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This year might seem over for the New York Mets, but there is always next year!

The folks at Ipsos chose a perfect time to get a handle on how Americans feel about different sports. They polled more than 1,000 people during the ongoing World Cup and asked them “Do you consider yourself to be a fan of the following sports?” The answers could be considered somewhat surprising once you get below the NFL. Has baseball recouped and is now the second-most popular sport in the USA? That won’t make NBA commissioner Adam Silver happy. ...

I am at a loss for words, but it really happened! Game 4 will be one of those things you never forget.

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Despite last season’s collapse, ZiPS projects the Mets as a highly competitive team in the NL East, and one the league shouldn’t dismiss via Source: Fangraphs I know it might not feel like it, but the Mets are better today than they were on the last day of the season.