The Collapse...of 2006?

Here we are once again in a painfully all too familiar scenario. For the second consecutive year we are spending September looking over our shoulder. Yet again as October approaches, the Mets can not seem to do anything right. The hot breath we feel on the back of our neck is that of the Phillies. The team 90 miles to the south is threatening to thwart our post-season dreams for a second straight year. The last several days have been filled with reminders of the infamous 'Collapse of 2007.' 7 game lead with 17 left. 7 game lead with 17 left. Yea, I know. I'm sick of hearing it! But I am starting to wonder about this so-called 'Collapse of 2007.' As I reflect on this team, I wonder if the seeds were planted a year earlier. Could 2008 be a continuation of the 'Collapse of 2006.'? The 2006 season bore an uncanny resemblance to our last championship year. Twenty years had passed, but the 06 season had the look, the feel and the sound of 1986. The simil...