Two words. Make that three. Kirk Fucking Gibson

siggy47

'88 was hard luck, but man the years following were brought on themselves. There's a reason this book exists:
https://i.imgur.com/1Um939o.png

StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

Mets always seem to find hard luck ways to lose. 

grayruby

Stacker_Sports

Stacker Sports- Day 149- The Best Rotation

Cone came over the next year and was a huge part of the '88 team that crashed and burned in the NLCS against the Dodgers. Some fantastic seasons in his prime. Frank Viola came over in '89 and was damned good for a few seasons, too (even if the team fell off quickly).