'Red Sox in 7. Mets in 7 Years'

It's funny how the mind works.On Saturday a moment from my past came careening into the present, offering insight on a much-lamented past and a glimpse of a hoped-for future.It was October 2004, and I was working with on a group presentation in an international relations class. I was randomly assigned with a few other dudes, jocks mostly, each of them a Yankee fan.Back in those days I jocked the Red Sox pretty hard. Between their underdoggery, their fans' hatred of the Yankees, and their employment of Doug Mientkiewicz (if that last bit doesn't make sense to you, go back to some of our posts from 2005), the Red Sox had a lot of appeal to a Mets fan disgusted with the state of his own team.More than anything it was about being in New England, in Massachusetts where the Red Sox ties run deep. Being in that environment, so far from the Mets, who were, in turn, so far from contention, pulling for the Red Sox felt right.So me and the other guys in the group project were tradi...