My thought about it is that between the two, Mets fans have 1.2 million reasons until 2035 to say the biggest disappointment would be Bobby Bonilla.