Yeah, I know we had great pitching. I was just being the quintessential sardonic Mets fan. Good pitching beats good hitting, unless that pitcher is wearing a Mets uniform because the Mets are destined to always find a way to lose. Unfortunately, this time there was no Bill Buckner at first.
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"the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."
Hermann Goering, April 1946.