Spot-On Button: Mets Fans Will Go to Heaven

The Mets were last in the league in five of their first seven seasons. In the other two years, they were ninth out of ten teams. Despite (or because of?) the constant heartbreak in the early 1960s, Mets rooters remained loyal to their team. That perseverance would pay off eventually, as this button playfully suggested. “I have suffered much for these Mets over my life,” comedian Jon Stewart said in 2012, “which is why these moments of joy that occur sporadically are even more appreciated.”