Losers of their last eight straight, the Mets had to contend with football Sunday, kids going back to school and waning interest in baseball Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. All season, fans heeded the calls of the team and the owners, packing Citi Field to see what they hoped would be winning baseball.

For the most part, the Mets have given those fans a show at home. But there has been tremendous frustration among the fanbase over the last few months as the Amazins’ have looked anything but. Those who showed up Sunday to see the finale of what has been an eventful, yet frustrating series against the Texas Rangers finally got something to cheer about when Pete Alonso hit a walk-off bomb to give the Mets a 5-2 win.

Considering the fact that no Mets team has ever had a losing streak of nine

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