Keith Hernandez said it best. It feels like a punch to the gut. Carlos Beltran hit a 2 run homer to tie the game and Endy Chavez made another amazing catch to keep the Marlins from scoring but the Mets bullpen once again let them down with Scott Schoeneweis and Luis Ayala each gave up solo home runs late to give the Marlins another victory on the final game of the season to end the Mets playoff dreams.

Its a tough pill to swallow and us fans will again have to endure a long offseason wondering what if. What if the bullpen didn’t blow so many games? What if the offense didn’t fall asleep again over the last week. The season now ends, and we will all need to find a way to move forward.

What I do have to look forward to is a beautiful new stadium, Johan Santana pitching every 5 days (or less if necessary) for the foreseeable future, and an emerging fine young player in Dan Murphy.

I know it has to be tough right now, and I feel awful, but I will try and think back to all the great memories we have had a Shea and hope we can make some new ones next year at Citi Field.

Even when it seemed that all was lost, thanks for believing.