Hope and Despair

Each day the 1973 Mets teeter on the brink in their dream to drive from last to first

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19, 1973

I’ve returned to New York in 1973, on a whirlwind of virtual trips, as we’re coming down the stretch in this incredible multi-team drive for the division title in the NL East.

The ups and downs have been so turbulent in the last few days that even as a visitor from the future, who knows the final outcome, I’m feeling the st…